Talking About Adventure In Small Boats
Bermudaboy
Member
Haven't ever subscribed... two questions to those that have...
1) it this just for the device, or will it do overlay in HP?
2) Specifically trying to find up to date Satellite Imagery for Florida Bay, since Hurrricane or any 2018 shots spent alot of time in March popping rudders and Popeye forearming the tiller for hours on Over croc... Does Birdseye contain any new satellite imagery than GE's 12/2017?
WaterScout
Member
I have used Birds eye for the last 2 years. It is one $30 subscription for each device. I only use handhelds like the 64ST and the 78SC. I use Garmin Basecamp so I'm not sure if it works in HP. I am not sure where the geospacial files originate from and what the overflight schedule is.
If you have a subscription to BirdsEye, you can load the satellite imagery on your handheld, and/or also view it in HomePort. The images remain even once your subscription expires. If you load the imagery in a specific folder in HomePort you can "toggle it on / off" by selecting/deselecting the folder where you have the images. This is useful for working on routes.
I don't use the imagery on my handhelds very often. It is useful in some cases, where you want extreme detail; for example, it can help you navigate the maze to the dock at CP1, but in general the imagery appears dark as compared to regular charts. I use BirdsEye imagery most for planning in HomePort.
In some cases the imagery is better than Google Earth, but usually GE is better. I use both GE (viewing my HomePort data in GE) and BirdsEye depending on which has the best images. I just downloaded a BirdsEye image from Florida Bay (croc dragover area) and the image is dated 12/17/2018. I don't know the schedule for image updates.
Note, the last time I checked, if you purchase a new BirdsEye subscription, you must use the Basecamp application to activate your purchase. Download Basecamp (free) and click on the "BirdEye" tab, select "Download BirdsEye Imagery" and you should find an option to renew your expired subscription. For some reason Garmin has not added the same activation process to Homeport. Once activated, you can download/view the imagery on either Homeport or Basecamp.
Greg
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