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INavX 3.0.2, available soon on the AppStore, comes with a much anticipated feature and welcome improvements :
This feature, although criticized by some purists (of which I am part), was implemented to respond to numerous requests from users visiting the forum iphonesailing.net. Read more …
Navionics charts, C-Map charts, BlueChart, MapMedia… You will admit that we have difficulty finding our way in all these brands of electronic cartography. Who belongs to whom ? What works with what ?
To help you see things more clearly, I took a little time to locate the main actors who, au final, provide us these wonderful charts that avoid storing pounds of paper. place free, and ecological in addition ! Once again, follow the leader… Read more …
As discussed in the GPSNavX and MacENC help pages, under the “Simulator” section, you can use the function Simulator to carry out dead reckoning navigation. The simulator, Indeed, can be practical in the case where we do not have – or more – a connected GPS. Read more …
Choice of route
Since my article from 20 November about the subject, the version 7.40 by MacENC brought the possibility of drawing straight lines on the map with the “Annotation” tool.
This now makes it easier to create routes than freehand., by creating fewer waypoints.
The principle is the same as explained in the previous article, the procedure remaining the same. Read more …
My Navigation Apps
People often ask me advice on navigation apps for iPhone. Which ones to choose ? Here is a selection, of course not exhaustive. These are the ones I kept, after having tested and “trashed” more than one, and that I use fluently. You will first find the essentials : iNavX and AyeTides Of course, then the essentials, finally the complementary. Follow your guide… Read more …
MacENC 7.30 brings a very interesting function allowing you to create a route, composed of a succession of waypoints, from a plot made with the mouse on the map using the “Annotation” mode of the toolbar.
1 – Select menu Routes > Open.
2 – Create a new route or choose an existing route.