Oslo, Norway - Navico - world leader in
recreational marine electronics and parent company to the Lowrance, Simrad Yachting and B&G brands - announced today its
new Map Creator software that allows cartography enthusiasts to make their own
maps. Available for free download from the Insight Store, Map Creator offers
users the unprecedented ability to make their own unencrypted, .AT5-formatted, chartplotter-capable cartography from personal or publicly
available mapping data for use on Lowrance Elite-7 HDI, Elite-5 HDI, HDS Gen 2
and Gen2 Touch, Simrad NSS and B&G Zeus Touch
multifunction displays.
"Our free Map Creator software adds a valuable, customizable tool for our
Lowrance, Simrad Yachting and B&G customers and
cartography enthusiasts," said Leif Ottosson,
CEO, Navico. "Not only do we offer compatibility with the most charting
solutions, we continue to add meaningful, user-friendly tools to meet the needs
of our customers for all of their outdoor and on-the-water adventures."
Providing users the ability to quickly and easily convert paper charts or OpenStreetMap data into .AT5 format, Map Creator will also
generate vector maps from bathymetric data to create custom contours maps.
Using a PC with Microsoft Windows 8, 7, Vista or XP SP3 operating systems,
customers can add markers or Points of Interest, and save the chart onto an SD
or MicroSD card for use on a compatible Lowrance, Simrad Yachting or B&G multifunction display.
Map Creator software can be downloaded for free from the Insight Store, https://insightstore.navico.com.
For more information on Navico Map Creator, compatible displays, or the
complete line of Lowrance, Simrad Yachting or B&G
marine electronics, please visit www.lowrance.com,
www.simrad-yachting.com and www.bandg.com.
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About Lowrance, Simrad Yachting and B&G: The
Lowrance, Simrad Yachting and B&G brands are
wholly owned by Navico, Inc. A privately held, international corporation,
Navico is currently the world's largest marine electronics company, and is the
parent company to leading marine electronics brands: Lowrance, Simrad Yachting and B&G. Navico has approximately 1,500
employees globally and distribution in more than 100 countries worldwide. www.navico.com
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