Garmin BlueChart® g3 Vision® HD - VEU502S - Azores Islands - microSD™/SD™
Garmin BlueChart® g3 Vision® HD - VEU502S - Azores Islands - microSD™/SD™ — Product description
Discover the Azores with Precision Navigation
Navigating the volcanic archipelago of the Azores demands charts that capture every rugged coastline, hidden cove, and bustling harbor. This detailed marine mapping solution delivers comprehensive coverage of the Azores Islands, spotlighting key ports like Vila da Praia, Santa Cruz, Horta, and S. Lourenço. Whether you're island-hopping between São Miguel, Pico, or Faial, or anchoring in secluded bays, these charts turn complex waters into confident passages.
Ideal for sailors crossing the Atlantic, whale watchers tracking migrations, or anglers targeting deep-sea spots, the maps blend traditional nautical data with modern visuals for safer, more immersive voyages amid the islands' dramatic lava flows and steep cliffs.
Advanced Features for Smarter On-Water Decisions
Go beyond basic outlines with tools designed for real-world challenges. Integrated high-definition content fuses proven Garmin reliability with enhanced details, ensuring you see the seafloor, hazards, and landmarks with stunning clarity.
Auto Guidance: Your Route Planner at Sea
Pick your destination, set your preferred depth and clearance, and watch as intelligent algorithms plot a suggested path around obstacles. Perfect for threading through narrow channels or avoiding uncharted reefs—always pair with vigilant seamanship for the best results.
Depth Range and Shallow Water Shading
Visualize up to 10 customizable depth bands at a glance, highlighting safe zones for your vessel's draft. Add user-defined shallow shading to flag skinny waters instantly, reducing the guesswork in unfamiliar anchorages or tidal shifts common around the Azores.
Ultra-Detailed Contours and Bottom Structure
One-foot contours reveal the ocean floor's nuances—crucial for bottom fishing over drop-offs or spotting structure for lobsters and grouper. Enhanced swamp, canal, and port plans make tight maneuvers in places like Horta a breeze.
Immersive 3D Views: FishEye and MarinerEye
Dive beneath the surface with FishEye's underwater 3D perspective, syncing with sonar for a tailored bottom scan. Switch to MarinerEye for a panoramic above-and-below-water view, blending terrain, buoys, and seabeds to contextualize your position like never before.
Satellite Imagery and Aerial Photos
Overlay crisp satellite layers on charts for a bird's-eye reality check, or zoom into crystal-clear aerial shots of harbors. Entering Horta or Praia da Vitória blind? These visuals orient you to docks, breakwaters, and facilities with lifelike precision.
Why Boaters Trust These Charts in the Azores
For Atlantic adventurers, the Azores represent a midway paradise between Europe and the Americas, with unpredictable winds, strong currents, and volcanic depths. These charts empower you to:
- Fish productively by pinpointing contours where pelagic species school.
- Cruise safely, dodging lava pinnacles and swell-prone lee shores.
- Explore off-the-beaten-path spots, from Pico's vineyards to Flores' waterfalls.
- Plan multi-island itineraries with confidence, factoring in weather windows.
Compatible with leading chartplotters and loaded on convenient SD/microSD media, they update your setup seamlessly for every trip.
Frequently Asked Questions
What areas do these Azores charts cover?
They provide full coverage of the Azores Islands, including detailed plans for ports such as Vila da Praia, Santa Cruz, Horta, and S. Lourenço, plus surrounding coastal waters.
How does Auto Guidance work on these charts?
It calculates suggested routes based on your boat's depth and overhead needs, highlighting potential hazards—great for planning but not a substitute for active navigation.
Can I use the 3D views with my sonar?
Yes, FishEye View integrates with compatible sonar data, creating a customized 3D underwater representation of the bottom and contours.
What makes the satellite imagery useful?
High-res overlays on nautical charts give a realistic surroundings view, helping with harbor entries and landmark recognition in remote Azores spots.
Are these charts suitable for fishing in the Azores?
Absolutely—1-foot contours and detailed bottom structure excel for targeting fish-holding features around the islands' volcanic seamounts.
How do I customize depth shading?
Set up to 10 depth ranges or a shallow water threshold to shade areas visually, tailoring the display to your vessel and conditions.
What chartplotters work with this card?
It's designed for compatibility with Garmin chartplotters that support BlueChart g3 Vision HD cards via SD or microSD slots.
Experience unparalleled coverage and brilliant detail when you're on the water. BlueChart ® G3 Vision coastal charts provide industry-leading coverage, clarity and detail with integrated Garmin and Navionics content.
Garmin 010C084600 Attributes
- Compatibility: Compatible With Chart Plotters
- Chart Coverage: VEU502S Azores Islands
- Storage: On SD/ Micro-SD Card
Garmin 010C084600 Features & Benefits
- Industry-Leading Coverage, Clarity And Detail With Updated Coastal Charts That Feature Integrated Garmin And Navionics ® Content
- Auto Guidance Technology Quickly Calculates A Suggested Route By Using Your Desired Depth And Overhead Clearance
- Provides Depth Range Shading For Up To 10 Depth Ranges, Enabling You To View Your Target Depth At A Glance
- Up To 1 Foot Contours Provide A More Accurate Depiction Of The Bottom Structure For Improved Fishing Charts
- To Give A Clear Picture Of Shallow Waters To Avoid, The Shallow Water Shading Allows For Shading At A User-Defined Depth
- High-Resolution Satellite Imagery With Navigational Charts Overlaid Gives You A Realistic View Of Your Surroundings
- FishEye View - This Underwater Perspective Shows 3-D Representation Of Bottom And Contours As Seen From Below The Waterline
- MarinerEye View - This View Provides A 3-D Representation Of The Surrounding Area Both Above And Below The Waterline
- Crystal-Clear Aerial Photography Shows Exceptional Detail Of Many Ports, Harbors And Marinas And Is Ideal When Entering Unfamiliar Ports
- Limited One Year Consumer Warranty
Garmin 010C084600 Warranties
BlueChart® g3 Vision® HD - VEU502S - Azores Islands - microSD™/SD™
Coverage:
Complete coverage of the Azores Islands with detailed port plans including Vila Da Praia, Santa Cruz, Horta, and S. Lourenço.
Premier Coastal Charts
- Industry-leading coverage, clarity and detail with updated coastal charts that feature integrated Garmin and Navionics® content
- Auto Guidance¹ technology quickly calculates a suggested route by using your desired depth and overhead clearance
- Includes Depth Range Shading for up to 10 depth ranges, enabling you to view your target depth at a glance
- Up to 1’ contours provide a more accurate depiction of the bottom structure for improved fishing charts
- To give a clear picture of shallow waters to avoid, the Shallow Water Shading allows for shading at a user-defined depth
Experience unparalleled coverage and brilliant detail when you’re on the water. BlueChart g3 Vision coastal charts provide industry-leading coverage, clarity and detail with integrated Garmin and Navionics content.
Auto Guidance
Whether you are fishing or cruising, select a spot, and get a route showing you the general path and nearby obstructions at a safe depth1.
Depth Range Shading
This feature displays high-resolution Depth Range Shading for up to 10 depth ranges so you can view your designated target depth.
Shallow Water Shading
To give a clear picture of shallow waters to avoid, this feature allows for shading at a user-defined depth.
Detailed Contours
BlueChart g3 Vision charts feature 1’ contours that provide a more accurate depiction of bottom structure for improved fishing charts and enhanced detail in swamps, canals and port plans.
High-resolution Satellite Imagery
High-resolution satellite imagery with navigational charts overlaid gives you a realistic view of your surroundings. It’s our most realistic charting display in a chartplotter — ideal for entering unfamiliar harbors or ports.
FishEye View
This underwater perspective shows 3-D representation of bottom and contours as seen from below the waterline. Interface with sonar data for a customized view.
MarinerEye View
This view provides a 3-D representation of the surrounding area both above and below the waterline.
Aerial Photography
Crystal-clear aerial photography shows exceptional detail of many ports, harbors and marinas and is ideal when entering unfamiliar ports.
¹Auto Guidance is for planning purposes only and does not replace safe navigation practices
This product may not be returned to the original point of purchase. Please contact the manufacturer directly with any issues or concerns."Experience unparalleled coverage and brilliant detail on the water. BlueChart g3 Vision coastal charts provide industry-leading coverage, clarity and detail with integrated Garmin and Navionics data, Auto Guidance technology and high-resolution relief shading. See your vessel's precise, on-chart position in relation to navaids, coastal features, anchorages, obstructions, waterways, restricted areas and more with this detailed marine mapping data. Shaded depth contours, coastlines, spot soundings, navaids, port plans, wrecks, obstructions, intertidal zones, restricted areas and IALA symbols."
SKU: NVN-30814
MPN: 010-C0846-00
UPC: 753759070267
Technical specifications
| Brand | Garmin |
| Model | Garmin BlueChart® g3 Vision® HD - VEU502S - Azores Islands - microSD™/SD™ |
| SKU / MFR# | 30814 |
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