GL: Charts Again

[joe]

Current versions of Nobeltec (Max Pro 10.0) do not support NOAA or Army
Corps of Engineers  ENCs (electronic Navigational charts).  To view the free
available raster charts you must purchase the "Raster Plus Pack" unlock.
Approx. + or -$200.  Evidently the software doesn't play well with the S-57
format which is the format standard for NOAA and ACE ENCs.

Joe
"Carolyn Ann" GH N37.

-----Original Message-----
From: great-loop-bounces at lists.samurai.com
[mailto:great-loop-bounces at lists.samurai.com] On Behalf Of Phil Bolin
Sent: 2009-03-28 11:21 PM
To: 'Bob McLeran'; 'allen'
Cc: great-loop at lists.samurai.com
Subject: Re: GL: Charts Again

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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