Easy Charts
EasyCharts is an electronic chart plotter intended as a replacement for the now
discontinued UKHO/RYA electronic chart plotter which was originally developed by
Meridian Chartware in 2003. Designed for windows XP, Vista or 7 this enables sailors
to use a standard pc or laptop for their navigational needs. EasyCharts is an electronic
chart plotter intended as a replacement for the now discontinued UKHO/RYA electronic
chart plotter which was originally developed by Meridian Chartware in 2003. Designed
for windows XP, Vista or 7 this enables sailors to use a standard pc or laptop for
their navigational needs.
Features
EasyCharts boasts many more features than the original UKHO/RYA chart plotter including:
- Over 800 raster Admiralty charts covering the UK and Ireland waters
- Annual UK and Ireland tidal data (from 1st Jan to 31st Dec)
- Optional UK Wrecks database available
- AIS compatible
- Tidal Diamonds
- GPS Navigation (COG, SOG, CTS, XTE, TTG, ETA, ETR)
- Route Planning
- No Disk or Dongle required once installed
- Magnetic variation data included
- Facility to install Imray charts
- Garmin GPS input support
- Man overboard function
- Screen colour adjust for day, night and twilight viewing
- Easy to use interface
- Ability to print charts with routes, waypoints and boundaries overlaid
- Import Routes / Waypoints from RYA/UKHO chart plotter
Requirements
The following specification is the minimum required to run the software.
- PC or Laptop running windows XP, Vista or 7
- 1Ghz processor or above
- 512Mb RAM
- 1gb hard disk space
- GPS dongle (for navigation)
- CD-ROM drive*
*Can be supplied on memory stick instead of a disk should this be required.
PC Chartplanner for Windows
Product Specification
PC ChartPlanner for Windows is a sophisticated electronic charting program using
the World-renowned British Admiralty ARCS Electronic Charts. Designed for anyone
wanting an accurate plotting and voyage planning facility such as Harbour Authorities,
Fleet Manager's, and Surveyors. Files produced by PC Chartplanner are compatible
with our PC Seamaster onboard system. Multiple plotting positions and comments can
be stored and retrieved. Multiple "overlays" can be made for surveying and customisation.
Program functions available include:
CHART DISPLAY - Clear Display of ARCS Charts with Day, Dusk and Night time display
colours. Rapid Chart scrolling, Chart Details, Chart correction status, Chart Datum
status.
OVERLAYS - Multiple transparent "overlays" can be made for surveying and customisation,
using 50 inbuilt icons and 50 icons which you can define yourself. All overlay icons
can have comments and numbers attached to them and can be dropped on the Chart or
entered from co-ordinates.
VOYAGE PLANNING - Creation of multiple Voyage plan files, with comments. Each voyage
file contains the Waypoints for the voyage and the course between Waypoints can
be set to be Rhumb Line, Great Circle or Composite Great Circle sailing. Voyage
files can be easily viewed, edited or added to. The calculated voyage display shows
the course(s) and distances between each pair of Waypoints and the ETA at each Waypoint
for an entered speed. The calculated voyage plan can be printed or output to a text
file.
SAILINGS - Rhumb line sailings. Great Circle sailing. Composite Great Circle sailing.
Find Position. (D.R Position). Course & Speed made good. Course to Steer.
TIDAL PREDICTIONS - Memory of all data for tidal predictions. Selection of any Time
zone by the user, irrespective of the Port's zone. Inbuilt Tidal data for over 600
European Ports. You can add your own Ports for anywhere in the World. Calculation
of Tidal heights at any entered Port for any date from 1900 to 2090. Output of Heights
in Metres or Feet. Graphic display of the tidal height curve for 2 days with moving
cursor and Draught line. Real time graphic display of the tidal height curve with
moving cursor; automatically updated from the computer's clock and calendar. Prediction
of High and Low water times and heights for 2-31 days. Output of Tidal heights at
6 minute intervals for 2 days. Find nearest Port function & Rapid search function
for Port name.
EASY CHART UPDATING - Simply insert a single Chart Update CD and let the program
do the rest! All your stored Charts are automatically updated, with a report produced
once updating is completed.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: The minimum specification for a PC or laptop to run the software.
- Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
- 100Mz Processor
- 16Mbytes RAM
- CD-ROM
- 100MB free hard disk space
PC Seamaster for Windows
Product Specification
PC Seamaster for Windows is a sophisticated electronic charting program using the
World renowned and accurate British Admiralty ARCS Electronic Charts. Designed for
use onboard ships and giving accurate Navigation, Plotting and Voyage planning facilities.
Seamaster will interface with your GPS or other navigational receiver and provides
a real time display of your vessel�s position, course and speed.
Program functions available include:
CHART DISPLAY - Clear Display of ARCS Charts with Day, Dusk and Night time display
colours. Rapid Chart scrolling, Chart Details, Chart correction status, Chart Datum
status.
REAL TIME NAVIGATION- Real time Navigation Display using GPS position input. Own
Ship vector, continuous Navigation Display, Navigation Log, Range Ring, Bearing
and Distance cursor, Ship's track, Active Waypoint, ETA at next Waypoint and ETA
at end of Route.
OVERLAYS - Multiple transparent "overlays" can be made for surveying and customisation,
using 50 inbuilt icons and 50 icons which you can define yourself. All overlay icons
can have comments and numbers attached to them and can be dropped on the Chart or
entered from co-ordinates.
VOYAGE PLANNING - Creation of multiple Voyage plan files, with comments. Each voyage
file contains the Waypoints for the voyage and the course between Waypoints can
be set to be Rhumb Line, Great Circle or Composite Great Circle sailing. Voyage
files can be easily viewed, edited or added to. The calculated voyage display shows
the course(s) and distances between each pair of Waypoints and the ETA at each Waypoint
for an entered speed. The calculated voyage plan can be printed or output to a text
file.
SAILINGS - Rhumb line sailings. Great Circle sailing. Composite Great Circle sailing.
Find Position. (D.R Position). Course & Speed made good. Course to Steer.
TIDAL PREDICTIONS - Memory of all data for tidal predictions. Selection of any Time
zone by the user, irrespective of the Port's zone. Inbuilt Tidal data for over 600
European Ports. You can add your own Ports for anywhere in the World. Calculation
of Tidal heights at any entered Port for any date from 1900 to 2090. Output of Heights
in Metres or Feet. Graphic display of the tidal height curve for 2 days with moving
cursor and Draught line. Real time graphic display of the tidal height curve with
moving cursor; automatically updated from the computer's clock and calendar. Prediction
of High and Low water times and heights for 2-31 days. Output of Tidal heights at
6 minute intervals for 2 days. Find nearest Port function & Rapid search function
for Port name.
EASY CHART UPDATING- Simply insert a single Chart Update CD and let the program
do the rest! All your stored Charts are automatically updated, with a report produced
once updating is completed.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: The minimum specification for a PC or laptop to run the software.
- Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
- 100Mz Processor
- 16Mbytes RAM
- CD-ROM
- 100MB free hard disk space
Meridian Chart Plotters
SEAtrak RCDS
SEAtrak ARCS is the ultimate in ARCS systems for use on small and large crafts.
Designed to be simple to use yet rich in features, SEAtrak ARCS makes real time
navigation quicker, safer and more accurate than ever before.
It links directly to your GPS navigator and displays your position, in real time
on the ARCS chart turning your PC or laptop into a powerful, full colour, chart
plotter.
This chart plotter requires licensed ARCS charts to be of functional use. You may
use your existing ARCS charts and future charts purcased by an Admiralty Agent (such
as Meridian) and be assured of compatibility as Meridian are the devlopers of the
original official UKHO/RYA chart plotters and are listed on the Amiralty site as
suppliers of ARCS reading software.
Compatible with Windows XP, Vista and 7.
Cost and Availability
SEAtrak uses ARCS charts, so you need to purchase at least one folio (10 charts)
to get you started, see ARCS Charts for more details.
As with all quality software SEAtrak is dongle protected with a DESkey dongle. SEAtrak
will not run with out one of these devices and they are available in Serial, USB
or PCMCIA (PC card for a laptop) formats. They do not effect any other software
or devices attached to the PC. For more information about DESkey dongles - click
here.
OFFICEtrak RCDS
Works with all UK Hydrographic Office Admiralty ARCS charts and is network capable
with additional user licences purchasable. System can be integrated with REMOTEtrak
for multi vessel monitoring.
Offers three printing options:
- Visible Area on computer screen
- Whole Chart up to A2 in size
- A4 Chartlets of an entire chart
Additional Features include:
- Support for Skipper and Navigator charts
- Printing of all charts in ARCS catlogue
- Output to printer or PDF File (for PDF option Adobe Acrobat Writter must be installed)
- Company logo added to printout
SEAtrak UK (non ARCS, charts and tides included)
SEAtrak UK provides all the features of a a fully integrated chart plotting system
(with over 800charts plus tidal data for UK and Ireland, with tidal height and stream
data displayed graphically as well as in other ways,) for passage planning for both
inshore and offshore navigation. The system can be installed onshore and routes
and way points created can be transferred to your computer for use on the boat (as
two user licences are approved as standard). You can create waypoints by simple
clicking on the chart and even download them to your GPS. Existing Meridian and
Imray charts can be read but not those in ARCS format (if you require an ARCS Chart
Plotter you should consider purchasing SEAtrak ARCS or OFFICEtrak ARCS).
The system is fully upgradeable and you can but additional add-ons such wreck infomation.
Full support for Windows XP, Vista and 7.
Chart plotter features include:
- Interfaces with most NMEA devices including:
- GPS
- Gyro
- AIS
- ARPA Radar
- Autopilot
- Dead Reckoning Mode for safer navigation
- Multiple Zoom levels (x10)
- Day, Night and Twilight Palette
- Logbook facility including recorded track
- Unlimited user definable waypoints and Route plans
- Customisable screen display
- Electronic Dividers
- Single point position display
- Man overboard auto log facility
- Great circle and Rhumb line calculations
- Single click route planning
- Anchor and Boundary alarms
- Built in tidal calculator
- High Resolution Chart printing
- Auto chart selection based on geographical position
- Full passage planning facility
- Tidal diamond data for passage planning
Admiralty Digital Catalogue
The Admiralty Digital Catalogue provides a comprehensive and up to date reference
in graphical and textual form of the range of Admiralty products and services, including
Standard Navigational Charts and Publications, and the Admiralty ARCS, ENC and ECDIS
Services.
Dolphin Maritime Software
Dolphin Maritime are specialists in maritime software and have been successfully
producing sophisticated Windows based marine software solutions since 1990. Available
software titles range from ship stability to voyage planning and tidal prediction.
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