I supply pre-configured navigation laptops with marine navigation software, charts and GPS. Sometimes, my clients ask me what other nautical software they can run on my units. Here, I am assembling an up to date list here. Everything else I found online was either out of date, or very incomplete. These PC marine navigation apps all run on Windows, and provide chartplotter functionality. This can be cheaper and much more affordable than buying an MFD from one of the major brands.
Software manufacturer Northport Systems Inc. announced the addition of Swedish Marine Charts to its online Fugawi Touratel Map collection for use with Fugawi navigation software and the Apple iPhone. The X-Traverse chart and map data distribution system is also now available for integration by third-party developers who wish to easily add marine charts and land maps to their mobile applications.
Powered by Fugawi X-Traverse, an innovative web-based mobile map and data service, third-party device manufacturers and software developers now have easy access to marine and land map content for their navigation applications.
Fugawi Touratel subscriptions are sold in single user licenses and include two activations for use with two Fugawi software installations, or two iNavX apps, or one Fugawi plus one iNavX installation. Marine charts are updated annually with the latest notice to mariner changes.
The provincial marine associations from across the country, collectively representing over 80,000 jobs and $9.2B in national annual economic impact, announced the formation of a new national association whose mandate will be to represent the interests of recreational boating including recreational boat retailing and brokering, boat and engine & trailer sales, accessories, slip rentals, service, storage, fuel sales and more. Headquartered in Penetanguishene, Ontario, the newly formed Canadian Marine Retailers Association (CMRA) will focus on national issues facing the sector.
C-Map recently released its exclusive Bahamas Explorer raster charts through Fugawi X-Traverse and iNavX, the popular marine navigation app for iPhone and iPad mobile devices. The ability to purchase these detailed electronic charts is important news for boating anglers who fish the region. Now they can count on the Bahamas Explorer Chartbook for accurate, up-to-date navigational data. The charts have been developed in partnership with the Bahamas Explorer Chartbook and quilted by Fugawi for seamless use. $49.99; inavx.com or x-traverse.com
Industry leading online chart service fugawi.com, announced today that in collaboration with world-renowned OpenCPN, it has made its extensive selection of downloadable raster charts available to OpenCPN software enthusiasts worldwide. This exciting development provides the over quarter million OpenCPN (opencpn.org) users charts from fugawi.com for navigation on their Microsoft, Linux, Mac and Android devices.
When visiting a new area, or a destination that you have not been to for some time, consider using more than one chart, if available. No chart is perfect and the seas change faster than the weather. Some chart providers such as Navionics offer crowd sourcing for more up to date data, but user-generated content can be prone to human error as with everything else. X-Traverse.com offers a wide range of marine charts. If for example you are cruising to the Bahamas and the Caribbean, you can choose from NOAA, Navionics, WaveyLine and NV Charts and these will work on Fugawi Marine 5 PC Navigation software, iNavX iPhone and iPad App and PathAway Android App.
JPR file format Version 1.18 August 19, 2010 The JPR file format is designed to provide an easy way of providing geo-referencing information for a digital image. The most current version of this document will be available at _and_docs/jprdoc.pdf Send comments and corrections to sup...@fugawi.com The file "imagename.jpr" provides geo-referencing image information for the file imagename.xxx" where xxx is TIF, JPG, PNG, BMP or GIF. The .jpr file is an ascii file with each line ending in . Lines that are not used can be omitted, but the navigation program must have enough information to be able to geo-reference the image and assign the correct geodetic datum. The first 6 lines of the file are the same as .tfw. They must reflect the x and y resolution and the grid coordinate of the NW corner of the IMAGE. If the image has not been rubber-sheeted to perfectly fit a grid, omit these lines and include at least three reference points. If these 6 lines are present, reference points are not required. If any of these 6 lines are present they ALL must be present. If the image is distorted and/or the projection parameters are not known with certainty, include more than 20 reference points to get an accurate calibration. If there is no collar on the map, the vertices of the bounding polygon are not required. Latitude and longitude are in decimal degrees with negative in the Southern and Western hemispheres. The letters are not case sensitive. Pixel coordinates are measured from the top left corner of the image, starting at 0,0 for the NW corner pixel and measured as positive numbers. The order of the lines does not matter, except for the first 6 lines. Anything on a line following // will be considered a comment. Additional datums and projections will be supported as required. ______________________________________________ Page 1 sup...@fugawi.com
LCJ Capteurs produces solid state ultrasonic wind sensors built for the harsh marine environment. Their durability and user friendly operation also lend them well to use in weather stations and industrial applications, such as agriculture. These innovative sensors are now available through Fugawi based in Toronto, Canada.
Fugawi was founded in 1995 and distributes software services, connectivity solutions and hi-tech marine products from leading manufacturers in Canada. The assets of Fugawi were purchased by Johnson Outdoors Canada Inc. in 2016.
LCJ Capteurs, was founded by the well-respected marine electronics pioneer Christian Lamiraux in 1999 in VERTOU, France. With its 5th generation of sonic wind sensors launched a couple of years ago, LCJ Capteurs has manufactured and supplied tens of thousands of sensors to boaters all over the world.