Both versions support the widest variety of digital chart formats, and offer the fastest display speed available on a chart plotter. Pixel aliasing produces deep, rich colors. Provides 4 zoom levels, and a Thumbnail window. Compatible with the following raster chart formats: MapTech, BSB, ChartKit, NDI, NOS, SoftChart, and Geo-Tiff, or scan your own charts and maps and calibrate with MapSetup (included).

Also, the Professional Edition is compatible with C-Map NT vector charts. NavPak-Pro can use C-Map charts on CD ROM, or it will interface to a C-Map cartridge reader.

NMEA interface for GPS or Loran. Connect directly to your PC serial port, no interface card required. The Professional Edition can use 4 serial ports (see below).

Plots your position and track on the chart. Save track on disk as a voyage log with time tags.

Automatically scrolls chart and loads next chart as your position moves. Accurately handles skewed and odd shaped charts while traveling at high speed. Track on one CD ROM while looking at the charts on another CD.

Read, write and edit way points, and provide dynamic course and distance to a way point. Save way points on disk to pre-plan a voyage, or mark a position while underway.

Transfer way points between your PC computer and GPS. Compatible with most popular GPS units.

Displays speed (SOG) and course (COG), updated every 2 seconds.

Plot bearings and lines relative. Lines relative simulate a traditional Maneuvering Board, and DR positioning.

Measure distance and direction. Easy point and click operation.

Graphical user interface is very easy to use while very fast and capable.

Double-click on a track point, way point, or chart outline, and the Search function will pop-up a dialog box with information about the item. This keeps all the necessary information easily accessible without a cluttered screen.

Time-Speed-Distance calculator.
 

NavPak Professional Edition adds the following features:

Interface for, GPS, compass, log, radar, autopilot, depth sounder and wind instruments.

No multiplexer required, Navpak talks to 4 serial ports simultaneously. The GPS and autopilot share a port, which leaves 3 available for other instruments.

ARPA interface plots radar targets, and radar cursor position on your chart.

Video window to interface with RADAR or video camera using a regular PC Video Capture card.

Displays VMG relative to a waypoint, based on GPS fixes, updated every 4 seconds.

Displays real-time current set and drift when interfaced with a compass and log.

Drag & Drop route editing, reverse route, and convert a route to way points.

Simultaneous range and bearing to a mark and way point, with flashing indicator lines, updated every 2 seconds.

Flashing predictor line, shows boat heading. This can be switched to use HDT, HDG, HDM or VHW from an electronic compass, or Course Over Ground from a GPS unit.

The track functions are similar to the Lite Edition, except that the Professional Edition also logs info from the connected instruments and has a comment field for each track point.

Celestial sight reduction and plotting. Star and planet finder.

Plot great circles and rhumb lines and advance LOPs with simple point-and-click operation.

Screen can be used without a chart as a traditional plotting sheet with grid.

Freehand drawing tools.

Save and print all drawing and plotting as a Windows Metafile.

Simulator function.
 

NavPak Pro Compatibility
Chart compatibility	SoftChart, NDI, Maptech, C-Map NT & NT+
Interface compatibility	GPS or Loran, Autopilot, Dept Sounder, Compass or Gyro, Radar or ARPA
Data integration compatibility	GPS upload, downloads

Both editions include:

NavPak and MapSetup on CD ROM, plus numerous sample charts in various formats.

Note: Software products are not returnable.