关于MX水手安卓应用的测评

关于MX水手安卓应用的测评

针对安卓设备的一款非常好用的图表型app

翻译者-------帆译组：张立文

   MX水手是一款低成本的安卓应用，如果你的智能手机或平板具有内部或者外部的GPS接收器，则MX水手可以在海图仪中显示你的船只所在的位置。它使用NOAA（美国国家海洋局）的标准显示光栅坐标海图，和其他大多数App一样使用同样的绘制标准。

提示：购买这款App前检查海图覆盖的区域。在美国海域覆盖的是NOAA的海图，其他国家和地区可能会有变化。

版本介绍：1.1.21

安卓市场价格- 6.99美元

联想A1平板电脑运行Android 2.3测试

关键要素

• 便捷下载免费的美国水域NOAA光栅海图（包括巴西，新西兰）
• 在海图中显示行驶中船只位置（具有GPS接受模块），可以选择追踪日志。
• 当前速度和航向始终显示在海图屏幕上。
• 当放大缩小或者规划路线时，可以在大图和小图之间进行无缝的过渡连接。
• 可以创建位置点，但不是航线。
• 测量位置点之间的距离（包括距离和离你自己坐标的方位）。
• 可调日光/黄昏/夜间背光模式。
• 详细的帮助手册，可以脱机使用。
• 在联机的时候，您可以将显示模式从海图切换为卫星或路线图（在缓存中保存的区域以供脱机使用）
  

缺点：

• 巨大的点坐标（至少在我的Android设备上）屏蔽底层数据如水深（见上图）
• 笨拙的方法进入航点（在十字准线下滚动海图来找到合适的点）
• 没有“去设置的航点”功能，和其他导航功能
• 要安装一个完整的海图区域（很多都超过200MB），所以你可能需要注意你的设备的存储水平；另一方面在海上当你找不到你需要的详细海图时，你不要感到惊讶，此时你可以使用其他的App。
  

总结

    开发者提示这个版本仍然属于测试版，并计划继续增加功能，所以检查安卓市场或开发者网站上的最新信息。给人希望的是，导航功能（如竞赛线路存储APP应用）会很快增加，使MX水手更具竞争力。

       MX的水手是一款优秀的软件，而且将是我首选的可以在安卓设备上使用的海图应用程序（目前还不能存储线路），另一款光栅海图的应用程序现在可用。MX的水手有一些非常好的特性在目前的存储模式下还没有得到开发，我喜欢的可以浏览存储线路的应用目前还没有在现有的App中找到。例如在行使以往的航线时，航向改变时和合适的速度数据都还不能获得。这是个人的选择问题，当然我建议对比两款应用程序，看看哪一款最符合你的航行模式和需求。

文章来自外国网站“about sport”，翻译文章主要为服务国内帆友，如有侵权，请联系我们删除。
   the original articles are from the website "about sport". if covering torts, please contact us to delete.

Review of MX Mariner Android App

A Pretty Good Charting App for Your AndroidDevice

MX Mariner is a low-cost Android app that like a chartplotter showsyou your boat's position on a chart, assuming your Android smartphone or tablethas an internal orexternal GPS receiver, and offers several navigational functions. It usesstandard NOAA raster charts, the sameas manyother apps - which display the same as standard paper charts.

Note: Check chart coverage before purchasing this app. While USwaters are covered in the NOAA charts, other international areas may vary.

Version reviewed:1.1.21
Available on Android Market - $6.99
Tested on Lenovo A1 Tablet running Android 2.3

Key Features

·        Easily downloaded free NOAA raster charts by US region (alsoBrazil, New Zealand)

·        Shows boat's moving position on chart (on GPS-enabled devices),optional track log

·        Current SOG (speed over ground) and COG (course heading overground) always shown on chart screen

·        When zooming and panning, seamless transition to adjoiningcharts and between small- and large-scale charts

·        Create waypoints - but not routes

·        Tool for measuring distances between points (including distanceand bearing from your location)

·        Completely adjustable daylight/dusk/nighttime backlighting modes

·        Detailed help manual available even offline

·        When online, you can switch display from chart to satellite orroad map (viewed area saved in cache for offline use)

The Downside

·        Waypoint markers are huge (on my Android device, at least) andblock out underlying data such as depth soundings (see photo above)

·        Awkward method for entering waypoints (scroll chart around tolocate the right point under crosshairs)

·        Lacks "go to waypoint," routing, and othernavigational functions

·        It's necessary to install an entire chart region (many are over200 MB), so you may need to watch your device's storage levels; on the otherhand, you'll never be surprised on the water by not having the detailed chartyou may need, as can happen with some other apps.

Conclusions

The developer notes that this version is still in beta and plansto continue adding functions, so check on Android Market or the developer's website for the latest information. Hopefully, navigating functions(such as the great ones in the competing Memory-Map app) will be added soon,making MX Mariner more competitive.

MX Mariner is an excellent app and would have been my preferred charting app for useon Android were it notfor Memory-Map, another raster-chart app now available. While MX Mariner hassome really nice features not present in Memory-Map, I likethe navigating features in Memory-Map not found elsewhere yet in any app, suchas cross-track and velocity-made-good data when following a route. It's apersonal matter of choice, of course, but I'd recommend a close comparison ofthese two apps to see which best meets your boating style and needs.

Here’s a comparison of 5Android apps for boat charts and navigation to help you choose the one best for you.

GPS Long Distance Log is a logging app for Android - not a plotter but a good systemfor logging a voyage. Use it along with your charting app on a longer voyage.

This app as described here is available for Android devices. ForApple devices, check these apps.

The free Course to Steer Android app is a nice addition to your navigation toolbox: itcalculates precisely how to steer to compensate for a current and leeway fromthe wind - something most plotting programs do not do.

辛苦了，。。

美国海图 不适用 建议用navionics

关于MX水手安卓应用的测评

针对安卓设备的一款非常好用的图表型app

翻译者-------帆译组：张立文

   MX水手是一款低成本的安卓应用，如果你的智能手机或平板具有内部或者外部的GPS接收器，则MX水手可以在海图仪中显示你的船只所在的位置。它使用NOAA（美国国家海洋局）的标准显示光栅坐标海图，和其他大多数App一样使用同样的绘制标准。

提示：购买这款App前检查海图覆盖的区域。在美国海域覆盖的是NOAA的海图，其他国家和地区可能会有变化。

版本介绍：1.1.21

安卓市场价格- 6.99美元

联想A1平板电脑运行Android 2.3测试

关键要素

• 便捷下载免费的美国水域NOAA光栅海图（包括巴西，新西兰）
• 在海图中显示行驶中船只位置（具有GPS接受模块），可以选择追踪日志。
• 当前速度和航向始终显示在海图屏幕上。
• 当放大缩小或者规划路线时，可以在大图和小图之间进行无缝的过渡连接。
• 可以创建位置点，但不是航线。
• 测量位置点之间的距离（包括距离和离你自己坐标的方位）。
• 可调日光/黄昏/夜间背光模式。
• 详细的帮助手册，可以脱机使用。
• 在联机的时候，您可以将显示模式从海图切换为卫星或路线图（在缓存中保存的区域以供脱机使用）
  

缺点：

• 巨大的点坐标（至少在我的Android设备上）屏蔽底层数据如水深（见上图）
• 笨拙的方法进入航点（在十字准线下滚动海图来找到合适的点）
• 没有“去设置的航点”功能，和其他导航功能
• 要安装一个完整的海图区域（很多都超过200MB），所以你可能需要注意你的设备的存储水平；另一方面在海上当你找不到你需要的详细海图时，你不要感到惊讶，此时你可以使用其他的App。
  

总结

    开发者提示这个版本仍然属于测试版，并计划继续增加功能，所以检查安卓市场或开发者网站上的最新信息。给人希望的是，导航功能（如竞赛线路存储APP应用）会很快增加，使MX水手更具竞争力。

       MX的水手是一款优秀的软件，而且将是我首选的可以在安卓设备上使用的海图应用程序（目前还不能存储线路），另一款光栅海图的应用程序现在可用。MX的水手有一些非常好的特性在目前的存储模式下还没有得到开发，我喜欢的可以浏览存储线路的应用目前还没有在现有的App中找到。例如在行使以往的航线时，航向改变时和合适的速度数据都还不能获得。这是个人的选择问题，当然我建议对比两款应用程序，看看哪一款最符合你的航行模式和需求。

文章来自外国网站“about sport”，翻译文章主要为服务国内帆友，如有侵权，请联系我们删除。
   the original articles are from the website "about sport". if covering torts, please contact us to delete.

Review of MX Mariner Android App

A Pretty Good Charting App for Your AndroidDevice

MX Mariner is a low-cost Android app that like a chartplotter showsyou your boat's position on a chart, assuming your Android smartphone or tablethas an internal orexternal GPS receiver, and offers several navigational functions. It usesstandard NOAA raster charts, the sameas manyother apps - which display the same as standard paper charts.

Note: Check chart coverage before purchasing this app. While USwaters are covered in the NOAA charts, other international areas may vary.

Version reviewed:1.1.21
Available on Android Market - $6.99
Tested on Lenovo A1 Tablet running Android 2.3

Key Features

·        Easily downloaded free NOAA raster charts by US region (alsoBrazil, New Zealand)

·        Shows boat's moving position on chart (on GPS-enabled devices),optional track log

·        Current SOG (speed over ground) and COG (course heading overground) always shown on chart screen

·        When zooming and panning, seamless transition to adjoiningcharts and between small- and large-scale charts

·        Create waypoints - but not routes

·        Tool for measuring distances between points (including distanceand bearing from your location)

·        Completely adjustable daylight/dusk/nighttime backlighting modes

·        Detailed help manual available even offline

·        When online, you can switch display from chart to satellite orroad map (viewed area saved in cache for offline use)

The Downside

·        Waypoint markers are huge (on my Android device, at least) andblock out underlying data such as depth soundings (see photo above)

·        Awkward method for entering waypoints (scroll chart around tolocate the right point under crosshairs)

·        Lacks "go to waypoint," routing, and othernavigational functions

·        It's necessary to install an entire chart region (many are over200 MB), so you may need to watch your device's storage levels; on the otherhand, you'll never be surprised on the water by not having the detailed chartyou may need, as can happen with some other apps.

Conclusions

The developer notes that this version is still in beta and plansto continue adding functions, so check on Android Market or the developer's website for the latest information. Hopefully, navigating functions(such as the great ones in the competing Memory-Map app) will be added soon,making MX Mariner more competitive.

MX Mariner is an excellent app and would have been my preferred charting app for useon Android were it notfor Memory-Map, another raster-chart app now available. While MX Mariner hassome really nice features not present in Memory-Map, I likethe navigating features in Memory-Map not found elsewhere yet in any app, suchas cross-track and velocity-made-good data when following a route. It's apersonal matter of choice, of course, but I'd recommend a close comparison ofthese two apps to see which best meets your boating style and needs.

Here’s a comparison of 5Android apps for boat charts and navigation to help you choose the one best for you.

GPS Long Distance Log is a logging app for Android - not a plotter but a good systemfor logging a voyage. Use it along with your charting app on a longer voyage.

This app as described here is available for Android devices. ForApple devices, check these apps.

The free Course to Steer Android app is a nice addition to your navigation toolbox: itcalculates precisely how to steer to compensate for a current and leeway fromthe wind - something most plotting programs do not do.

辛苦了，。。

美国海图 不适用 建议用navionics