Wi-Fish gets update
Expanded app now includes Augmented Reality viewing
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E lectronics company Raymarine has just released a new version of its popular Wi-Fish mobile app for use with DragonflyPRO and Wi-Fish CHIRP Sonar systems. This app has been expanded and now includes Augmented Reality viewing of your saved waypoints and fishing hotspots, bringing navigation into the 21st Century.
It works with the GPS, compass and camera built into in your smartphone or tablet to show precisely where you are in relation to your saved waypoints. The name, symbol, bearing and range to each waypoint are displayed as an overlay on a real-time view of the waterway in front of you.
360° COVERAGE
Simply pan your smartphone or tablet 360° across the horizon, and the precise positions of your waypoints are shown on the live camera feed. This makes it easier than ever to locate your favourite fishing spots and navigate right to them.
They’ve also added a mobile-friendly mapping view to the app, so you can now see a bird’s-eye view of your location with all of your waypoints plotted, right there on your smartphone. You can easily select your destination and view it on the map or in Augmented Reality mode. The app also synchronizes your stored waypoints using the Dragonfly-PRO’s Wi-Fi connection so your waypoints are always available – even when you are away from the boat.
SWITCH VIEWS
The improved Wi-Fish app contains a new View-Switcher menu with an expanded selection of ways to look at your CHIRP DownVision™, fish targeting sonar, Augmented Reality view, map view, and combination views. You still have the ability to pause and rewind the sonar, as well as capture and share screen shots right from your mobile device.
To use the Augmented Reality mode, you must be running the new Wi-Fish app on a GPS-enabled smartphone or tablet. Tablets without built-in GPS will still be able to access all of the sonar features of the app, but won’t be able to switch into Augmented Reality mode.