Chart Software?
Submitted by Dreamweaver on Mon, 2009-01-12 08:06
Heyoop Guys and Girls,
I'm looking for some chart software that I can run on my PC (XP OS). Any ideas? It's for the south coast of WA.
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Bump
Suprised I haven't a response on this. I would have thought quite a few would have chart software on their PC.
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jay_burgess
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I'm curious too but I'd
I'm curious too but I'd prefer charts on the northern half of WA.
hlokk
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The magasine with all the
The magasine with all the northern fishing spots, and a entire coastline where its harder not to catch a fish and now you want it digital maps too, lol
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Peter Mac
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OziExplorer
This is very popular with the 4x4 crowd...
link: http://www.oziexplorer.com/
Cheers,
Pete
Peter Mac
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Charts
Would then have to be purchased seperately, or scanned in and calibrated....
Or you may be able to find them on some of the file sharing networks....
Buz
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You mean nautical charts
You mean nautical charts right?
Ewan
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some chart/software
There are a couple of things you can do to check out spots from home, and also to upload them to your GPS once you've found them...
C-maps is pretty unreal - you can get charts/soundings etc for the whole globe, right there at home, and they use the most up-to-date info too. The website isnt really good, but you could call the distributor. I think it may be pretty exy though, because it is for mostly commercial applications...but i havent bought it so i dont know...I've seen it and it is really really cool!
http://www.c-map.com.au/
alternatively you could go for OziExplorer http://www.oziexplorer.com/ and buy the scanned charts from the Navy to use in it. you can get (in)accuracy issues with these charts though cos i think they are just high-resolution scans of the paper charts and so arent georeferenced properly.
or do it the old-fashioned way with paper charts!! they look great as a wall hanging when youre not using them too!!! nothing like poring over a beautiful chart with a ruler and compass!!!
Cheers,
Ewan
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Yes hubbie has old Navy charts with every
wreck up and down the coast that is on record. He also loves getting the chart out with his GPS (black book) spots and seeing exactly where he has been and sometimes one spot has about six hits on it within a few metres here or there.
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beat me to it!!
haha you beat me to it Pete!
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Don't you hate it when
Don't you hate it when typing up a detailed reply and someone beats you to it with a one liner...hehe
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pm sent
pm sent
tommytomato
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what are you using to
what are you using to connect to the PC ???
I found this one http://www.sping.com/seaclear/
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Thanks Gang - great stuff!
Now THATS the response I have come to love from this site. Absolutely fantastic all - brilliantly done!
Cheers Pete and Ewan!
Many thanks Feral and other
- PMs responded to.
Yup Buz, nautical charts mate.
Karl - I'm not aiming at connectivity between my PC and my plotter - just want software on the PC to consider trip options etc.
Again ALL - thanks again. This is what makes Fishwrecked such an awesome site! Great people, always willing to help.
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Garmin Bluechart CD
The Garmin Blue Chart CD is the go guys. Also serves as a waypoint manager which is very handy. It's a bit of a pain to install, you'll need to register the product with Garmin and obtain a password to unlock the software, but it's well worth it. RRP of $249 which covers and area from Esperance right through the north of WA and around to the Coral Sea in Queensland. You can measure distances between points of interest, place the cursor over any point and it will give you the GPS co ordinate. All very handy stuff.
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Cheers Big Red
Cheers mate - I'll certainly keep that in mind!
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Buz
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Hey Dreamweaver if it is
Hey Dreamweaver if it is just nautical charts of the W.A/Australia coastline that you want to view on your pc send me a PM, as i have all the nautical charts of W.A 1:150000 on file, but also have 1:300000, 1:1000000, 1:3500000 and 1:10000000. In the upper end of the scale maps they encompass area's of indonesia too.
Unfortunatly i dont have any smaller scale ones.
Buz
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Correction i have just
Correction i have just search through my collection and found some smaller scale maps down to 1:7500, 1:12500 and so on!
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Was going to say C-Map. Used
Was going to say C-Map. Used it. Accurate as. Expensive though. Was $1200 for package last time I looked
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Thanks Buz!
Really appreciated mate! Info has been sorted
, thanks for the offer! Again ALL - REALLY appreciate the input. GREAT GREAT stuff!
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harro
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same
i,m having trouble loading my card waypoints onto a pc..
i trialed a cple of programs but none seem to work..
any ideas nothing will read navionics, and i want to load my maps so it shows the contours etc for editing..
any help would be great ty
as i,m up to 509 now, that doesnt include named spots..lol
or spots with D (dhuies) or S (snapper)
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Navionics have their own
Navionics have their own software and card reader Harro, perhaps check their website to get the name. There is also a 3rd party product that some prefer over it, but buggered if I can remember what its called.
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I coming down to Albany this
I coming down to Albany this weekend and can bring a copy of a program for you.
Maybe we can meet in town. Ill bring the disk you bring the boat..
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Hey Noha
I know you probably wont read this now before you come down. (Sorry, Router hiccupped on me last night and had to reconfigure it this morning (grrr) so never saw your post till now.
I'll give you a hoy on your moby mate - and thanks for the PM!
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All sorted!
I've now put my hands on Magelen Software at a 'very good price'. Thanks heeps to the software vendor
A HUGE Thanks again to everyone that was so helful !
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I have Garmin on my
I have Garmin on my computer, got it off a friend and I use it to check out new locations before I go there. I can tell you it is very accurate.
It is also brilliant for pre plotting your course and working out how many km's/N-miles you might do before even hitting the water. To me thats a security bonus in its self when it comes to gaging fuel usage etc.
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Spot on all round Bluetonic
Weather looks good for tomorrow. We'll be heading out early (to be beat the Oz weekend Albany blowin'cluster').
I've been given a RED HOT tip for 1m pinkies
. Worked it out to the recommended depth - so much easier with chart software on the 'puter.
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mapping on the computer
so at the end of the day what is the best soft ware for mapping on the computer were you can load maps on and take gps positions of it please......................................