FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Ocotber 3, 2009
NORTHPORT SYSTEMS TEAMS WITH GEONAV TO PRODUCE
MAPMASTER™ SOFTWARE POWERED BY FUGAWI
Full
featured navigation software, designed for integration with Geonav
Plotters
VIAREGGIO,
Italy - Planning a water route just got easier and more
convenient with new Geonav® MapMaster™ PC Navigation Software
powered by Fugawi. Announced at the Genoa Boat Show on October 3,
2009, MapMaster software provides a platform for personal computers
to easily import or create routes and waypoints, as well as download
raster and vector charts for a complete navigation or planning system.
The
MapMaster application allows for route planning at home or on the
water and is compatible with many popular electronic charts currently
on the market, including Navionics®, NV.Digital and Canadian
Hydrographic Service (CHS) charts, to name a few. Some of the key
functions of the Geonav MapMaster PC Navigation Software include
the ability to:
•
Easily create and edit routes and waypoints with a few simple mouse
clicks
• Transfer routes and waypoints between a wide variety of
GPS chart plotters
• Support an NMEA autopilot
• Print maps at selected scale of choice
• Select from north-up, map-up or course-up views
• Link digital photos, videos and sounds to the map
• Display latitude/longitude, UTM or other region specific
gridlines
• Download and import Google™ Earth maps using free
plug-in
• Plot AIS positions directly to a chart (AIS receiver required)
• Plot and animate GRIB file weather forecast
MapMaster
software was created under a strategic alliance between Geonav and
Northport Systems, an innovator in GPS mapping and navigation software,
and developer of Fugawi Marine ENC.
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About Geonav®
Established in Viareggio, Italy in 1983 and acquired by U.S.-based
Johnson Outdoors in 2007, Geonav® is a manufacturer of high-quality,
easy-to-use marine electronics products including the G12 Multi-Function
Display, GSC 110 Autopilot, HD Ethernet Radar, XD Sonar, GTX AIS
Transceiver and numerous accessories. For more information visit
www.geonavmarine.com or e-mail info@geonav.it or call +39 0584 4396700.
About
Northport System Inc.
Established in 1995 in Toronto, Canada, Northport Systems Inc. supplies
PC, Smartphone and Web 2.0-based navigation and mapping software
products to over 130 countries under the Fugawi Software, X-Traverse
and Touratel brands. Northport enjoys a worldwide reputation as
a leader in GPS mapping software and innovative GPS applications
for the outdoor recreation, marine, tracking and military markets.
The Fugawi, X-Traverse and Touratel brands are wholly owned by Northport
Systems, Inc. www.fugawi.com.
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