GL: Charts Again

[Phil Bolin]

Chart Question:

As has been stated before, NOAA provides free charts for US.  The link is
listed below for the RNC charts.  You can get other versions.  I use
Nobletec on a laptop and load all the charts I need for free.  Nice for
planning.  Much cheaper than the Northstar or Ray Marine System I have used
in the past.  As I purchased the northstar and ray marine chart chips I do
still use them but if the NOAA charts had been free prior purchasing others
I would not have done so.  I note on the NOAA site there is a viewer you can
use.  I do not know if that is satisfactory for nav use.  I just install the
NOAA charts in my laptop Nobeltec software and I'm good to go.  


http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/Raster/download_agreement.htm



Sincerely,
 
Phil and Carey Bolin 
Apolonia, 43' Vista
804-761-3425
web page:  www.yachtapolonia.com
email:  pwbolin at verizon.net 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: great-loop-bounces at lists.samurai.com
[mailto:great-loop-bounces at lists.samurai.com] On Behalf Of Bob McLeran
Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 5:23 PM
To: allen
Cc: great-loop at lists.samurai.com
Subject: Re: GL: Charts Again

Run a chart program on a computer (laptop or desktop), get the charts 
for the US free online, and pay for the foreign charts you actually 
need! Don't have a URL to provide which discusses alternatives to 
proprietary software from Garmin, etc, but I'm sure there are many out 
there.

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On 3/28/2009 5:07 PM, allen wrote:
> Charts in electronic form are a perennial question, and I'm guessing 
> the answers keep changing.
>
> With the cost of digital data dropping for most applications, I'm 
> wondering if there is much progress in marine navigation charts.  I 
> just spent some considerable time on the Garmin site and, besides 
> being a massive puzzle and runaround, the prices and restrictions are 
> simply unreasonable for anyone who plans to cover a lot of ground 
> (well, water really) and never return.
>
> Can anyone pass along URLs for site which discuss alternatives or 
> workarounds for those of us who would like to have access to the data 
> that we have already paid our governments to collect without being 
> subject to the bands who distribute it?
>
> I am specifically interested in the east and west coasts of Canada and 
> the US, the Great Lakes, and some of the Caribbean.
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