KayakNav Features
An exciting advance in Kayaking technology for your iPhone, iPad, or iPad mini.
KayakNav is designed to assist with Navigation and training in your Kayak. Just plot your path on GoogleEarth and email yourself the KMZ or KML file. KayakNav will load up the points, optimise the path and calculate all the statistics required to track your paddling. It also stores it into an internal database for fast access.
It provides a Virtual Training Partner to help you maintain pace in both time trials and marathons.
For marathons and long open water treks, provides a coloured Compass with optimised path targeting to minimise your total paddle distance and help you get back on course quickly.
Maps
On-line and cached off-line Maps. You can now paddle where Wifi and 3G/4G have never been. Route planning from Google kml/kmz files and also gpx Route File Formats. Uses open street maps and even allows you to use your own OSM map server if you want to use your own map styles.
Unique Hands-Free Navigation with auto panning, zooming and rotation of the map for the best possible view of your planned route without ever having to stop paddling and touch the device. Auto zoom level cycling to show you the path ahead, to the next major waypoint and to the finish periodically. Automatic start/finish line detection so you're not distracted by having to start/stop timers and send your stats back home. Automatic timestamping waypoints using unique waypoint crossing detection technology. Colour coded compass lets you stay on course with a quick glance. Water/land detection and paddling/resting/portage/travel mode switching. Shortcutting override for cases where you just don't want to follow the planned route.
Virtual Training Partner
A Virtual Training Partner with configurable pacing parameters.
Paddling Simulator
Simulation mode allows you to load up a new course and watch as the simulated paddler traverses the course while the map adjusts itsself automatically. This is also useful for pre-loading map tiles for off-line use.
Instrumentation
KayakNav captures so much data it doesn't even fit on an iPad screen, so we let you decide what you want to see on live info panels whilst it logs everything for later analysis using spreadsheets. Continuously monitor your Stroke Rate and distance travelled and many more statistics. Configurable info cells allow you to drag just the information that you need to display to overlay the map. Choose from 15 different sets of statistics and graphs including distance/time/speed/ETA, targeting distance and bearing, map tiles and zooming, forecast completion times, Heart Rate graphs, paddle cadence/graph and even CPU/memory loading for your device. Over 120 statistics can be automatically emailed to you as you cross the finish line without touching the device. The emailed attachment is in CSV format so that you can analyse things like your speed vs heart rate over the entire course. It also contains GPS coordinate and a seperate GPX file that can be used in various 3rd party programs to plot your path. You can also load this back into KayakNav for your next trip. Automatically converts to your preferred Unit of Measure (imperial, metric, scientific or maritime) and rounds and scales numbers to make them readable. Heart Rate devices using Bluetooth BLTE are supported with live graphs, signal strength and status indication. KayakNav shows the make/model of the device when connected.
Power Conservation
KayakNav implements a number of battery saving measures to maximise the distance you can travel on a single charge.