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General Com-Pac and Sailing Related Discussions => Gear, Deals, Retailers, and Yards => Topic started by: dserrell on June 10, 2009, 11:13:01 AM

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Post by: dserrell on June 10, 2009, 11:13:01 AM
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Title: Re: Where to find "free" online nautical charts/maps?
Post by: Tim Gardner on June 10, 2009, 11:27:35 AM
Hey Dave -

Check out "http://demo.geogarage.com/noaa/"

TG
Title: Re: Where to find "free" online nautical charts/maps?
Post by: bmiller on June 10, 2009, 12:01:51 PM
All the NOAA charts are available free of charge. You want the RNC type.
link (http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/staff/charts.htm#RNC)
What you need is a program to read them. Try the free trial version of Coastal Explorer.
link (http://rosepointnav.com/CoastalExplorer/Trial/default.htm)
If you want paper charts you have to buy them.

Also you should download the Coast Pilot, free.
link (http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/nsd/cpdownload.htm)
Title: Re: Where to find "free" online nautical charts/maps?
Post by: doug on June 10, 2009, 09:00:16 PM
Another free chart software is Sea Clear II. While its a little clunky to get it working, it seems like a great product for the price. It now includes AIS data if you have the feed
Title: Re: Where to find "free" online nautical charts/maps?
Post by: Craig Weis on July 01, 2009, 07:24:20 PM
http://www.usps.org/localusps/door/

http://chart.tec.army.mil/ChartServerV2.0/jsp/index.jsp

Navigation Software & Charts, many are free for the Downloading.
NOAA Charts and Viewers .
 
Chart Navigator Viewer from Maptech allows route uploading to most GPS's.
GPS's that are compatible with the Maptech Chart Navigator Viewer.
Manual for the Maptech Chart Navigator Viewer
 
Chart Viewer/Demo from Fugawi
Fishing Lake Charts with viewer.
 
SEA Clear chart viewing software can also be used to make a chart from a picture.
 
Mac and iPhone users will want to checkout GPSNavX and iNavX.
 
Smartphone and Pocket PC users might do well to checkout Pocket Navigator from Memory Map.
click here for a sample of how to enter a route using Pocket Navigator on a Windows Mobile hand held.

Look around and find the link for charts.
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