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Chart Evolution and the Wireless Boat

Join the Crowd for Unprecedented Chart Detail and Step Aboard the Wireless Boat

Navionics, the leader in content and location-based services for the recreational boating and outdoor markets, announced today a number of new and improved technologies that provide an unprecedented break-through in marine and lake charts definition, as well as a bold step into open connectivity onboard.

“Want better charts? Go boating!” The message is simple and revolutionary at the same time. Every minute that a boater spends on the water presents an opportunity to enhance the definition of their charts at the HD level by simply recording sonar logs and effortlessly sending them to Navionics. Contributions from any of the major plotter manufacturers’ or mobile devices can be integrated with existing chart data, and by aggregating these different data sets the end result is a superior level of detail. This crowd-sourced approach is also self-correcting; errors can be cancelled out with accurate data, missing information can be completed, and different devices can help show marine or lake structure from diverse points of view. Only Navionics offers this unique benefit and delivers the very best charts because every person’s contributions are made available to all boaters.

SonarCharts™ is a high definition chart layer that encompasses a rich repository of depth data. Designed to provide a continuous, crowd-sourced cycle of improved charting, sonar logs uploaded after being recorded on plotters or mobile devices contribute timely data that is used to create new SonarCharts™ that can be viewed on plotter, mobile and PC. Chartplotters from B&G, Garmin, Humminbird, Lowrance, Raymarine and Simrad can record and contribute data. In addition, many Lowrance, Simrad

and B&G units automatically store sonar data from their first day of use allowing for an abundance of historical depth information to be contributed all at once. Sonar logs can also be supplied from both Apple and Android devices using the Vexilar SonarPhone T-BOX, an affordable transducer and Wi-Fi transmitter that enables a split screen fishfinder and chart view on mobile devices running the Navionics Boating app. The enormous amount of sonar logs contributed by all plotter and mobile users are processed together, anonymously, by Navionics and made available for all plotter, mobile and PC users after about one week.

SonarCharts™ Live is the latest advancement in SonarCharts™ allowing users to view sonar recordings in an exciting real-time display on the Navionics Boating app. The newly generated personal HD chart is then saved for private use on the device, while recorded depth data is anonymously shared with Navionics to improve SonarCharts™ for all boaters. All data is cross-checked with other community contributions to ensure accurate daily enhancements. SonarCharts™ Live runs on any Navionics Apple app connected with the Vexilar SonarPhone T-BOX transducer, which allows mobile users to view split-screen charts and sonar. Android compatibility, as well as the ability to view SonarCharts™ Live using sonar data from popular chartplotters, broadcast via NMEA183 compatible wireless routers from Navico, Digital Yacht and more, will follow. See a demo of SonarCharts™ Live here: http://youtu.be/RzRd6MA7XV0.

Crowdsourcing also occurs with Community Edits, where every user can add more data and information to any Navionics chart directly from their mobile device. The simple user interface offers a wide variety of icons that can be added to the map with labels and descriptions, allowing for local knowledge, like submerged rocks, obstacles and corrections to map errors, or even suggestions for leisure activities, to be shared by millions of users for the benefit of all boaters. A rating and editing system allows additions to be self-monitored by the community.

Plotter Sync for use with Raymarine Wi-Fi chartplotters allows users to download charts and upload sonar logs effortlessly from a boat with the Navionics Boating

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For 30 years, Navionics® has developed and manufactured electronic navigation charts and systems for marine, inland lakes and rivers, and outdoors use. Navionics, based in Viareggio, Italy, operates its US headquarters in Wareham, MA, and has worldwide offices in the UK, India, Australia and Estonia.

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mobile app. The transfer of additional customer data including routes and markers will be available later this season.

Autorouting for mobile apps offers innovative functionality for more effective navigation in high-traffic areas. Allowing US boaters in coastal marine, Great Lakes, and major river areas to generate routes from dock to destination, this ground-breaking feature will be available in the US this spring, followed by Canada and Europe.

Launching first in the US, several Garmin plotters can now display SonarCharts™. Sold as a 4GB MSD chart card, SonarCharts™ offers incomparable HD bathymetry and navigational aids. The extraordinary bottom contour detail (up to 1-foot in the US and Canada, 0.5-meters in Europe, Middle East, Asia, Africa, Pacific, and 2-meters in South America) is great for increasing awareness of shallow waters and for locating fishing areas at any depth. The new card also offers all the benefits of the sonar logs upload, allowing Garmin plotter users to contribute to new SonarCharts™. Navionics Freshest Data is included so charts can be updated every day. To verify that your GPS chartplotter can display this product, visit navionics.com/compatibility, which is continuously updated.

Growing demand for updates! To meet the demands of modern and tech savvy boaters, Navionics offers free daily updates for one year with the purchase of any product, and provides customers with affordable ways to renew their previously purchased charts. Updates can be done on both mobile devices and plotters. These charts can also be viewed anytime at navionics.com/webapp to preview the quality and richness of Navionics products before purchase.

Other manufacturers’ charts. Most chart cards manufactured by C-MAP, Fishing Hot Spots, Garmin, Lakemaster, Lowrance and TRAK Maps are now accepted by Navionics for unlocking the Navionics Updates

card. The economically priced Navionics Updates, a packaged card providing Navionics+, can now work with both Navionics and other manufacturers’ cards to either update or upgrade, giving customers access to current Nautical Charts, SonarCharts™, Community Edits and one year of updates for only $99. For a continuously updated list of compatible chart cards and chartplotters visit navionics.com/compatibility.

Navionics WebApp & API allows charts to be previewed before purchase as well as incorporated into any third-party website. Since the launch of Navionics Web API last year, publishers, dealers, fishing clubs, charter organizations and regatta organizers have incorporated this feature to better engage their customers online. To match the growing demand for this free API, a new release was deployed in January 2015, and a specific team has been created to provide support. Offering simple, hassle-free implementation, the API can be up and running in as little as three minutes, and supports overlay of points of interest and other third party data. To view the Navionics WebApp visit navionics.com/webapp; for more information on the Navionics API visit http://webapiv2.navionics.com/.

Apple, Android and Windows Devices. Navionics is committed to the continuous development of its app as well as providing access from widely used mobile and PC platforms. Navionics Boating for Windows, currently available for tablet and PC, will expand this spring to include a version for smartphones. This spring, a new Navionics partnership with Argonaut will offer Android users an innovative marinized display that can replicate the Boating app.

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Want Better Charts? Go Boating!Navionics SonarCharts™ Allows Boaters to Directly

Impact the Quality of Their Charts

Navionics, the leader in content and location-based services for the recreational boating and outdoor markets, announces a major development for SonarCharts™, its award-winning HD bathymetry map enhanced by the boating community. Only Navionics accepts sonar logs from both plotters and mobile devices. Users of Humminbird, Lowrance, Raymarine, Simrad, B&G and Garmin, as well as mobile accessories like SonarPhone by Vexilar, can record sonar logs and upload data to navionics.com to improve the detail of their favorite cruising grounds and fishing spots in SonarCharts™.

Navionics continuously integrates uploaded sonar logs to generate new SonarCharts™, ensuring boaters access to the most up-to-date and detail-rich cartography. Employing exclusive software, data systems, and expertise in cross-checking, verifying and processing sonar data, Navionics provides a unique advantage for anglers seeking precise bottom contours of the seas, rivers, and lakes, as well as incredible shallow water detail. SonarCharts™ are also extremely useful for boaters that frequent ever-changing waters where the timeliness of map data can make the difference between a safe or hazardous day of boating.

“With the launch of our revolutionary SonarCharts™, we gave boaters the ability to share data with Navionics to provide a level of detail never seen before,” says Giuseppe Carnevali, president of Navionics. “Our loyal customers all over the world have contributed a huge number of sonar logs, and now with even more compatible formats, more people are able to both take part in and benefit from the community than ever before.”

Offering compatibility with the widest selection of chart formats, users of plotters by Humminbird (DAT and GPX on all combo models, GPX only on ION and Onix), Lowrance (GPX), Raymarine (SDF, NMEA, GPX), Simrad (GPX), B&G (GPX) and Garmin (ADM) can generate recordings that, with a computer, can be quickly and easily uploaded to navionics.com.

Users of Raymarine plotters with integrated Wi-Fi can also directly upload files without ever removing their card from the boat, thanks to the functionality of Plotter Sync (navionics.com/plotter-sync). Capable of making an extraordinary contribution to the Navionics community and significantly enhancing the quality of their own mapping, users of Lowrance, Simrad and B&G can in one single upload share their complete sonar log history, pre-set by the manufacturer to automatically record and save sonar logs out of the box (navionics.com/plotter-tutorial). Depth data obtained from mobile devices connected with transducer accessories like SonarPhone by Vexilar, and others coming soon, allows the growing Navionics community of mobile users to also contribute to and enhance SonarCharts™.

Once uploaded, changes to SonarCharts™ are reflected in about one week. The updated charts are available for plotter, mobile and PC or can be viewed for free on the Navionics WebApp. Learn more at navionics.com/sonarcharts.

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Navionics BoatingNow with fishfinder and

real-time contours!

Navionics Boating for smartphones, tablets and PCs is the world’s most downloaded recreational boating app. Millions consider it an indispensable tool for sailing, fishing or cruising, and now users can access even more exciting new features.

Working in cooperation with Vexilar, Navionics has incorporated SonarPhone, allowing boaters to see sonar and charts, in full screen or split screen views, within the Navionics Boating app on Apple and Android mobile devices. Users can now view Navionics charts while monitoring what is happening below the water. By simply connecting Navionics Boating via Wi-Fi to the T-BOX, a Navionics certified and affordable Wi-Fi enabled external sounder produced by Vexilar, the fishfinder view will automatically appear in the app.

“For the first time ever, the Navionics Boating app with integrated SonarPhone allows users to access a split screen view of both charts and sonar readings to monitor water depths and position — functionality that is simply a natural evolution of smart technology,” said Steve Baumann, owner of Vexilar. “Vexilar pioneered many of the sonar technologies fishermen have been using for the last 55 years, from our introduction of the first LCD sonar to our dominance in flasher sonar technologies for ice fishing. Our breakthrough with SonarPhone Wi-Fi technology is definitively the future of fish finding technologies. Navionics and SonarPhone make for a robust and powerful mobile boating solution.”

“As the marine industry embraces wireless technology, partnerships like the one between Navionics and Vexilar create a wow factor by connecting sonar with charts on smartphones at a very low cost,” commented Don Black, senior vice president of global sales and marketing, Navionics. “Together, we are offering more and more ways for users to enhance their on-the-water experience by aggregating data captured from multiple devices into one user-friendly solution.”

SonarCharts™ Live also marks a significant new advancement, allowing boaters, for the first time ever on the iPhone or iPad app, to create a new personal HD bathymetry map that displays on their device in real-time. SonarCharts™ Live appears immediately

as an additional charting layer over Nautical Charts or SonarCharts when the Navionics Boating app is connected to the T-BOX. Data is saved for individual use and can be easily shared with Navionics to improve SonarCharts™. Android compatibility, as well as the ability to view SonarCharts™ Live using sonar data from popular chartplotters, broadcast via NMEA183 compatible wireless routers from Navico, Digital Yacht and more, will follow.

AvailabilityNavionics Boating with SonarPhone is now available with the latest versions of the app for iPhone; SonarCharts™ Live is currently available for iPhone or iPad, and will be released on Android soon. To learn more about SonarCharts™ Live visit http://youtu.be/RzRd6MA7XV0. To order the affordable T-BOX visit sonarphone.mobi/navionics. Users who download the free app can also try for free or purchase Navionics+ from Menu/Charts&Upgrades which contains SonarCharts™. SonarCharts™ is also free with any paid app. For more information go to navionics.com/sonarphone.

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Plotter SyncWirelessly update charts and upload

sonar logs directly from your boat!

Navionics, the leader in content and location based services for the recreational boating and outdoor markets, announced today significant expansion of its innovative Plotter Sync functionality for use with Raymarine Wi-Fi enabled multifunction displays. Offering unparalleled convenience, Plotter Sync allows users to update charts on their navigation system and upload sonar logs directly from their boat.

Once the user’s smartphone or tablet is connected via Wi-Fi to the chartplotter, Plotter Sync creates a connection between the Navionics server and the Raymarine navigation system by using the Navionics Boating app as a bridge. Users can then simultaneously download Freshest Data and upload sonar logs without removing their chart card or using a personal computer. Those who have Platinum+, Navionics+ or Navionics Updates can use Plotter Sync to update their charts as well as download new coverage areas, and all Navionics products support the upload of sonar logs to improve and enhance SonarCharts™.

“Wirelessly updating cards and uploading sonar logs with Plotter Sync ensures that boaters have access to the most up-to-date charts without interruption, whether they’re cruising, sailing or fishing,” said Shaun Ruge, product manager of Navionics.

To use Plotter Sync, users must have a Wi-Fi enabled Raymarine chartplotter, the Navionics Boating app on a smartphone or tablet, and the same Navionics coverage on both the chart card and the mobile device; then simply connect the two devices via Wi-Fi. The transfer of additional customer data, including

routes and markers, to and from a Raymarine plotter is coming soon.

AvailabilityPlotter Sync is available with Navionics Boating for iPhone and iPad (version 7.1 and higher) and works with Wi-Fi enabled Raymarine plotters, Dragonfly, a, c, e, and gS Series running LightHouse II R10 or later. Android compatibility to follow.

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Navionics Launches SonarCharts™ for use with

Garmin Plotters HD Bathymetry Map Gives Garmin Plotter

Owners a New Cartography Option

Navionics, the leader in location-based content for the recreational boating and outdoor markets, announced today the release of a new SonarCharts™ chart card for use with several Garmin GPS chartplotters*. Featuring extraordinary bottom contour detail of up to 1 foot in the US and Canada, the new version of SonarCharts™ HD bathymetry map for use with several Garmin GPS chartplotters offers the most detail available anywhere, and is great for increasing awareness of shallow waters and locating fishing areas at any depth level. The SonarCharts™ card also includes navigational aids, providing a complete resource for all boating activities.

“For the first time, Garmin plotter owners can enjoy the benefits of our innovative, award-winning SonarCharts™ cartography,” said Don Black, senior vice president of global sales and marketing, Navionics. “Whether they have used our maps on their mobile device or are new to Navionics, Garmin plotter owners can now gain access to the benefits of this rapidly expanding community driven chart.”

Not only can Garmin customers use SonarCharts™ on their compatible plotters, they can record sonar logs and upload them to Navionics to improve their local charts while also benefiting from the entire boating community’s contributions. SonarCharts™ harnesses the power of the Navionics Community by accepting sonar logs from a wide range of plotters and mobile devices to ensure charts are up to date and accurate.

Uploaded sonar logs from all users are integrated with existing data to generate new SonarCharts™ every day. Sonar recordings take about one week to be integrated by Navionics and made available for download with SonarCharts™. Updated SonarCharts™ can be downloaded anytime, free for one year with the Freshest Data service.

SonarCharts™ is available on mobile and PC too! Boaters simply download Navionics Boating for free on the Apple iPhone or iPad, or compatible Android devices, from iTunes and Google Play, and then purchase charts for their region. SonarCharts™ is included. Charts can also be viewed online using the free Navionics WebApp (http://webapp.navionics.com), which allows visitors to tap on the SonarCharts™ icon to see the same detail available for Garmin GPS chartplotters.

AvailabilityThe new SonarCharts™ HD bathymetry map for Garmin plotters card is currently available for regions within the US and Canada at $149, with other regions of the world planned for release progressively throughout 2015. Marine and lakes data are included together on the same 4 GB MSD card, which offers a great advantage for people who enjoy boating on both coastal and inland waters.

For more information on the SonarCharts™ HD bathymetry map for use with Garmin plotters, or to locate a dealer, please visit navionics.com.

*Verify that your GPS chartplotter can display this product at navionics.com/compatibility, which is continuously updated.

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New Web API is LiveNow everyone can add Navionics

charts to their website.

Navionics, the leader in content and location-based services for the recreational boating and outdoor markets, announced today a major advancement in its Web API. Offering organizations the ability to inject Navionics cartography into their website, the latest Web API release streamlines the process of adding Navionics charts in conjunction with a long list of advanced features to better engage with any online audience. Implementation can be done in as little as three minutes.

An exceptional reference tool, Navionics Web API is recommended for companies and professionals in the boating industry who want to add Navionics Nautical Charts and/or the SonarCharts™ HD bathymetry map to their website. Other relevant features such as points of interest, graphics and tracks can also be quickly added by importing Keyhole Markup Language (KML) files. It’s also possible to overlay satellite imagery with Bing, zoom in/out, measure distance, select preferred units of measurement, and more. Navionics dealers can add the latest Navionics retail chart catalog, which includes chart boundaries, as a tool to help customers select the right product. The Web API provides an all-in-one solution for embedding functionality into any website.

“Now is the perfect time to install our free Web API developer solution,” said Don Black, senior vice president of global sales and marketing, Navionics. “Delivering the best of our powerful charting features in an easy to use, customizable solution, our API offers countless

benefits to publishers, international organizations, marine electronics manufacturers, charter companies, marine and fishing apparel dealers and distributors, fishing forums, fishing tournaments, regattas and seaside retail locations, to name a few.”

The Web API is available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. To learn more, see examples or register for a Web API license key, visit http://webapiv2.navionics.com/. Dedicated partner support is available to assist with implementation.

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