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<blockquote><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family: arial">Navico GoFree cloud content and services
The Simrad NSO evo2, NSS evo2, B&G Zeus<sup><font size="2">2 </font></sup>and Lowrance HDS Gen2 Touch MFDs will all get a January software update that allows users to buy new charts, update software, and more directly from their boat displays. Moreover, GoFree is being upgraded to a separate "brand" that covers all the cloud-enabled content and services offered by Navico on all three "hardware" brands...</span></font>
<font color="#000000"><span style="font-family: arial">The first big step is to make the existing GoFree WIFI-1 wireless bridge -- which previously provided only a closed loop WiFi connection between mobile devices and an MFD/sensor network -- also able to act as a WiFi client to an internet access point. (You can use another WiFi bridge instead of the WiFi-1, download "GoFree Advanced Setup" here, but you won't be able to set these up from the chart plotter nearly as easily.) The coming software update also seems to put rudimentary browser and file transfer functions on the MFDs, as well as enabling quick tasks like choosing a new external WiFi network.</span></font>
<font color="#000000"><span style="font-family: arial">-</span></font><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family: arial">The new GoFree Shop choice coming to the current generation MFDs will let you access the Insight Store (which will be renamed the GoFree Store) to buy Navico's own charts and those of charting partners that participate in the program. NVcharts and Jeppesen C-Map have announced that they will participate. -
</span></font><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family: arial">Direct downloading of system software updates will also be enabled, as well as chart updates and the ability to easily upload sonar data to the Insight Genesis make-your-own-chart program. What was still missing at METS was the participation of Navionics, who run their own Freshest Data chart update program. When asked, the Navionics people on hand could not provide any guidance, so we'll have to wait and see how this plays out -
</span></font><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family: arial">Navico obviously has big plans for their new brand, though, and if you check out the Introducing GoFree video you'll find mentions of telematics and social boating. -
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The Simrad NSO evo2, NSS evo2, B&G Zeus<sup><font size="2">2 </font></sup>and Lowrance HDS Gen2 Touch MFDs will all get a January software update that allows users to buy new charts, update software, and more directly from their boat displays. Moreover, GoFree is being upgraded to a separate "brand" that covers all the cloud-enabled content and services offered by Navico on all three "hardware" brands...</span></font>
<font color="#000000"><span style="font-family: arial">The first big step is to make the existing GoFree WIFI-1 wireless bridge -- which previously provided only a closed loop WiFi connection between mobile devices and an MFD/sensor network -- also able to act as a WiFi client to an internet access point. (You can use another WiFi bridge instead of the WiFi-1, download "GoFree Advanced Setup" here, but you won't be able to set these up from the chart plotter nearly as easily.) The coming software update also seems to put rudimentary browser and file transfer functions on the MFDs, as well as enabling quick tasks like choosing a new external WiFi network.</span></font>
<font color="#000000"><span style="font-family: arial">-</span></font><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family: arial">The new GoFree Shop choice coming to the current generation MFDs will let you access the Insight Store (which will be renamed the GoFree Store) to buy Navico's own charts and those of charting partners that participate in the program. NVcharts and Jeppesen C-Map have announced that they will participate. -
</span></font><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family: arial">Direct downloading of system software updates will also be enabled, as well as chart updates and the ability to easily upload sonar data to the Insight Genesis make-your-own-chart program. What was still missing at METS was the participation of Navionics, who run their own Freshest Data chart update program. When asked, the Navionics people on hand could not provide any guidance, so we'll have to wait and see how this plays out -
</span></font><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family: arial">Navico obviously has big plans for their new brand, though, and if you check out the Introducing GoFree video you'll find mentions of telematics and social boating. -
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