Weather4D R&N and distance calculations

Since the arrival of ARM-based Mac (M1… M3…) and the system macOS 11 Big Sur, Weather4D Routage & Navigation works natively on our favorite computers (¹). But this happy event did not go, since then, without some small restrictions. The most annoying for users was, until this day, loss of distance calculation. This is carried out on touch devices by a two-finger long press, no function allowed the translation of this gesture on Mac. The mouse only has one pointer, not two ! Read more …

MacENCx64 finally offers global charting

Since taking over MacENC at the end of the year 2020, become MacENCx64 (¹), it took three painstaking years for the company NavStation LLC to finalize the implementation of a global charting. Since January 1 2024 it is now done. A long negotiation with the ENC charting distributor ChartWorld (²) has enabled the creation of a range of vector charts in ENC S-57/S-63 format (³) as in-app purchase. Read more …

eSail4VR V.1.24 Update

Update version 1.24

  • Export of routings in GPX format from the route board.
  • Showing the scale on the map.
  • Full WES racing support (weekend elite series).
  • Increment of 1° in order editing (instead of 0.1°).
  • Taking into account future restriction zones.

Available for iOS/iPadOS / Android / Windows. Coming soon for macOS.

Warning : It is imperative to update the application. Older versions will stop working January 1st 2024.

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Weather4D Routing Update & Navigation

Updated 2.0.87 of the application Weather4D Routage & Navigation :

  • Correction of OSM map display
  • Adding maps ENC Germany (BSH) and ENC Netherlands (NLHO)
  • Minor fixes

The new ENC derived cards are available for subscription at Geogarage. The ENC Germany dossier includes general maps of the entire Baltic Sea, but without the details outside the German coast.

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For eco-responsible pleasure. Part 2 – Nav&Co

Boaters and water sports enthusiasts now have two applications helping them to 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 State Secretariat for the Sea and DGAMPA, with co-financing from the European Union. DONIA (*) is a private initiative of the company Andromeda Oceanology which received the support of the Rhône-Mediterranean-Corsica 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 pleasure. Part 1 – DONIA

Boaters and water sports enthusiasts now have two applications helping them to better understand and protect the increasingly fragile marine environment.. DONIA is a private initiative of the company Andromeda Oceanology which received the support of the Rhône-Mediterranean-Corsica Water Agency. Nav&Co (*) is an initiative 100% public composed of SHOM, of the OFB (French Office for Biodiversity), of the State Secretariat for the Sea and 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., subsidiaries of MaxSea International, is a leading developer of PC-based marine navigation software and provider of electronic marine navigation charts. This company is the official developer of TZ iBoat on Apple Store. After several weeks of beta-testing, The version 3.0 has just gone online.

A revolution is taking place in the world of maritime cartography... Never seen before ! TimeZero announces.

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