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Update of the British charts catalogue from UKHO forNavimetriX, Weather4D Routage & Navigation, SailGrib WR and by Geogarage.
In total the UKHO catalog includes 885 charts (1638 with insets)
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From 9 month that NavimetriX is launched, the application receives a major update. After the many functions added over the weeks – have a look on the roadmap published upon launch in the FAQ (¹) – and the adjustments made gradually by attentively listening to user feedback, here is a completely redesigned version of the interface, with a new unified typography and a consistent design system across the entire application. It integrates, at the same time, an analog instrument cluster and many other new features.
For just over a month the website OpenSkiron which delivers the GRIB files for free OpenWRF is no longer available. These alternative high-resolution files (¹) provide fine grid coverage of the Mediterranean, where the Arome model stops.
Apparently, probably due to their Israeli connections, David Gal's website was the victim of a serious computer attack. Thus, OpenSkiron is expected to be offline for a while. It remains to be hoped that he will be able to resume his activities as quickly as possible.. (²)
David Gal is a scientist attached to The Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies in Haifa.
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(¹) Alternative weather models [Update]
(²) Source : forum Yachting & Boating World
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Multiplexer users (*) for macOS must install an FTDI driver to connect them to their device via USB. With macOS 26.x a new driver is essential version 1.6.0. It is compatible with Intel 64-bit and ARM processors, and macOS systems 11/12 and 15. Installation requires a little attention, because the macOS system 26 must allow its installation, the path is not easy to find, follow the guide… Read more …
Catalog update SHOM charts France / DOM-TOM and dependencies by Geogarage for NavimetriX, Weather4D Routage & Navigation and SailGrib WR
The catalog includes 866 charts (1432 with the inserts)
All international cards have been removed and will not be replaced by SHOM (See the information of the GeoGarage blog). However, they continue to be present in the database (but will no longer be updated from their last version).
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We know the versatile spirit of its founder, everything can change from one day to the next without warning. It was not my surprise during training to discover that last weekend, 23-24 May, the services offer Roam had been revised. Hold off !
Updating card catalogs at Geogarage for NavimetriX, Weather4D Routage & Navigation, SailGrib WR, Squid :
56 ENC cards (IHM) rasterized on a total of 335 charts.
100 ENC cards (IHPT) rasterized on a total of 100 charts.
126 ENC cards (HHI) rasterized, dont 5 new charts and 1 card replaced, out of a total of 316 charts.
132 ENC cards (BSH) rasterized, 4 new charts added, out of a total of 321 charts.
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For several weeks the general public press has been raving about the occurrence of a “Super” El Niño, which could be “the most intense in the last ten years”, could “make 2027 the hottest year on record », or even “the scenario that is emerging for 2026 could be the most violent ever seen ».
I know the press loves sensationalism and disaster scenarios, but let's keep a cool head in this media heat-up. While predicting the rapid return of an El Niño episode in the second half of the year 2026, some scientists are more measured in their assessment of the probabilities of development of the phenomenon while others, on the other hand, are worried about it. Read more …
Update of the British charts catalogue from UKHO for Weather4D Routage & Navigation, SailGrib WR and NavimetriX by Geogarage.
In total the UKHO catalog includes 885 charts (1638 with insets)
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