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Cyberattacks and boating

Posted on1 th 202018 th 2024One comment

Garmin was the victim of a cyber attack that began on 23 last July and lasted several days. The resulting outage disrupted many of its online services.

Navionics customers could no longer access the Navionics server via their login credentials. L’application Navionics Boating, the Navionics chart installer and chart viewer have all been impacted. products could no longer be purchased directly from the Navionics website. Chartplotters could still be used as standalone devices during this Garmin outage, but the maps could no longer be downloaded or updated. Read more …

Smart navigation – From paper charts to augmented reality

Posted on5 th 20206 th 20245 comments

I relay here, in French, an article published in the British magazine Yachting Monthly (¹) the 30 th. The subject deals with the debate between paper charts and electronic navigation, by stating many truths, but also sometimes one or two untruths. The remarks have the merit of presenting contrasting arguments, and to obtain the opinion of recognized UK's professional boaters. Since the confinement imposes time constraints on us, let's take this opportunity to enjoy this instructive reading.… Read more …

Navigation Mac is 10 years old !

Posted on13 October 20197 November 201936 comments

5-years old Launched at the same time as the iPhone 3GS and iNavX app, and a few months before the first iPad, This blog follows since 10 n the continued growth of mobile devices used in marine navigation.

Through more than 350 Articles, I tried to guide users through the evolution of Apple mobile navigation hardware and applications. Read more …

Hurricane Harvey, What impact of climate change ?

Posted on29 August 20176 th 2024One comment

In full political news on global climate change, the terrible Hurricane Harvey questioned some scientists about the link between warming due to human activities and intense weather events increasing in recent years.

Source : National Weather Service

Michael E. Mann, distinguished professor of atmospheric science at Pennsylvania State University, director of the Penn State Earth System Science Center and author of three books, including The Hockey Stick and The Climate Wars, Dire Predictions, and The Madhouse Effect, develops a long commentary in theguardian.com (¹) about it, freely translated by myself.

Météo-France GRIB files finally for free

Posted on26 July 201516 th 20253 comments

A year after my advocacy for free European data (¹) Météo-France finally offers free access to its two famous ARPEGE and AROME models. A welcome development, started in 2014 by the success of MyOcean, since then integrated into Mercator Ocean (²), but a notable change of attitude for a public establishment which has always been asked to self-finance a significant part of its budget. Forecasts from these two models are made available on Météo-France portal in the GRIB version 2 format. Since the 21 July 2015.

Marine electronics manufacturers and the tablet phenomenon

Posted on22 November 201419 July 202012 comments

A few days before the opening of the Nautic Paris boat show where, I remind him, I will be present on the stand iTabNav (Hall 2.1 – D31), An overview is in order. And precisely, in our immediate horizon we shall have, like every year, proximity to marine electronics manufacturers and their representatives.

At the previous edition of the boat show, I had noticed the reluctance – not to say hostility – of manufacturers towards the growing phenomenon of tablets and other smartphones on the navigation market. By dint of promoting these devices and their applications, I probably didn't just make friends in this business. However, Strong pressure from boat buyers, and therefore navigation electronics, has forced those manufacturers to integrate a minimum of interactivity between their own hardware and the mobile devices now owned by a majority of browsers.

This prompts me to take a quick look at the status of the applications provided and the progress of the proposed functions.

Plea for free European data

Posted on27 June 20143 January 20234 comments

This could be a subject of the Baccalaureate in Economic Sciences, and although I never took this exam (because of post-68 incompatibility and Cancerism chronic) The subject seems to me sufficiently imminent and serious to attempt to deal with it, from my modest point of view. Read more …

Mac Navigation Sets Sails

Posted on11 July 20135 th 20245 comments

This year, from February the 20 th until August 10 August, I will test in the Mediterranean Sea several applications in their latest updates. Navionics Marine HD, Nobeltec TimeZero, Imray, aso… All applications widely discussed on this blog tested live. I will speak broadly late August or early September.

Also planned a new iBook complete guide about the application… shhh, We'll talk later at the Grand Pavois boat show. In the meantime, your servant will hardly be reached until September. Happy holidays to all !

Sail with an iPad on a large classic yacht

Posted on11 July 201320 July 2020

Training week-end onboard the 6 and 7 July 2013 " Navigate with an iPad » aboard Owl, a classic ketch gaffer 21 meters high, built in 1909, departure from Agde.

The crew (Skipper + Sailor and hostess) takes care of the manoeuvre, food and cleaning. Cabin linen is provided.

I was on board to give the training on how to use the apps with iPad : iNavX, Weather4D PRO, AyeTides XL mainly. On the program : routes preparation, routing optimization, Optimized route tracking, Refreshing the routing, aso. A great moment to combine the latest technologies with yachting of great tradition. Read more …

Navigate with an iPad at the Nautic Paris boat show

Posted on9 December 20127 comments

Already two days past and the dream team was overwhelmed by a huge number of visitors. Don't let this photo fool you : it was taken yesterday evening after closing, whew, A little respite !

An expanded stand this year

On the program of presentations :

iPad accessories with exclusive new protection LifeProof received on Friday.
Our favorite apps : iNavX and Navionics charting, Weather4D PRO and routing feature, with the exclusive presentation of iPolar for easy creation of speed polars.
Demonstration of WiFi connection with networks NMEA 0183 and NMEA2000.

Come see us, iPadNav gives you great prices, you'll be able to see our iPads splashing around in the aquarium and our apps on the new iPad Mini, A must !

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