Garmin HomePort Route Planning Software

Navigating waters with no visible landmarks or with shallow shorelines can be a daunting task for even the most experienced navigator.

But if you pair Garmin HomePort Route Planning Software¹ with your existing BlueChart data, you can view map details such as underwater hazards and hidden obstacles and plan a route to avoid them.

¹Note: HomePort software does not itself include map data.

Garmin HomePort is now compatible with both Windows and Mac OS operating systems. For full system requirements, please see 'Minimum Requirements' below.

Features

• Displays both fishing and navigational charts from BlueChart g2 Vision (also compatible² with BlueChart g2 navigation charts)
• Allows user to measure distance and bearing on charts
• Displays route/track depth profiles, distance and bearing measurements
• Converts tracks into point-to-point routes (track to route conversion) and specifies speed for each leg of route
• Provides ETA and arrival times (for each leg) when you create routes
• Shows animated playback of data collected on device
• Calculates fuel consumption (based on fuel flow data provided by user)
• Exports selected data to Google Earth
• Displays statistics and graphical information about tide stations, tidal streams and currents and tidal predictions
• Displays grid lines to show latitude and longitude
• Allows you to manage waypoints, routes and tracks
• Allows you to view map north-up, map-up or course-up
• Displays celestial information such as sunrise, sunset and moon phase
• Displays photos and point-of-interest detail
• Supports vector charts
• Includes worldwide basemap
• Allows multiple map views
• Allows users to mark waypoints and other points of interest and, when finished, send data to a proprietary Garmin datacard (Mac version does not support proprietary Garmin USB card readers) or SD card to load into your compatible Garmin chartplotter or sounder

²Note: Inland Lakes software is not compatible with HomePort. If using a device pre-loaded with Inland Lakes software in conjunction with BlueChart g2 or g2 Vision pre-programmed cards, only the pre-programmed cards are compatible.

Minimum Requirements

PC

• Windows XP SP3 or Windows Vista or Windows 7
• 2.0 GHz Pentium 4 or equivalent
• 1 GB RAM (2 GB preferable)
• At least 1024 x 768 display
• 250 MB disk space
• USB port
• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 (included)
• Video card that supports DirectX 9.0
• Garmin proprietary USB card reader (not 64-bit compatible) or microSD/SD card reader

Mac

• Any Intel-based Mac
• 1 GB RAM (2 GB preferable)
• OS X 10.5.8 (Leopard) or later
• 250 MB disk space
• USB port
• microSD/SD card reader

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