OPEN CPN | Tracks, Waypoints, and Plugins
Tracks, Waypoints, and Plugins
Topic: Maximizing OpenCPN with Routes, Marks & Powerful Plugins
Importing/exporting GPX/KML tracks and waypoints
Planning passages and daily hops
Using plugins like Weather Routing, Climatology, SAR, etc.
Sharing your data with others
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OPEN CPN | Using Satellite Charts & Overlays
Topic: Using Satellite Overlays for Coastal Navigation
Where to find and download satellite charts
Installing and configuring SAT plugins (GE2KAP, MBTiles, etc.)
Real-world use in remote anchorages
Troubleshooting chart overlays
Topic: Using Satellite Overlays for Coastal Navigation
Where to find and download satellite charts
Installing and configuring SAT plugins (GE2KAP, MBTiles, etc.)
Real-world use in remote anchorages
Troubleshooting chart overlays
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OPEN CPN | Installing OpenCPN, Connecting GPS/NMEA, and Use Cases
Installing OpenCPN on Windows, Mac
Connecting USB GPS, NMEA 0183/2000, and AIS receivers
Basic navigation setup for cruisers
Live demo + Q&A Live demo + Q&A
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Getting Started with OpenCPN
Topic: Installing OpenCPN, Connecting GPS/NMEA, and Use Cases
Installing OpenCPN on Windows, Mac
Connecting USB GPS, NMEA 0183/2000, and AIS receivers
Basic navigation setup for cruisers
Live demo + Q&A
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WHY WE USE OPENCPN ?
These 2 images show the difference between charts and satellite chart - Satellite charts provide an additional aid to navigation
We held our opencpn seminar yesterday and shared ( thanks to Marc from Liquid )
most satellite kap files of the coast between Barra de Navidad and Panama !
- If you missed it you can download opencpn for free from
https://opencpn.org/OpenCPN/info/downloadopencpn.html ( mac / pc / android versions ) - PANAMA POSSE PARTICIPANTS CAN GET THESE CHARTS FOR FREE PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK >>
- place them into their own directory - create a directory (folder) with a unique name
example (c:\charts\sat_charts ) on a Mac Documents Charts
- launch / open OpenCpn
- and add the charts -
click on Options ( little wrench) -> Charts -> Add Directory -> Select the Folder you just created -> example (PC c:\charts\sat_charts or MAC Documents/Charts/Stelllite-Charts)
- Click [x] Scan Charts and update Database - Apply - wait and voila !
- Seminar attendance in Barra de Navidad
Shearwater
Interlude
Respite
Crossroads
Raven
Annapurna
Easy
Volante III
Liquid
Carinthia
Kea
