A new feature overlays charted channel markers and other navigation aids directly onto compatible radar displays, helping boaters distinguish them from other targets in darkness or poor visibility.
Simrad’s Navigation Aid feature combines charted navigation markers with the radar display.
Marine electronics manufacturer Simrad has added a free feature to its marine navigation systems that Halo and B&G radar users will especially love when boating at night or slogging through snotty weather.
The new Navigation Aid feature automatically overlays navigational aid icons like those from a chartplotter directly onto the radar display, which should greatly help tired eyes distinguish channel markers from the array of radar targets on the display, or save a skipper from toggling between radar and chartplotter. Nav aid data is sourced directly from C-MAP DISCOVER X or REVEAL X charting software integrated with Simrad multifunction displays.
The navigation feature is an extension of Simrad’s AutoTrack feature that overlays onto radar tracked vessels and potential hazards and can be enabled or disabled through the Vessels and Targets menu.
Compatible Displays And Software Requirements
The free Navigation Aid feature is scheduled for release with the Simrad NEON OS 2.6 software update in late 2026.
| Requirement | Compatible equipment or software |
|---|---|
| Simrad displays | NSX, NSX ULTRAWIDE, NSS 4, NSO 4 |
| B&G displays | Zeus S, Zeus S ULTRAWIDE, Zeus SR, Zeus SRX |
| Radar | Compatible Simrad HALO or B&G radar systems |
| Software | NEON OS 2.6 |
| Charts | C-MAP DISCOVER X or REVEAL X |