Earth's magnetic north pole is rapidly moving away from the Canadian Arctic towards Siberia. NCEI scientists (¹) updated the global magnetic model (WMM) 2025.
The position of the geomagnetic North Pole is 80.8°N in latitude and 138.6° E in longitude
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New Argentina catalog at Geogarage
Replacing the Raster Map Catalog with the NHS ENC charts by Geogarage rasterized for Weather4D Routage & Navigation and SailGrib WR.
- 101 Argentina maps.
- 6 Antarctica maps
The catalog includes 107 tiled raster maps from ENCs.
Updating maps of the Netherlands at Geogarage
Catalog update of raster maps from the NLHO for the Netherlands by Geogarage for Weather4D Routage & Navigation and SailGrib WR. There are also maps of the managed Caribbean islands by NLHO.
- 24 new charts
- 54 deleted charts
- 19 maps for the Caribbean (Sint Maarten (NL part) / Saba / Saint-Eustache / Aruba / Curaçao / Bonaire)
The catalog includes 136 tiled raster maps from ENCs.
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Imray abandons the publication of maps and refocuses its activities
The end of an era !
After more than 200 years spent guiding sailors, Imray will begin to gradually cease its nautical chart publishing activities, thus marking the end of an era. This difficult decision reflects the shift to digital navigation, But we are not leaving.
Card production and support, including Imray's Notices to Mariners, will continue until the 2025. Afterlife, No new editions will be published. ”
InavX adopts Imray charts
With the latest version 5.6.35 from February the 25 th last September, iNavX integrates Imray charting offered by its supplier SiiTech (¹). NavX Studios does not hesitate to announce in its communication :
As the leading publisher of nautical information for leisure sailors, Imray joins iNavX, making us the first mobile navigation platform to offer and support these trusted charts..”
Garmin Boating V.22.0
It is now effective, with the latest update powered on September 27 th, Navionics Boating app becomes Garmin Boating. The Navionics® brand is now only about charting, but for how long ? However, it would seem risky to delete such a well-known trademark ! And as users have been able to see : A new logo has been imposed to clearly identify the owner of the application. Read more …
Navionics Boating : Garmin updates charts and pricing… on the rise !
As you might expect, Garmin cleaned up the offer and pricing of Navionics Boating charts at the beginning of the year 2024.
No more large areas (like the Mediterranean) down to 35 € ! Several zones are redefined and subscription prices are aligned uniformly with 50 € for most, with two exceptions. 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.
UKHO delays removal of Admiralty paper charts
British backpedaling : UKHO postpones phasing out of Admiralty paper charts until at least 2030 ! Six months after setting the goal of 2026 for the complete withdrawal from production of all paper navigation charts (¹), UKHO (United Kingdom Hydrographic Office) said the 2 February only in response to user feedback, It now plans to continue to provide a paper map service until 2030 at least (²).
Announced end of UKHO paper nautical charts
After the NOAA (¹) and the SHOM (²), United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has just announced its intention to take steps to phase out the production of the world's nautical paper charts by the end of 2026 to focus more on its digital navigation products and services. Read more …