Simrad Yachting have announced the introduction of a radar target AutoTrack feature to its Halo 2000 and 3000 open-array series radars. Up to 50 targets can be tracked simultaneously out to 24 nautical miles. Dangerous targets are highlighted and alerted, even if the radar screen is in the background. Traditional-style guard zones are implemented via the ZoneTrack feature, and VelocityTrack colour-codes the target based on its speed.
Radar target AutoTrack is coming to dome radars soon!
According to the press release, we should see this technology trickle down to all of the Navico range (B&G, Simrad, Lowrance) dome radars soon.
This will become a great aid to the watchkeepers’ situational awareness.
More information on Simrad Yachting’s website.
This new feature is enabled by default with the latest HALO 2000/3000 V8.2.0.32 software update and can easily be turned on or off in radar settings. It is fully integrated with the HALO 2000/3000 radar system, with plans to roll out to the Simrad®, Lowrance® and B&G® HALO dome radars in the near future. Designed to feel like a natural part of the Simrad® interface, AutoTrack works seamlessly with Simrad® multifunction displays, including the NSS and NSO evo3 and evo3S series with software version 25.1, and the NSX®, NSX ULTRAWIDE and NSS® 4 displays with the 2.1 or later software.
Simrad Yachting press release
