After the end of the contract that allowed iNavX to benefit from the beginning all the Navionics charts (¹), and after several unsuccessful attempts to include C-Map charts, NavX Studios LLC eventually contracted with the Canadian company SiiTech Inc. to provide iNavX with a charting gradually covering the world. Read more …
Category : iOS – iPadOS
Weather4D Routing Update & Navigation
Updated 2.0.87 application Weather4D Routing & Navigation :
- Fixed OSM map display
- Adding maps ENC Germany (BSH) and ENC Netherlands (NLHO)
- Minor fixes
The new cards derived from the ENCs are available for subscription at Geogarage. The ENC Germany file includes general maps of the entire Baltic Sea, but without the details outside the German shores.
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For eco-responsible yachting. Part 2 – Nav&Co
Boaters and water sports enthusiasts now have two applications to help them better understand and protect the increasingly fragile marine environment.. Nav&Co is an initiative 100% public composed of SHOM, of the OFB (French Office for Biodiversity), of the Secretary of State for the Sea and the DGAMPA, with co-financing from the European Union. DONIA (*) is a private initiative of the company Andromeda Oceanology which received support from the Rhône-Méditerranée-Corse Water Agency. If DONIA is dedicated mainly to the western Mediterranean basin, Nav&Co currently covers all metropolitan France, Corsica and Guadeloupe. Read more …
For eco-responsible yachting. Part 1 – DONIA
Boaters and water sports enthusiasts now have two applications to help them better understand and protect the increasingly fragile marine environment.. DONIA is a private initiative of the company Andromeda Oceanology which received support from the Rhône-Méditerranée-Corse Water Agency. Nav&Co (*) is an initiative 100% public composed of SHOM, of the OFB (French Office for Biodiversity), of the Secretary of State for the Sea and the DGAMPA, with co-financing from the European Union. If DONIA is dedicated mainly to the western Mediterranean basin, Nav&Co currently covers all metropolitan France, Corsica and Guadeloupe. Read more …
TZ iBoat V.3.0 launches its charting revolution
Nobeltec, Inc., subsidiary of MaxSea International, is a leading developer of PC marine navigation software and a supplier of electronic nautical navigation charts. This company is the official developer of TZ iBoat on Apple Store. After several weeks of beta-testing, version 3.0 has just gone online.
A revolution is taking place in the world of maritime cartography... Never seen before ! » TimeZero announcement.
eSail4VR V.1.20 Update
Update version 1.20 :
- Choosing how to load the weather forecast : world (standard scheme) or optimized : Local coverage of a race.
- Button to force the refresh of the weather forecast.
- Improved management of exclusion zones.
eSail4VR V.1.14 Update
A new version of eSail4VR has just been published in the Windows Store online stores, Google Play, App Store (macOS), AppStore (iOS/iPadOS). It brings the following improvements since the major release 1.11 (¹) :
- Adjustment of the "VMG max tolerance" option increased from 0° to 20° (5°previously).
- Improved routing algorithms.
- Improved stability.
- Correction of the passage of the antimeridian.
- Fixed various bugs
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(¹) eSail4VR 1.11 Available on the platforms [Update]
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eSail4VR 1.11 Available on the platforms [Update]
In gestation and intensive tests for several months, The new version 1.11 is available on all platforms (¹). On the menu a large number of novelties, including "Expert Mode", A new routing engine, The support of the "boost" effect well known to specialists. The improvements mainly concern the user interface to meet the many requests and feedback from users. Let's see the details below…
[Update 29/01/2022] Fixes have been made to fix crashes on some platforms. See the latest versions on eSail4VR's page.
Weather4D User Guides and SplitView Feature [Update]
For those who don't know yet, from iOS 11 it is possible to run two applications simultaneously on an iPad in landscape mode (¹). This is particularly useful for consulting the User Guides depending versions of Weather4D while handling the application. Read more …
eSail4VR for Virtual Regatta is available on all four stores
Cross-platform applicationeSail4VR dedicated to routing for Virtual Regatta, about I wrote a few days ago (¹), is available for download on online storesMac App Store (macOS), App Store (iOS/iPadOS), Google Play (Android), Windows Store. Just in time for the Route du Rhum!
To know everything in one click on this revolutionary application, It's on its website to install in your favorites. The application also has its FaceBook page, and its FaceBook Users Group. Read more …