Navionics app weirdness

Snodge

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Wondering if anyone has seen or heard of Navionics sonarchart showing non existent bottom features? Starting a couple weeks back Desolation sound has sprouted a few large seamounts on my tablet:

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Both those clusters of "data" to the northeast and west (west is up in the screengrab) showing green drying flats are figments of someones sonar imagination. As you can see from my red vector line I transited one at 23 knots and lived to tell.

These only show when zoomed in to a certain extent; Zoomed in

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and zoomed out a bit;

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After first noticing this I sent an email to Garmin but got no response. I also updated the map on my tablet figuring it might correct itself but no, they're still there. And this only occurs on my tablet, app on my phone is fine.

Anyone else have wierd things showing up on their tablet or phone apps? Anyone else showing these exact features in Desolation sound on their app?

I guess it's maybe better to be showing something thats not there and have boaters go around rather than not showing a feature but I'd rather not see anomalous features at all...
 
The plot thickens; just after writing this I uodated the chart on my phone app and guess what? Now my phone shows the same fake features!
 
its those whale protection freeks.. trying to get you to slow down and drive around a specific area that whales once transited.
 
After a second email to Navionics I was given a link to file a report. Just got this in reply:

Thank you for bringing this to our Cartography Department. Navionics appreciates your input.
We anticipate that an update will be made available by  November 14, 2022.  We will contact you back with some instructions to receive the update, once it has been released.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Best regards,

Navionics Product Support Specialist


no mention of why it happened but I guess it'll be fixed...
 
After a second email to Navionics I was given a link to file a report. Just got this in reply:

Thank you for bringing this to our Cartography Department. Navionics appreciates your input.
We anticipate that an update will be made available by  November 14, 2022.  We will contact you back with some instructions to receive the update, once it has been released.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Best regards,

Navionics Product Support Specialist


no mention of why it happened but I guess it'll be fixed...
I think it's the live sonar junk. Someone probably picked up a bait ball and then that info gets shared with the greater community.
 
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