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.
(Admiralty
ARCS Charts are both ACCURATE and may be UPDATED on a weekly basis if
required).
Designed for accurate plotting, AIS monitoring voyage planning for Ship
Masters and
Officers, Harbour Authorities, Fleet Manager, and Surveyors. Files
produced by
PC Chartplanner are compatible with our PC SEAMASTER onboard system.
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.
- AIS (Automatic Identification System)
- When connected to a suitable AIS receiver or transponder, all targets within range
are shown on the chart with name or MMSI number. Each target may be
selected and full details such as IMO number and ETA etc can be shown.
Targets can also be shown in list view, including those not shown on
the present Chart. Signals from both AIS Class A and Class B transponders, as well as navigation marks, are decoded and shown.
- AIS TARGETS RECORDING AND REPLAY - Ideal
for small ports and harbours - when connected to a AIS receiver,
the AIS data can be continuously recorded and later replayed if
required.
- ARPA TARGET DISPLAY - When connected to a ARPA Radar, targets
which are selected both either automatically or manually are shown on
the Chart, for easy geographical orientation.
- SEARCH PATTERNS - Patterns for search operations can be automatically generated,
displayed and saved to file. Either Expanding Square search or
Creeping Line search as detailed in the IAMSAR manual can be used. Your
vessel can then be navigated along the search pattern.
- 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.
Click
here for ARCS chart details
Minimum System
Requirements
IBM PC compatible computer with Pentium
200Mhz or faster processor, 16MB RAM,
hard disk, mouse and VGA screen. GPS receiver with NMEA output (other
outputs
can be read, to order).
Windows 2000/XP/Vista operating system.
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