Nobeltec Launches IR-2
18th February 2006
Portland, OR – February 15, 2006. – Nobeltec®, the recreation division of Jeppesen
Marine®, announced today the introduction of two new products - the InSight™ Radar 2
Black Box (IR2-BB™) and Bathy Recorder software. As the leading developer of marine
software, Jeppesen Marine plans to present and demonstrate both of these unique products at the upcoming Miami Boat Show, being held February 13-19th (Nobeltec Booth Number 1657).
“We’re looking forward to demonstrating our newest additions to the Nobeltec family of
products at the upcoming Miami Boat Show.” said Shepard Tucker, General Manager for
Jeppesen Marine. “As one of the most important outfitting boat shows of the year,
customers will have the ability to see the value and features of both the IR2-Black Box and Bathy Recorder.” InSight™ Radar 2 (IR2-BB™) Black Box
The InSight™ Radar 2 (IR2-BB™) is a revolutionary product that integrates existing radar
systems with Nobeltec Admiral and Visual Navigation Suite Software. By interfacing existing radar with the IR2-BB, radar images can be viewed right on top of electronic charts. This provides users with high resolution radar overlay capabilities that until now have cost much more.
Nobeltec’s IR2-BB operates as a secondary display to an existing radar system. This enables users to view radar images on radar display units and on their Nobeltec Navigation Software at the same time. The IR2-BB provides users with higher resolution and greater confidence: Brings Older Radars Back to Life – Without the hassle of buying and installing a new radar system, the InSight Radar Box provides boaters with existing radar the opportunity to update to the latest radar display technology.
Radar Made Safe, Easy, and Effective – All important navigation information is available
from a single source. Anti-Collision information is provided by the radar and navigation
information is provided by Nobeltec Navigation Software.
Position Redundancy – Radar overlay points out navigational aids that are missing or not
in their charted position. In areas of poor or inadequate charting, radar overlay highlights
errors in GPS/char positioning allowing the user to rely on more than one source of real-
time position information.
Pricing & Availability –
Nobeltec by Jeppesen’s IR2-Black Box™ will be available for purchase through authorized
Nobeltec dealers. The IR2-BB has a suggested retail price of $3,000 and the first release
enables Furuno slave models. Units will be sold and installed through qualified Nobeltec
dealers.
Bathy Recorder
Customizable Sea Floor Charts
The Nobeltec Bathy Recorder™, sold as a Plus Pack to VNS and Admiral, enables boaters to record sea floor topographic information using their depth Sounder devices and to
incorporate that data into their 3D charts. When using the Bathy Recorder to customize sea floor charts, those charts will constantly improve with repeat trips over the same routes, enabling boaters to have a perfect picture of their favorite fishing spots. In addition, Bathy Recorder ships standard with Custom Contour ability. Boaters now have the ability to create their own sea floor contours and find the depth and terrain that interests them most in an easy-to-use format.
Pricing & Availability
Bathy Recorder has a suggested retail price of $800. Software, sounder and radar modules are sold separately. Bathy Recorder requires version 8.1.2000 (or higher) of VNS or Admiral