Guest Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 SeaPal - a Sailors best digital friend SeaPal is an app for sailors and other water sport fanatics that supports the skipper in his tasks of navigation, route planning, and logbook keeping. The central view shows a map with the current position and forward line. Waypoints and routes can easily be created, distances and courses can quickly be determined and trips documented in the logbook. The touch interface allows for fast and intuitive interaction. The app is free to download and comes with a rich set of features, ready to be used. Online maps and satellite views allow planing of trips and quick orientation while connected. Offline charts are available for the entire New Zealand coast and are provided by NZMariner as Official Raster Navigational Charts. They can be purchased and downloaded individually at $4.49. The app is originally developed by a German University and IBN, a publishing house in southern Germany. SeaPal is in use by thousands of sailors on the Lake of Constance, the largest lake in Germany. Feedback was so positive that it is now being internationalized, New Zealand and USA being amongst the first target countries. Installing SeaPal on the iPad or iPhone is simple and straightforward. Just search for SeaPal in the App Store, select, and install it. Offline navigational charts can then be selected from a list or a map view, also providing search functions among the hundreds of charts. More information is available at http://www.seapal.info or in the Apple App Store at https://itunes.apple.com/nz/app/seapal/id561903907?mt=8. Prof. Dr. Marko Boger, University Konstanz, marko.boger@htwg-konstanz.de Prof. Dr. Marko Boger Professor for Software Architecture University of Applied Sciences Constance (HTWG Konstanz) Breitene 15, 78333 Stockach-Espasingen, Germany Mobil :+49 160 53 42 214 marko.boger@htwg-konstanz.de Link to post Share on other sites
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