Lakemaster Product Questions

  • James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    March 3, 2011 at 4:36 am #1271077

    Guys

    Threads having been popping up with a lot of questions about changes to the various Lakemaster map chip products and I’ve been emailing them to the company one at a time for answers but that’s not very efficient when new questions pop up 6 times a day.

    I’m scheduled to have a call with Lakemaster on Friday to go through changes to their various products and I’d be more than willing to present any questions that the membership might have. All I ask is that those questions be throw here as a reply and I’ll do my best to get an answer to each and every one of them.

    mike-g
    Bloomington,MN
    Posts: 556
    March 3, 2011 at 7:31 am #943279

    What Hi Def (1ft) lakes were added from last update?? specifically Humminbird chips for MN and Dakotas. thx.

    trytoofish
    sw Mn.
    Posts: 418
    March 3, 2011 at 11:23 am #943288

    Now that the Dakotas chip has had Nebraska added to it. What and how many new Dakotas lakes are there. over the just Dakotas chip? Or are the Dakotas lake lists the same its just the addition on Nebraska? Humminbird Im talking. Which Brings another Question. Are the lake lists on the Lowrance chips Identical to the lake lists on the Humminbird chips?

    AllenW
    Mpls, MN
    Posts: 2895
    March 3, 2011 at 12:03 pm #943294

    Is there a list of what different type of chips (HD/Pro/?) will work in which units?
    In my case the LXC27C units.

    Al

    Dave Koonce
    Moderator
    Prairie du Chien Wi.
    Posts: 6946
    March 3, 2011 at 1:20 pm #943347

    On the Wisconsin chip…
    Is all of pool 10 included ?

    kroger3
    blaine mn
    Posts: 1116
    March 3, 2011 at 1:21 pm #943350

    Can my lost LOTW, Rainy, and Wisconsin chips find themselves and let me know where they are?

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    March 3, 2011 at 4:07 pm #943515

    Keep ’em coming. I’ll try to do my best to anticipate some of the more common questions but I know I won’t get them all.

    Mike S
    Posts: 108
    March 3, 2011 at 6:10 pm #943602

    Will a lakemaster chip work in a Garmin Nuvi and will it leave a track line? Also can you make waypoints? Thanks

    cspierings
    Oregon, WI
    Posts: 113
    March 3, 2011 at 6:14 pm #943607

    Does lakemaster plan to fix the map in pool 9 where the area below the dam is covered by a “polygon” their term? Will there be any sort of discount or upgrade program for trading in chips with the problem?

    Ben Garver
    Hickman, Nebraska
    Posts: 3149
    March 3, 2011 at 8:19 pm #943664

    When will the first Nebraska lakes start to be surveyed in HD ProMap format? We can’t wait to have some accurate lake map data down here.
    Also, several of us down here are dying to see our lakes on some contour software as well. What kind of time frame can we expect for this?

    travp
    Blaine , Mn
    Posts: 401
    March 4, 2011 at 12:47 am #943761

    When are they going have East and West Rush(Chisago County) in 1ft contours for my garmin like they do for lowrance?

    fisherman-j
    Northern MN
    Posts: 323
    March 4, 2011 at 2:13 am #943794

    Quote:

    What Hi Def (1ft) lakes were added from last update?? specifically Humminbird chips for MN and Dakotas. thx.


    Same here. And how about all of LOTW? Thanks.

    Mike Stephens
    WI.
    Posts: 1722
    March 4, 2011 at 3:17 am #943817

    Quote:

    On the Wisconsin chip…
    Is all of pool 10 included ?

    James, will the contour elite be available for pools 9 and 10 on the miss? Thanks

    trytoofish
    sw Mn.
    Posts: 418
    March 4, 2011 at 4:45 pm #913720

    My Humminbird Dakotas Card is missing data contours from the face of the dam and along the west side on Oahe up about 10 miles. This is supposed to be a HD map. any one else missing this data?

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    March 4, 2011 at 8:16 pm #944111

    Quote:

    What Hi Def (1ft) lakes were added from last update?? specifically Humminbird chips for MN and Dakotas. thx.

    For the Dakotas the primary addition is Lake Sharpe. As for additions to the MN chip, Lakemaster is working on a comprehensive list that will show which lakes and rivers are new this year versus last year’s chips for all the state products. They’ll be sending me that ASAP.

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    March 4, 2011 at 8:17 pm #944112

    Quote:

    Now that the Dakotas chip has had Nebraska added to it. What and how many new Dakotas lakes are there. over the just Dakotas chip? Or are the Dakotas lake lists the same its just the addition on Nebraska? Humminbird Im talking. Which Brings another Question. Are the lake lists on the Lowrance chips Identical to the lake lists on the Humminbird chips?

    The primary addition to the Dakota product is Lake Sharp.

    The lake lists for the Lowrance and Humminbird products are the same.

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    March 4, 2011 at 8:18 pm #944114

    Quote:

    Is there a list of what different type of chips (HD/Pro/?) will work in which units?
    In my case the LXC27C units.

    Al

    Yes, here the compatibility chart >>> web page

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    March 4, 2011 at 8:19 pm #944116

    Quote:

    On the Wisconsin chip…
    Is all of pool 10 included ?

    Yes, all of pool 10 is included on the latest version of the WI chip.

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    March 4, 2011 at 8:20 pm #944117

    Quote:

    Will a lakemaster chip work in a Garmin Nuvi and will it leave a track line? Also can you make waypoints? Thanks

    This functionality is unit/model dependent. Not all Nuvi maps will be able to provide this functionality but some can. Lakemaster advises that customers check with Garmin directly for info on Nuvi features for a given model.

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    March 4, 2011 at 8:23 pm #944121

    Quote:

    Does lakemaster plan to fix the map in pool 9 where the area below the dam is covered by a “polygon” their term? Will there be any sort of discount or upgrade program for trading in chips with the problem?

    Lakemaster says they’re not aware of this issue. They pulled up pool 9 on the WI and MN chips and no polygon was displayed. They’re thinking you have a “map category” turned on that is displaying a “government boundary” that is usually only displayed when non-default map category information is selected. Try turning off “map category” settings to see if the polygon can be removed.

    If this doesn’t solve the issue, Lakemaster asks that you call them directly as they’d like to know more about the issue if it persists.

    AllenW
    Mpls, MN
    Posts: 2895
    March 4, 2011 at 8:25 pm #944122

    Quote:

    Quote:

    Is there a list of what different type of chips (HD/Pro/?) will work in which units?
    In my case the LXC27C units.

    Al

    Yes, here the compatibility chart >>> web page

    It looks like the HD chips will work in a LXC27C, but not be HD right???
    Thanks btw

    Al

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    March 4, 2011 at 8:26 pm #944123

    Quote:

    When will the first Nebraska lakes start to be surveyed in HD ProMap format? We can’t wait to have some accurate lake map data down here.

    Also, several of us down here are dying to see our lakes on some contour software as well. What kind of time frame can we expect for this?

    Many lakes in Nebraska have already been surveyed and are included on the new Dakotas / Nebraska chip as HD maps.

    Here’s the lake list for the Dakota/Nebraska chip >>> web page

    Additional releases from SFS – Contour Elite will likely happen next year.

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    March 4, 2011 at 8:28 pm #944125

    Quote:

    When are they going have East and West Rush(Chisago County) in 1ft contours for my garmin like they do for lowrance?

    Lakemaster has that info completed and will be included on the next release from Garmin.

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    March 4, 2011 at 8:29 pm #944127

    Quote:

    Quote:

    What Hi Def (1ft) lakes were added from last update?? specifically Humminbird chips for MN and Dakotas. thx.


    Same here. And how about all of LOTW? Thanks.

    Additional water will be surveyed on LOTW this summer but it is unlikely that all of the remaining water can be surveyed in one year due to the large area remaining. Any new survey data gathered this summer will be included on the next release for LOTW.

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    March 4, 2011 at 8:31 pm #944130

    Quote:

    Quote:

    On the Wisconsin chip…
    Is all of pool 10 included ?

    James, will the contour elite be available for pools 9 and 10 on the miss? Thanks

    Yes it will be release date has yet to be determined. A reasonable assumption is to expect to see it next year.

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    March 4, 2011 at 8:32 pm #944131

    Quote:

    My Humminbird Dakotas Card is missing data contours from the face of the dam and along the west side on Oahe up about 10 miles. This is supposed to be a HD map. any one else missing this data?

    That area was surveyed this past summer and is included on that latest release of the Dakotas chip.

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    March 4, 2011 at 8:35 pm #944133

    Quote:

    Quote:

    Quote:

    Is there a list of what different type of chips (HD/Pro/?) will work in which units?
    In my case the LXC27C units.

    Al

    Yes, here the compatibility chart >>> web page

    It looks like the HD chips will work in a LXC27C, but not be HD right???
    Thanks btw

    Al

    That’s correct. Or you could just buy the Legacy chip which offers the same hi-def map data without the 3D mapping capabilities which won’t display in your 27. The cost difference between the Legacy chip Version 7 and the Insight chip Version 7 for MN is about $80.

    Legacy – MN Version 7

    Insight – MN Version 7

    AllenW
    Mpls, MN
    Posts: 2895
    March 4, 2011 at 9:59 pm #944154

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    Quote:

    Is there a list of what different type of chips (HD/Pro/?) will work in which units?
    In my case the LXC27C units.

    Al

    Yes, here the compatibility chart >>> web page

    It looks like the HD chips will work in a LXC27C, but not be HD right???
    Thanks btw

    Al

    That’s correct. Or you could just buy the Legacy chip which offers the same hi-def map data without the 3D mapping capabilities which won’t display in your 27. The cost difference between the Legacy chip Version 7 and the Insight chip Version 7 for MN is about $80.

    Legacy – MN Version 7

    Insight – MN Version 7

    Thanks, I’ll have to try and see what the actual visual difference between a “Pro” chip like I’m using now and a Legacy chip is in my unit.

    Al

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    March 4, 2011 at 10:09 pm #944155

    Quote:

    Thanks, I’ll have to try and see what the actual visual difference between a “Pro” chip like I’m using now and a Legacy chip is in my unit.

    Al

    An Insight chip defaults to Legacy display when used in a non-HDS unit.

    mike-g
    Bloomington,MN
    Posts: 556
    March 4, 2011 at 10:15 pm #944156

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    What Hi Def (1ft) lakes were added from last update?? specifically Humminbird chips for MN and Dakotas. thx.

    For the Dakotas the primary addition is Lake Sharpe. As for additions to the MN chip, Lakemaster is working on a comprehensive list that will show which lakes and rivers are new this year versus last year’s chips for all the state products. They’ll be sending me that ASAP.

    Thanks for all the help and time James.

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