WinGPS Marine iOS - Stentec Navigation

Details: Created: 29 June 2021

Navigate on your iPad and iPhone

Since 2019, the navigation program WinGPS is also available in the Appstore. In addition to WinGPS 5 on the laptop and WinGPS Marine on an Android device, you can also navigate on an iOS device!

On this page we would like to tell you more about our various navigation apps for your iPad and iPhone. At the bottom of the page we will keep you informed of the latest developments. Onderaan de pagina zullen wij u op de hoogte houden van de laatste ontwikkelingen hierin.

WinGPS Marine for iOS

Get to know the navigation app WinGPS Marine for free and view your navigation charts, position and speed, among other things. Plot a navigation waypoint so that you immediately see the course-to-steer and distance-to-go. Ideal for smaller trips or as a backup.

If you choose the more extensive WinGPS Marine Plus app, you can plan routes, download GRIB-files and connect your AIS. Over time, this app will be expanded with functions such as current and tide data and connecting other on-board instruments. In this way you can create a complete back-up navigation system on board.

	WinGPS Marine	WinGPS Marine +	Vaarkaart Friese Meren

GPS position, speed, course and distance over ground
Tracks		*
Distance Circles
Navigation waypoint
Waterway network
Routes
Connect AIS
Course-up mode
GRIB-files from NOAA
		* Saving as well

Charts in WinGPS Marine

The charts you can use in these apps are Stentec's own DKW charts. For example, the well-known DKW 1800 series including weekly update service or the free DKW Vaarkaart Frisian Lakes.

In WinGPS Marine you can also use Apple's free online charts for orientation. You can download the DKW charts directly in the app and use them for navigation, after you have logged in with your Stentec account.

Note: Only 2018 and newer charts can be used in this app. Do you have older charts? Upgrade your charts in our online shop. Click here to upgrade your charts.

The Vaarkaart Friese Meren is a digital water charts of a large part of Friesland. This water chart can be used for free on your iPhone and iPad.

Ideal if you have rented a boat, but also for skipper and crew of sailing boats, motor boats and sloops on the Frisian Lakes.

Bluetooth GPS Receiver

If your iPad does not have an option for mobile internet, it also does not have an internal GPS receiver. If you want to use this iPad for navigation on board, an external GPS receiver is necessary to determine your position.

The GNS 3000 is a Bluetooth GPS receiver and is ideal for navigation with WinGPS Marine on your iPad.

Latest developments

GRIB-files from NOAA in WinGPS Marine Plus

Posted on August 3, 2023

WinGPS Marine Plus

In WinGPS Marine you can now place a navigation waypoint on the waterway network, after which a route will automatically be drawn over the intervening waterways.

Routes over the waterway network in Marine Plus

Posted on June 27, 2022

WinGPS Marine Plus

In WinGPS Marine Plus you can now plan a route over the waterway network, taking into account the dimensions of your ship, the waterways and the bridges & locks.

Navigation waypoint on waterway network in WinGPS Marine

Posted on June 27, 2022

WinGPS Marine

In WinGPS Marine you can now place a navigation waypoint on the waterway network, after which a route is automatically drawn over the intermediate waterways.

Waterway network in WinGPS Marine and Marine Plus

Posted on august 9, 2021

WinGPS Marine and Marine Plus

The WinGPS Marine and WinGPS Marine Plus apps now also include the waterway network with information about waterways, bridges and locks.

Release WinGPS Marine Plus

Posted on December 17, 2020

WinGPS Marine Plus

Download the more extensive navigation app WinGPS Marine Plus in the Appstore from now on! You can already plot routes, connect your AIS to it and switch on the Course-up mode. Over time, more functions are added, such as GRIB files and linking other on-board instruments.

Update WinGPS Marine

Posted on Ocotober 25, 2019

WinGPS Marine

From now on you can also view your sailed routes, turn on distance circles and place a navigation waypoint in WinGPS Marine.

Release WinGPS Marine

Posted on June 11, 2019

WinGPS Marine

Download the free navigation app WinGPS Marine now in the Appstore! Now you can load all your DKW charts and view your position, course and speed. More features will be added in upcoming updates.

Bèta WinGPS Marine

Posted on March 15, 2019

WinGPS Marine

The beta version is online and is being tested by WinGPS users. The feedback from this is used to be able to release a solid version of WinGPS Marine in the short term.

Details: Created: 03 May 2021

Vaarkaart Friese Meren

Available for free for iPad and iPhone.

Discover Fryslân from the water with this free navigation app.

✔ Load the chart of the Frisian Lakes and view the current depths, bouyage and other water sport information.

✔ Always know where you are, how fast you are sailing and what your course is using GPS (internal or bluetooth).

✔ Place a navigation waypoint and sail there using the course line, the Course to Steer and the Distance to Go.

✔ See your sailed track on the chart.

✔ Show the distance circles around you GPS position.

Download for free

Vaarkaart Friese Meren for iOS

This chart is perfect when you are planning a trip on the Frisian Lakes. Great while renting a boat, but also for skippers and crew of sailing boats, motorboats and sloops on the Frisian Lakes. Even while using a canoe or kayak or planning a fishing trip on the lakes this chart offers a clear image of your position of the beautiful Frisian landscape.

The area this chart covers is from Stavoren, Makkum, Grou to Lemmer. Navigate on the Heegermeer, Fluessen, Morra, Oudegaster Brekken, Zwarte Brekken and Witte Brekken, Sneekermeer, Koevordermeer, Tjeukemeer, Langweerderwielen, Pikmeer/Wijde Ee and the many ditches, canals and pools.

Depth image

Processed within this chart is a unique, clear depth image received from the Friese Meren Project with beautiful colored depth levels and numbers along the water ways. Developed by Stentec in collaboration with Provincie Fryslân with the most recent depth measurements.

This is a detailed chart with a scale of 1m/pixel, comparable with 1:3.000 on screen. The database accompanied with the chart has 3.393 waypoints and offers all kinds of useful water sports information. For example harbours, buoys, docks, water sport campsites and gas stations.

Popular sailing chart for the Frisian Lakes

The DKW Vaarkaart Friese Meren has been available for Android and Windows since 2014 and has already been used by more than 60,000 water sports enthusiasts. More information about the Vaarkaart Friese Meren can be found at www.vaarkaartfriesemeren.nl

System requirements

Check via the link below if your device is suitable for this chart app. This app has the same system requirements as WinGPS Marine for iOS. In addition, you should take into account the size of the DKW Frisian Lakes charts. Check our online shop for the current size of these charts.

Note: not every iPad has a built-in GPS receiver. If your device does not have an internal GPS receiver, you can use a bluetooth GPS receiver

Details: Created: 14 July 2020

DKW 1800 series for iOS!

Up to date all year round.

Navigate the Dutch coastal waters, the Wadden Sea and the IJsselmeer.

✔ More than 228 highly detailed water charts with up-to-date buoyage and depths.

✔ Large chart range: from De Panne to Norderney. Including the IJsselmeer and the Zeeland waters.

✔ Weekly updates of the Notices to Mariners (BaZ) for the most current chart view.

✔ Place a navigation waypoint and navigate to it using the course line, Course to Steer, and Distance to Go.

✔ View your sailed track on the chart.

✔ Place distance circles around your GPS position.

Charts

After purchasing the app you can immediately download all DKW 1800 charts and start using the app for navigation on board. The charts are linked to your Stentec account and can therefore also be used with WinGPS for Windows and WinGPS Marine for Android.

Note: the updates for the DKW 1800 charts will be released weekly. Do you have the edition of last year? Then you can upgrade to the new edition for a special upgrade price in our online shop, which will also provide you with weekly BaZ updates for the charts.

System requirements:
Check via the link below if your device is suitable for this chart app. This app has the same system requirements as WinGPS Marine for iOS. In addition, you should take into account the size of the DKW 1800 series charts. Check our online shop for the current size of these charts.

Note: not every device mentioned above has a built-in GPS receiver. If your device does not have an internal GPS receiver, you can use a bluetooth GPS receiver

WinGPS Marine
Do you also want to sail outside the 1800 series area? Then we recommend WinGPS Marine: the free navigation app for iOS. Here you can also load other DKW charts and use them for navigation. WinGPS Marine can be upgraded, after which you can also set routes, download GRIB files for weather forecasts and link AIS.

Details: Created: 06 March 2019

WinGPS Marine PLUS

Navigate on your iPad and iPhone.

Ideal for navigation on your sloop, sailing yacht, motor ship or canoe using the premium features:

✔ Plotting routes

✔ Connect AIS

✔ Check your position

✔ Course-up mode

✔ Save sailed tracks

✔ Distance circles

Additional features are under development

Now available

NEW: Update for WinGPS Marine (Plus) iOS. Click here to watch a video..

WinGPS Marine Plus for iOS

After the free app WinGPS Marine for iOS, Stentec releases the extended version WinGPS Marine Plus. This app included premium features and is developed for the iPhone and iPad.

With WinGPS Marine plus for iOS it is possible to wirelessly connect your AIS device. This way you can see the AIS objects on your chart.

NEW - Plot a route with single points on open water, or plan the route over the waterway network taking into account the bridges, locks and restrictions of the waterways, and the dimensions of your ship.

Navigate the waypoints using the course line, Course to Steer and Distance to Go and view and save your route.

For inland waterways you can put the app in course-up mode.

Expected soon

Now that the route planning has been expanded by combining it with the waterway network, this will be optimized in the coming period. After this, we will add GRIB file downloads to WinGPS Marine Plus, for example to show wind and precipitation on the chart. The current and tide information is also planned for the development of WinGPS Marine Plus.

Charts

The charts that can be used in this app, are Stentec’s own DKW-charts. For example the free chart DKW Frisian Lakes or the well-known DKW 1800-series for the Dutch coastal waters, including weekly update services.

At the first start-up of the app, you will be asked to log in with your account. The free default online maps from Apple are available in the app for orientation. The DKW-charts, which are connected to your account, can be downloaded directly in this app and be used for navigation.

Note: only charts from 2018 and newer can be used in this app. Do you have older charts? Then you can renew them in our online shop. Click here to renew your cards >

System requirements:
Check whether your device is suitable for WinGPS via the link below.

Note: not every ipad has a built-in GPS receiver. If your device does not have an internal GPS receiver, you can use a Bluetooth GPS receiver

Do you have questions about WinGPS Marine for iOS? Click here to view the Frequently Asked Questions.

Let us know what you think
In the coming period, the app will of course be further upgraded, optimized and new (possibly paid) features will be added, for example GRIB files, stream and tidal information and the option to connect other board instruments. We would like to continue to receive your feedback about the current version and any wishes for future versions via the feedback form.

Details: Created: 28 February 2019

WinGPS Marine!
Navigate on your iPad and iPhone

Ideal for navigation on your sloop, sailing yacht, motor ship or canoe.

✔ Load the map of your sailing area and view the current depths, bouyage and other water sport information.

✔ Always know where you are, how fast you are sailing and what your course is using GPS (internal or bluetooth).

✔ Place a navigation waypoint and sail there using the course line, the Course to Steer and the Distance to Go.

✔ See your sailed track on the chart.

✔ Show the distance circles around you GPS position.

WinGPS Marine for iOS

Ideal for navigation on your sloop, sailing yacht, motor ship or canoe. WinGPS Marine for iOS is our first app for the iPad and iPhone. The app originated from the beta version that has been enthusiastically tested by many WinGPS users.

The iOS app is ideal for use with our open water charts, such as the popular DKW 1800 series. Now that the waterway network has been added, the app is also suitable for use on inland waterways, such as with the DKW Vaarkaart Nederland.

Here's an overview of all our apps for iOS, including the latest news about them.

Charts

Note: only charts from 2018 and newer can be used in this app. Do you have older charts? Then you can renew them in our online shop. Click here to renew your cards >

System requirements:
Check whether your device is suitable for WinGPS via the link below.

Note: not every ipad has a built-in GPS receiver. If your device does not have an internal GPS receiver, you can use a Bluetooth GPS receiver

Do you have questions about WinGPS Marine for iOS? Click here to view the Frequently Asked Questions.

Let us know what you think
In the coming period, the app will of course be further upgraded, optimized and new (possibly paid) features will be added. We would like to continue to receive your feedback about the current version and any wishes for future versions via the feedback form

News