- GPS function with position following chart
- Route planner for open water and Dutch inland water ways
- Up to date weather information from GRIB files
- Plan ahead with the time slide
- Anchor Watch
- Free Planning chart of The Netherlands
GPS navigation on your laptop
WinGPS 5 Navigator is a route planner you can install on your (Windows) laptop. This turns your laptop into a navigation system. Based on WinGPS 4 Navigator, the most used navigation software on the Dutch inland waters and IJsselmeer, WinGPS 5 is directed at the wishes of our users. It is simple to learn and easy to use. It can be used with a USB GPS receiver or a NMEA 0183 GPS connection on your laptop.
Route planner for the water sporter
WinGPS 5 Navigator is equiped with a route planner which is easy to use. Simply enter your dimensions once and you are ready to set your routes. Enter your starting point and destination and your route will automatically be created. Our program makes sure you only get a route you can sail, so it looks at the heights/widths and depths of Bridges/Locks and even the operating times. You may configurate WinGPS 5 to your liking, if, for example you rather stay away from the sea, you can enter this easily.
Your reliable partner at home and onboard
A great advantage of WinGPS Navigator is the option of preparing your route at home. You may install the program on 2 systems. The GRIB-files can be downloaded 7 days in advance and trough the time slide in WinGPS you can see the forecast during your jouney.
We recommend having up-to-date charts and printing them and your route overview. During your travels, WinGPS Navigator keeps a log so may analyse them later.
Free updating trough the program
We will keep updating WinGPS 5 Navigator. This way there will be frequent updates which will be free to download for license holders. These can easily be downloaded trough the 'search for updates' button. If you are connected to internet, WinGPS will look for the most recent version of the program.
System requirements
Windows XP, Vista or 7 with DirectX 9 grafic card (or better)
The added value of WinGPS 5 Navigator compared to WinGPS Lite:
- Suited for GPS navigation on open water
- Menu option for changing chart collections
- Create routes and sail them with XTE alarm
- Nightview, HTML log and anchor alarm
- Analyse by replaying your tracks
- Create your own waypoints database
- Import and export waypoints, tracks and routes
- Windvector and Lay-lines for sailors
- Ready for Garmin handhelds
- Advantageuous upgrades to WinGPS 5 Pro en Voyager
- Free forecast with GRIB files trough internet
- Data exchange with WinGPS 4 Mobile (PDA)

