After the end of the contract which 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 finally contracts with the Canadian company SiiTech Inc. to provide iNavX with a charting gradually covering the world. Read more …
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Weather4D Routing Update & Navigation
Update 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.
Weather4D and the unable-to-route syndrome
Yachtmen my friends, Many of you still encounter difficulties with the subtleties of the routing function in Weather4D, despite the pages dedicated to routing errors in both user manuals (¹), which are accessible from the application by tapping on the symbol “ ? » located in the upper right ribbon. But don't panic ! Read more …
Connecting USB/Bluetooth GPS with Mac M1 [Update-2]
The arrival of Macs with Apple M1 processors and macOS systems 11 “Big Sur” and macOS 12 “Monterey” caused disappointment among GPS users connected via USB and/or Bluetooth for their navigation applications.
In USB, latest driver Prolific V.2.2.2 is now universal for GPS BU-353xx from GlobalSat. As for the GNS3000 (¹) in Bluetooth it always suffers from an instability of the interface for the connection of multiple devices, instability that unfortunately does not yet seem to be fully fixed. Read more …
eSail4VR V.1.20 Update
Update version 1.20 :
- Choosing the weather forecast loading mode : world (standard scheme) or optimized : local coverage of a race.
- Button to force the refresh of the weather forecasts.
- Improved management of exclusion zones.
eSail4VR V.1.14 Update
A new version of eSail4VR just released in Windows Store online stores, Google Play, App Store (macOS), AppStore (iOS/iPadOS). It brings the following improvements since the major version 1.11 (¹) :
- Setting 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.
- Correction de divers bugs
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(¹) eSail4VR 1.11 available on platforms [Update]
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eSail4VR 1.11 available on platforms [Update]
In gestation and intensive testing for several months, the news version 1.11 is available on all platforms (¹). A large number of new items on the menu, dont le « Mode Expert », a new routing engine, support for the “boost” effect well known to specialists. The improvements mainly concern the user interface to respond to the numerous requests and feedback from users. Let's see the details below…
[Update 29/01/2022] Fixes have been made to resolve crashes on certain platforms. See the latest versions on eSail4VR page.