Canada Lakes on chips?

[jimbob67]

I have done some searches here to try to understand why certain northern Canadian lakes (OK, so it's LaRonge) aren't available on Navionics chips. All I can find is an occasional reference to a "tiff" between Canadian chart makers and the Navionics folks.

I live in Colorado and don't really need all those detailed maps of the Great Lakes (now, when I retire in a couple of years THAT might change!) but sure would like to get detailed views of places like LaRonge.

Any chance of that happening?

Jim

[jimbob67]

I have done some searches here to try to understand why certain northern Canadian lakes (OK, so it's LaRonge) aren't available on Navionics chips. All I can find is an occasional reference to a "tiff" between Canadian chart makers and the Navionics folks.

I live in Colorado and don't really need all those detailed maps of the Great Lakes (now, when I retire in a couple of years THAT might change!) but sure would like to get detailed views of places like LaRonge.

Any chance of that happening?

Jim

[Rich J]

jimbob67

You might check out Freedom Maps. I have one on a Lowrance GPS that covers all of Ontario. It does not show depths but does accurately show shore lines and islands. This comes on a chip so there is nothing to download to the GPS.

I know Magellan also has maps that can be downloaded. The ones I have seen are quite detailed but require you to buy the software to download them.

I don't know if either cover the area you are looking for.

Rich J

[Rich J]

jimbob67

You might check out Freedom Maps. I have one on a Lowrance GPS that covers all of Ontario. It does not show depths but does accurately show shore lines and islands. This comes on a chip so there is nothing to download to the GPS.

I know Magellan also has maps that can be downloaded. The ones I have seen are quite detailed but require you to buy the software to download them.

I don't know if either cover the area you are looking for.

Rich J

[jimbob67]

Thanks! I'll take a look. Too bad we can't get the quality of maps for the north country.

Jim

[jimbob67]

Thanks! I'll take a look. Too bad we can't get the quality of maps for the north country.

Jim