For Apple devices there are two versions of the charts
LITE – Smaller files (max 580mb) Contains all chart zoom levels except the highest , can be used for all normal navigation
FULL – Larger files (max 2Gb) Contains 1 additional zoom level with the highest details , use for off normal navigation
Within each of the LITE of FULL chart set the charts are divided into 5 subsets of charts
CSIG Canals – Only the Inland waterway Canals ( Royal , Grand etc )
CSIG Erne – Only Lough Erne
CSIG Shannon – Only the Shannon Navigation
CSIG ShannonErne – Shannon , SEW and Erne
CSIG Inland Waterways – All of the Inland waterways of Ireland
You don’t need all of them , just download below (click on) the one that best matches your normal area , you can always come back and download others if needed
Steps to Get the charts and setup on your Ipad/ Iphone
- Go to Apple Store and buy Guru Pro Get Guru , or Cartographer 2 Maps Cartograph – Cartographer is much cheaper and works just fine
- Download the relevant chart to your PC from below
- If zipped , Unzip the downloaded file(s) in a folder (if you select more than 1 file to download they will be downloaded as a zip file) , make sure that they are fully unzipped , File type should be (*.mbtiles) using an application like PeaZip Get PeaZip
- Connect your Ipad/Iphone to your PC and use Itunes , file sharing to transfer the selected charts to your Ipad. Loading charts with Itunes
Note: Most Ipads do not have GPS , so you will need to buy and connect a Bluetooth GPS dongle to tell the Ipad your position.Info on Bluetooth GPS Dongles
If your position is not on the waterways , you will not see anything as the charts are blank outside the waterways areas