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Same as Pete, Open CPN.

I do quite like it. Easy to set up and cheap.

 

I got a USB receiver and it came with a CD of a few programmes (freeware) and all the NZ charts (for the various options) off TradeMe for $70 odd. The receiver works on up to 10 channels and even inside my house, something my Garmin handheld won't do.

 

I sussed all the software options and Open CPN got good things said about it so went that way and to date all has been all good.

 

I use it on my laptop but have been wondering about putting it all thru a netbook, mainly for size reasons. Just knot too sure on screen size when using it though. Works well and a good size on the 15" laptop.

 

After playing with this it does make one wonder why you'd spend many K on a dedicated plotter. Even when in Wifi range you can't get the British Touring Cars, the KFC menu nor even porn on a plotter :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Sea clear is free software. Download it off the interweb.

 

Then download the raster charts for free from the LINZ site (all NZ charts are available as TIFF files) and calibrate them in Sea clear. Great thing is, a new version of a particular chart comes out, download it and calibrate, then delete the old chart.

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Sea clear is free software. Download it off the interweb.

 

Then download the raster charts for free from the LINZ site (all NZ charts are available as TIFF files) and calibrate them in Sea clear. Great thing is, a new version of a particular chart comes out, download it and calibrate, then delete the old chart.

 

 

What he said. Plus I added a flip down 15 inch, 12v screen in front of the hatch so i can see the details while on the helm. Buggar paying $6K for a 15 inch plotter!!!!

 

FYI - 100%Marine do a nice, permanently mounted, waterproof GPS antenna with usb plug

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oh god - not the apple vs pc debate. Those battle lines are almost as bad as the multi vs leadswinger debate! There's always an iPad if you can live with the power demand and accuracy!

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Sorry for the hijack paultux but while you guys are here:

 

Anyone running any of this on Apple?

 

Not allot of options on the Mac OS platform. Although the iPhone and iPad have some cool applications, integration with other instrumentation on-board is not easy. So more of a had held option.

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oh god - not the apple vs pc debate. Those battle lines are almost as bad as the multi vs leadswinger debate! There's always an iPad if you can live with the power demand and accuracy!

 

Hey ScottiE, it's the ipad that started it all really. Everything we have is pc based, then got an ipad and "omg the ease with which it all happens now"

 

But they are a bit limited for offshore, predict wind, sat downloads etc so I was considering an apple laptop for that. Sounds like I'll have to keep a pc laptop, :(

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Bad Kitty,

 

You can run Windows programs on a Mac in several ways. Firstly, there's CrossOver, which runs the applications directly on your Mac. You can also dual boot Macs into Windows, where you select whether you want Mac OS X or Windows a boot. Lastly, and probably the best way is to run a virtual machine (VM) such as Parallels Desktop which allows you to run Windows inside of OS X and use it just as a normal Windows machine. There's even an app for iPad/iPhone which allows you to remotely access the Parallels VM on your machine while you're out and about.

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Isn't 'GPS' on iphones, so assuming other smartphones (what a wank of a name) as well and ipads, more a triangulation thing from cell sites rather than true GPS off satellites?

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Isn't 'GPS' on iphones, so assuming other smartphones (what a wank of a name) as well and ipads, more a triangulation thing from cell sites rather than true GPS off satellites?

 

My old paper Wises Map in the Car is a GPS (Global Positioning System) point your finger at a spot and that is a position on the Globe. Yes the majority of mobile GPS is Cell Site Triangulation. no coverage no position.

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KM - later iPhone's and other Android based phones have a physical GPS inside. With my iPhone it will show my position to within 10m when sitting at home & observing with the overhead photo display - at times has me in the neighbours kitchen.

 

I have the Navionics software - http://www.tradeaboat.co.nz/View/Article/Navigation-by-iPhone/1026.aspx

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With my iPhone it will show my position to within 10m when sitting at home & observing with the overhead photo display - at times has me in the neighbours kitchen.

So are you denying that you were actually in the neighbours' kitchen or elsewhere on their premises? :lol:

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bump on this

 

just downloaded opencpn into a win7 laptop from

 

http://sourceforge.net/projects/opencpn ... p_redirect

 

downloaded all the nz charts in raster from

 

http://www.linz.govt.nz/hydro/charts/di ... /nzmariner

 

unzipped the charts and told opencpn where to find them with

 

options/charts/add directory/apply

 

can now play with it for free and if like it enough for the boat will probably buy 1 of these to provide the gps position to the laptop

 

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-m ... 339756.htm

opencpn2.jpg

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