I'm trying out OpenCPN on my laptop and Android tablet, but can't find a source for Canadian charts. Has anyone had luck using OpenCPN in Canadian waters (west coast)?
For this asking about using Android tablets offline for navigation, I have had no issues travelling with several Android phones and tablets in many countries (Japan, Central America, US and Canada) without cell or wifi service, either by downloading Google offline maps in advance, or using another offline map app. The app contains the offline map/chart data, and the phone/tablet merely need to obtain a GPS fix, which does not require either cellular data or wifi. On Sat, Jan 19, 2019 at 4:15 PM Rick Brass via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Tom; > > > > My old IPad has the Garmin app loaded, along with 8 other navigation apps > including a weather router, Drag Queen, Active Captain, Predict Wind, and a > Tides app. I have all of the Garmin charts for the east coast of Canada and > the US, the Bahamas, Bermuda, and the northwest part of the Caribbean from > Cuba to the BVI. I’ve also choked the memory with a bunch of E books, a > Nook app, a gaggle of photos, email etc. Which leaves about 6.3gig of free > memory at the moment. > > > > All this crap runs off line without any need for a Wifi or cellular > connection. I download updates with the WiFi network in my home, or using > my cell phone as a WiFi hotspot when traveling. The only App that needs > regular update is the weather routing. The forecast gets less accurate as > you go out past 3 days, so I had a gap in weather forecast during the > middle of my passages to and from Bermuda last year. But on the trips I’ve > made up the East Coast I’ve been close enough to shore often enough to get > updates using the WiFi hotspot on my Verizon cell phone. > > > > I would almost guarantee that most other navigation apps offer offline > service equal to what I have, > > > > Rick Brass > > Washington, NC > > > > > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *T > power via CnC-List > *Sent:* Saturday, January 19, 2019 10:57 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* T power <sv_invic...@outlook.com> > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Tablet for navigation > > > > Hi Bruce, > > > > I was thinking of using a Samsung tablet also. Do you happen to sail > offshore, If so are you still able to run a Nav program in real time when > out of range of cell and wifi? > > > > Cheers, > > > > Tom Power > > Invictus > > C&C 30 MK1 > > Fredericton, NB > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > -- Shawn Wright shawngwri...@gmail.com
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