FURUNO ADDS A NEW DIMENSION TO 3D WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF NAVNET 3D

Furuno USA, Inc. is proud to introduce the latest innovation in integrated marine electronics, NavNet 3D. Since the release of NavNet1 in 2001 and NavNet vx2 in 2005, Furuno's NavNet series has been enjoying unrivalled popularity worldwide for its high reliability, performance and expandability. It has even been voted Best Integrated Navigation System by the National Marine Electronics Association. Now, NavNet 3D is ready to carry on the tradition and break new ground with never before seen features.

NavNet 3D is a completely redesigned navigation suite that is a component based system. The brains of the system are based in its Multi Function Display (MFD) units. You can choose from an 8.4-inch, 12.1-inch or Black Box MFD, depending on your vessel size and need. From there, you can add on a variety of components to round out your package, such as the Ultra High Definition (UHD) Digital Radar Sensor, Furuno Digital Filter (FDF) Fish Finder, Sirius Satellite Weather Receiver, GPS/WAAS Receiver, Autopilot, AIS Receiver, Digital Instruments, IP Cameras and more.

The Future of Chart Plotting Is Here

Imagine a chart plotter with no redraw time. Now imagine being able to choose from preloaded raster, vector and bathymetric official NOAA charts for the entire U.S. coastline, including Alaska and Hawaii. Now the high point, imagine a chart plotter that can display either chart format in 2D or 3D anytime, on the fly.

NavNet 3D is able to do all of this because of its powerful graphic engine and a new technology Furuno developed called TimeZeroTM. TimeZeroTM enables instant, real and seamless chart redraw with absolutely no waiting. The chart can be zoomed seamlessly and continuously in and out to whatever chart scale is desired, instead of limiting the fixed range scales that you select from on conventional chart plotters. You can also pan and scroll around the chart in real-time, allowing you the freedom to explore your charts. Then with a simple, short push of a single button, you are instantly returned to your own vessel's position. A long push for same button toggles you between a traditional 2D view to an amazing 3D view.

Adding to the charts, Furuno is offering high-resolution satellite photography that can be fused with the raster or vector charts. They have created a new technique call Satellite PhotoFusionTM that allows land areas (zero depth) to be completely opaque, so that these areas are displayed as high-resolution satellite photos on the chart. As the depth increases, the satellite photography becomes more transparent so that you will know where the shallows end and the deeper water begins. The satellite photography offered by Furuno is one of the highest in the industry for all areas of the US. What's even more amazing is that the satellite photography can be added at no additional cost, by simply downloading your area onto a SD card from the NavNet.com web site and uploading it to your system.

Furuno Digital Radars Have a Dual Personality

As with previous NavNet Radars, Furuno has implemented true color Radar in the NavNet 3D system. The big difference is that the Radar sensors are now Ultra High Definition (UHDTM) Radar sensors. These UHDTM digital Radars deliver crystal clear, noise-free target presentations with automatic, real-time digital controls. The NavNet 3D's new dual progressive scan transmits two separate echo signals, creating a real-time, dual-range Radar. When you split the screen with two Radar presentations, each screen acts autonomously, allowing for manipulation of individual range, gain, sea and rain clutter controls. They are also equipped with an automatic Radar plotting aid (ARPA) capable of simultaneously tracking up to 30 targets.

The NavNet 3D digital Radar sensors are completely Ethernet based, with all of the power and brains supplied with the dome or gearbox. As an added bonus, Furuno incorporated an NMEA 2000 port on each Radar antenna, to which NMEA 2000 sensors can be directly connected. The antenna converts the signal and then distributes it through the network via Ethernet. Power for these networked NMEA 2000 sensors can be supplied from the NMEA2000 bus. NavNet 3D also supports NMEA0183, but those sensors must be connected to a MFD directly.

Award Winning Digital Fish Finding Technology

One of the areas that Furuno has long been known for is their outstanding fish finder technology. NavNet 3D incorporates Furuno's award winning FDF (Furuno Digital Filter) technology through the use of the DFF1 network sounder. The DFF1 turns any NavNet 3D MFD into a powerful, dual frequency digital fish finder. Surface clutter, mainly caused by the vessel's propeller can be greatly suppressed by the digital filter, resulting in exceptional shallow water detection. This makes it easier to spot fish targets that are close to the surface. The digital filter also optimizes gain, to obtain highly defined images of underwater conditions to show fish targets close to the seabed. The DFF1 can also read the new transducer ID function, which gives you information about the transducers model number, production date and more.

Bringing It All Together

Perhaps the most impressive part of NavNet 3D is when you bring all the pieces together. This building block type system allows you to create the system that works best for your vessel. If you only need a GPS and chart plotter, all you need is a MFD and GPS receiver. If you want satellite weather to overlay your chart, add the Sirius Satellite Weather receiver. But when you bring the whole system together, you have one amazing network!

Picture, if you can, looking at a raster or vector chart on your chart plotter screen. With a press of a button it seamlessly goes from a 2D flat chart to a full 3D view. Next, like turning on a light switch, you toggle on the satellite photography. Then you overlay the Radar targets, which are displayed in 3D as well. Finally, you turn on and overlay the NOWRAD satellite weather.

Perhaps you need additional information and want to split the screen. You can show your engine room cameras through the multiple video inputs or if you rather, over the Ethernet network with up to four IP (Internet Protocol) cameras. You can even cycle through multiple video inputs in a single window. Or maybe you want to view some digital instruments such as engine monitoring, wind data, or other sensor data. The options are almost limitless with NavNet 3D.