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Update version 1.24
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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Global navigation satellite systems GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System), have become the primary source of Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT1) for ships and marine operations. GNSS is also used for the automatic identification system (AIS2). Unfortunately, GNSS is recognized to be vulnerable to jamming and spoofing, intentional or not, that may result in the loss of positioning information, or, still worse, inaccurate positioning information. Read more …
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 …
Update 2.0.87 of the application Weather4D Routage & Navigation :
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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El Niño continues to develop in tropical Pacific regions. Forecasters expect the phenomenon to continue until spring, with 75 down to 85 % likely to become an intense event. A stronger El Niño – the definition of which will follow – means that it is more likely that we will see its effects reflected in winter temperatures and rain and snow patterns around the world.
Source & screenshots : NOAA – Emily Becker freely translated. Read more …
Update of the British charts catalogue from’UKHO for Weather4D Routage & Navigation and SailGrib WR by Geogarage.
In total, the catalogue includes 958 charts (1787 with insets)
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Catalog update SHOM charts France / DOM-TOM and dependencies by Geogarage for Weather4D Routage & Navigation and SailGrib WR
The catalog includes 860 charts (1429 with insets)
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During this period of major departures towards the southern islands before reaching the Antilles, It seems useful to me to relaunch this article which went unnoticed in the heart of summer.
Sargassum (sargassum) are brown algae that grow in the Sargasso Sea, off the coast of Florida and the Bahamas, where they get their name from. Some floating species then drift in a long belt that sometimes extends for thousands of kilometers on the surface of the sea depending on ocean currents and winds.. Many browsers have unfortunately encountered it. Read more …
ShipModul company informs us of an important change in the design of the MiniPlex-3 all versions (Wi/N2K/E). Its founder explains : Read more …
The latest device Iridium GO! exec® (what a funny name !) has been available since March. It represents the first standalone device produced by Iridium to adopt the Certus®100 (¹) down to 88 Kbps download, 22 Kbps upload.
This big brother of the Iridium GO!® appeared in 2014 provides download speeds 40 times faster, but at costs that are clearly proportional. Read more …