Originally Posted by
Khantahr
Is there a source for this? Functionally the plates behave like PDFs, not vector graphics.
I don't pay attention to the download sizes, but they don't download every plate every time, only the ones that changed.
Source: personal knowledge of Jeppesen operations.
But to not be a jerk:
”Jeppesen electronic charts are full-featured, vector- graphic charts for maximum readability and performance.”
https://www.jeppesen.com/download/ca/ECHARTS_EFB.pdf