Tiger GPS Official Navionics Guide

For more than 20 years, Navionics has been the leader in premium marine mapping software. Compatible with a wide range of chartplotters, Navionics cards provide cartography that's clear and easy to read at all zoom levels, with depth contours, spot soundings, port plans, port service guides, navaids, and more, all on a pre-loaded plug-and-play memory card. Just find the card appropriate for your region and plotter, and you're good-to-go!

The first step is to determine what kind of card you need. Navionics Marine Charts cover the East Coast, West Coast and Gulf Coast of the United States and Canada, as well as the Great Lakes. But if you fish on lakes inland, you'll need a Navionics HotMaps card instead. International coverage is found in the Marine Charts sections.

The latest and greatest are the Navionics Platinum Plus series. Compatible only with select high-end plotters, Platinum Plus charts feature the standard contour and navaid detail but add satellite photo overlay and panoramic pictures, 3D views, enhanced port services coverage, Coast Pilot books, and dynamic tide and current data. Navionics Platinum Plus Charts come on CF cards (click here) for Raymarine E140W/E120W/E90W, C140W/C120W/C90W, A70/A57/A50, E120/E80, G120/G150/G170/G190, and GPM400, and Northstar 6100i systems; and SD/microSD cards (click here) for Humminbird 1198c SI, 1197, 1158c, 1157, 1155, 998c SI, 998, 997, 967, 958c, 958, 957, 955, 898c SI, 898, 858c, 858; Lowrance: all HDS, HDS Gen2, and HDS Gen2 Touch models; Raymarine e165, e127, e125, e97, e95, e7D, e7; c127, c125, c97, c95; a67, a65 (new 2012-2013 models only); Simrad NSE12, NSE8, NSO15, NSS7, NSS8, NSS12; and B&G Zeus. There is also a new Navionics HotMaps Platinum (Click Here), for inland lake detail in the United States.

The base chart standard now is the Navionics Gold series. Navionics Gold charts feature sophisticated depth contours, Navaids with XPlain, major coastal road networks, and enhanced port services, though not to the detail level of Platinum charts. Plotters that are compatible with Navionics Gold should use HotMaps Premium (click here) for inland lake detail.

The latest Navionics Gold on SD/microSD cards (click here) are recommended for:

DeLorme: Earthmate PN-30, PN-40, PN-60

Humminbird: 987, 947, 937, 917, 798ci HD SI, 798, 797, 788ci HD, 788ci HD DI, 788, 787, 786, 785, 768, 767, 757, 755, 737, 597ci HD, 597ci HD DI, 597, 595, 587ci HD, 587, 581i , 581, 580, 385ci , 385, 365i, 365; Matrix 97, 87

Lowrance: Elite 4, 4DSI, 4Gold, 4m, 5, 5DSI, 5Gold, 5m, 5m Gold; Mark 4; LMS 527, 525, 522, 520; LCX 113, 112, 38, 37, 28, 27

Magellan: eXplorist 710, 610, 510

Navionics Gold on CF cards (click here) are recommended for:

Raymarine: C-Series C120, C80, C70; RC400

If you have an older system, it's probably still compatible with Navionics Classic cards. Classic coverage includes depth contours, spot soundings, port plans, port service guides, and navaids, though not in as much detail as the Gold or Platinum charts.

Navionics Classic Charts on MMC/SD cards are no longer being produced.

Navionics Classic Charts on NavChart cards (click here) are compatible with:

Furuno: CU100, CU200, RDP139, RDP131,1850, 1650; NavNet 1953, 1943, 1933, 1900, 1833, 1823, 1763, 1762, 1753, 1742, 1733, 1732, 1723, 1722, 1710, 1700

Northstar: 951X, D; 958, 957, 952

Raymarine: RayChart 420, 425

B&G: Elite

New for 2012 is the Navionics Marine & Lakes USA Program (click here). This lets you connect to the Navionics website and download the maps you need to a blank 4GB microSD card. It's a great option for those who want to see their charts on a PC and don't need Gold-level detail. It's also the easiest way to get charts for older Lowrance units, including: LMS 480, 339, 337, 335, 334, 332, 330; LCX 111,110, 104, 26, 25, 20, 19, 18, 17; GlobalMap 7600, 7500, 7000, 6600, 6500, 6000, 5000, 5500, 4900, 4800, 4000, 3600, 3500, 3300; GlobalMap Baja 480; iFINDER Expedition, Explorer, Hunt, PhD, Pro, Map & Music; iWay 250; Airmap 2000, 1000, 500.

If you're not sure what you need, or don't see your chart listed, call us toll-free at 877-632-2853 or email us at info@tigergps.com and a dedicated representative will help you.

Navionics Platinum Marine Charts Pre-Programmed Data Cards
Navionics Gold+ Marine Charts Pre-Programmed SD/microSD Cards for DeLorme, Humminbird & Lowrance
Navionics Gold+ Marine Charts Pre-Programmed CF Data Cards for Northstar & Raymarine
Navionics HotMaps Platinum Lake Maps Pre-Programmed Data Cards
Navionics HotMaps Premium Lake Maps Pre-Programmed Data Cards
Navionics Marine & Lakes USA Download for SD/microSD
Navionics Classic Marine Charts for Older Systems