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Re:Taught? by Anonymous Coward · 2011-10-31 17:50 · Score: 0 · on Why Fingernails On a Chalkboard Sound Painful

hey- random OT plug
try OpenCPN for your shipboard nav. GPL, runs on all major platforms, it rocks.
http://www.opencpn.org/
free charts for download from NOAA.
really, it rocks.
Re:Apple apologist by garyebickford · 2011-04-28 14:19 · Score: 1 · on GPS Maker TomTom Submits Your Speed Data To Police

Thanks. I should have thought of that - I have a sailboat that I plan to cruise on eventually, and I know the whole issue of availability of charts for different areas is a big one - US charts can be downloaded from NOAA for free, but (as I understand it) most chartplotter vendors have their own proprietary formats and charge large sums for both original charts for an area and for the updates - just like the GPS vendors only worse. There is a small open source charting community (OpenCPN is one example) but AFAIK such tools can only be used on computers, not dedicated chartplotters.
Re:Inmarsat FleetBroadband by Anonymous Coward · 2010-07-19 17:52 · Score: 0 · on Internet Access While Sailing? (Revisited)

hey you: check out http://www.opencpn.org/
it's free (GPL) cross platform chart plotter software, loads all the common chart data formats (BSB/S-57/CM93/...)
it rocks!
Re:NMT by Anonymous Coward · 2010-07-19 06:12 · Score: 0 · on Internet Access While Sailing? (Revisited)

hey you: check out http://www.opencpn.org/
it is a mighty fine cross-platform GPL chart plotter.
Re:Geez, call me old fashioned by Anonymous Coward · 2010-07-19 05:22 · Score: 0 · on Internet Access While Sailing? (Revisited)

hey you: check out http://www.opencpn.org/
it's a mighty fine cross-platform GPL chart plotter.
Re:Lots of choices - None that good by Anonymous Coward · 2010-07-19 03:55 · Score: 0 · on Internet Access While Sailing? (Revisited)

hey: check out http://www.opencpn.org/ [opencpn.org]
it's a mighty fine cross-platform GPL chart plotter that works with a whole bunch of chart formats (BSB/S-57/CM93/...).
Re:BGAN by Anonymous Coward · 2010-07-19 02:41 · Score: 0 · on Internet Access While Sailing? (Revisited)

hey you: check out http://www.opencpn.org/
it's a mighty fine cross-platform GPL chart plotter.
plug for OpenCPN by Anonymous Coward · 2010-07-19 01:57 · Score: 1, Informative · on Internet Access While Sailing? (Revisited)

OT, but any sailors reading this will love it: cross platform GPL'd navigation software that is as good as any other you'd pay too much for. Reads all the common chart formats. Vibrant user/developer community.
http://www.opencpn.org/