We’re presenting two seminars on electronic charting at Trawler Fest in Solomons, Maryland. Seminar times: Thursday, September 25th at 10:30 and Saturday, September 27 at 10:30.
Mark and Diana Doyle, authors of the Managing the Waterway cruising guide and electronic chart series, present a fun and informative seminar on electronic charting. You probably already have a computer on board—and with NOAA’s recent free release of its digital chart library, there’s no excuse not to put your laptop to work on electronic charting.
We’ll decipher the differences between raster and vector chart formats and look at the advantages of each; list PC and Mac charting & navigation applications and tell you where to find free and trial software; detail NOAA’s ChartServer interface for free charts and discuss alternative low-cost sources of electronic charts; overview external input options for position tracking, collision avoidance, and satellite weather; and wrap up with tips for troubleshooting a laptop charting system and practical examples on how to make the most out of your onboard laptop.
This seminar is suitable for both novice and experienced e-chart users.
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