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Garmin's Navionics+ charting solution, featuring vivid colours, an intuitive interface and coastal and continental content combined with a popular Navionics®-style colour palette, makes it easy to create a course plot with the world's #1 nautical maps1.
• Navigate with our best coastal and inland lake coverage on your Garmin chartplotter.
• View your way. Customise your view with various combinations of map layers and overlays.
• Auto Guidance+™ (Auto Route) technology2 lets you navigate with recommended dock-to-dock routes.
• Select up to 10 colour-shaded target depth ranges to locate the best fishing spots.
• Save by renewing your subscription and continue to access daily updates and new content downloads.
• All-in-one mapping solution for Garmin chartplotters:
Access detailed maps of coastal areas, lakes, rivers and more with the free ActiveCaptain® app. Integrated content from Garmin and Navionics provides coverage for boaters around the world.
• Daily chart updates:
Charts are constantly being enhanced with new and changed content: thousands of updates are made every day. The included 1-year subscription gives you access to daily chart updates via the ActiveCaptain smart device app.
• Auto guidance+ (auto routing) technology:
The most powerful automatic routing features from Garmin and Navionics have come together in integrated Auto Guidance+ (Auto Route)2 technology, which gives you recommended dock-to-dock routes you can follow through channels, inlets, marina approaches and more.
• Custom depth scale:
High-resolution custom depth scale lets you select up to 10 colour-shaded options and see designated target depths at a glance.
• Depth lines down to 0.5 metres:
For improved fishing and navigation, contours down to 0.5 metres provide a clear representation of bottom structure for enhanced fishing charts and detail in marshes, canals, marinas and more.
• Shading of shallow areas:
To show a clear picture of shallow areas to avoid, this function allows you to shade a user-defined depth.
• Community active Captain:
Community-sourced content provides useful points of interest, such as marinas, anchorages, hazards, businesses and more. Get recommendations from experienced boaters with first-hand experience in the local environment.
NOTE: Garmin Navionics+ charts are specifically designed for use with Garmin devices, which use a proprietary mapping system and microSD card format different from other brands. They cannot be used with other brands of equipment.
| Features | Garmin Navionics+ | Garmin Navionics Vision+ |
| Coastal Coverage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Inland Coverage | More than 45,000 lakes | More than 45,000 lakes |
| Detailed Nautical Charts | ✓ | ✓ |
| Up to 1' Contours | ✓ | ✓ |
| Daily Updates1 | ✓ Via the ActiveCaptain® app | ✓ Via the ActiveCaptain® app |
| Auto Guidance+™ Technology2 | ✓ | ✓ |
| ActiveCaptain App Compatibility | ✓ | ✓ |
| ActiveCaptain Community | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom Depth Shading | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom Shallow Water Shading | ✓ | ✓ |
| Relief Shading1 | ✓ | |
| High-Resolution Satellite Imagery1 | ✓ Via the ActiveCaptain® app | |
| Aerial Photography | ✓ | |
| FishEye 3D View | ✓ | |
| MarinerEye 3D View | ✓ | |
| Dynamic Lake Level Adjustment | ✓ |
¹Available with an active subscription. NOTE: The purchase of a new Garmin Navionics+ or Garmin Navionics Vision+ cartography product includes a one-year subscription. The subscription provides access to daily chart updates, as well as additional downloadable content and premium features where available. Charts and features downloaded during the subscription period remain on the card, but additional content cannot be downloaded once the subscription expires. For pre-programmed charts purchased in-store or online, the subscription must be activated. After the one-year subscription expires, you may renew it to continue receiving daily chart updates and access to premium features.
²The Auto Guidance+ feature is intended for planning purposes only and does not replace safe and responsible navigation practices.
| ECHOMAP™ CHARTPLOTTERS | BlueChart® Compatible1 | Garmin Navionics+ Compatible |
| ECHOMAP (NON-CHIRP) | ✓ | |
| ECHOMAP CHIRP (4/5/7/9) | ✓ | |
| ECHOMAP PLUS (4/6/7/9) | ✓ | |
| ECHOMAP UHD (6) | ✓ | |
| ECHOMAP UHD (7/9) | ✓ | ✓ |
| ECHOMAP UHD2 (5/7) | ✓ | ✓ |
| ECHOMAP UHD2 (6/7/9) | ✓ | ✓ |
| ECHOMAP ULTRA (10/12) | ✓ | ✓ |
| ECHOMAP ULTRA 2 (10/12/16) | ✓ | ✓ |
| GPSMAP® CHARTPLOTTERS | BlueChart® Compatible1 | Garmin Navionics+ Compatible |
| GPSMAP 4000/5000/6000/7000 | ✓ | |
| GPSMAP 7x1/5x7 | ✓ | |
| GPSMAP 8x0/10x0 | ✓ | |
| GPSMAP 7x2/9x2 | ✓ | |
| GPSMAP 10x2/12x2 | ✓ | ✓ |
| GPSMAP 12x2 TOUCH | ✓ | ✓ |
| GPSMAP A12 | ✓ | ✓ |
| GPSMAP A7 | ✓ | ✓ |
| GPSMAP 7X21/9X21/12X2 PLUS | ✓ | ✓ |
| GPSMAP 7x3/9x3/12x3/15x3/16x3 UltraWide | ✓ | ✓ |
| GPSMAP 7400/7600 | ✓ | |
| GPSMAP 8000 | ✓ | |
| GPSMAP 8400/8600 | ✓ | ✓ |
| GPSMAP 8500 BB | ✓ | |
| GPSMAP 8700 BB | ✓ | ✓ |
| GPSMAP 9000 | ✓ | ✓ |
| GPSMAP 9500 BB | ✓ | ✓ |
| OEM | BlueChart® Compatible1 | Garmin Navionics+ Compatible |
| YAMAHA® CL7 | ✓ | |
| GPSMAP A12 - VOLVO | ✓ | ✓ |
| GPSMAP 7X3/9X3/12X3 - VOLVO | ✓ | ✓ |
| GPSMAP 8000 - VOLVO | ✓ | |
| GPSMAP 7400/7600 - VOLVO | ✓ | |
| GPSMAP 8400/8600 - VOLVO | ✓ | ✓ |
| GPSMAP 9000 - VOLVO | ✓ | ✓ |
| HANDHELD & PORTABLE DEVICES | BlueChart® Compatible1 | Garmin Navionics+ Compatible |
| QUATIX® 6/7/8 | ✓ | |
| GPSMAP 78/78s/78sc | ✓ | |
| GPSMAP 79 | ✓ | |
| GPSMAP 86x/86sc/86i | ✓ | |
| GPSMAP 276 | ✓ |
| CARD READERS | BlueChart® Compatible1 | Garmin Navionics+ Compatible |
| GARMIN CARD READER | ✓ | |
| USB CARD READER | ✓ | ✓ |
¹BlueChart charts do not work on ECHOMAP and GPSMAP chartplotters that have built-in Garmin Navionics+ charts or that are networked with a device featuring built-in Garmin Navionics+ charts.
NOTE: The purchase of a new Garmin Navionics+ or Garmin Navionics Vision+ cartography product includes a one-year subscription. The subscription provides access to daily chart updates and the download of additional content, such as raster charts and premium features, where available. Charts and features downloaded during the subscription period remain on the card, but additional content cannot be downloaded once the subscription expires.
For pre-programmed charts purchased in-store or online, the subscription must be activated.
Garmin Navionics+ and Garmin Navionics Vision+ cartography products require your compatible chartplotter software to be updated to the January 2022 software version or later. Regular chartplotter software updates are available for download through the ActiveCaptain® app or Garmin Express™ software.