Opensource marine navigation tools and projects?

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Hiyas,

Here are a few initial unchecked and unsorted links to free and opensource marine navigation tools and projects.
Will check them out in the coming days..

Hopefully of some interest?

Build a Raspberry Pi chartplotter for your boat - Raspberry Pi

GitHub - navit-gps/navit: The open source (GPL v2) turn-by-turn navigation software for many OS

Traffic Updates On The Seven Seas: Open Source Chart Plotter Using A Raspberry Pi

OpenSeaMap - The free nautical chart

Quick Start Guide

The Top Five Open Source Navigation Apps - Linux.com

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This thread comes following 2 initial threads where it seemed useful apps tend come with a monetary price in marine contexts.
The links above were gathered rather quickly - as mentioned, I am yet to check each of them in details..
)

Hopefully interesting if not entirely usefully relevant ;)

A fab sunday wishes to all!
 
syscode said:
Hiyas,

Here are a few initial unchecked and unsorted links to free and opensource marine navigation tools and projects.
Will check them out in the coming days..

Hopefully of some interest?

Build a Raspberry Pi chartplotter for your boat - Raspberry Pi

GitHub - navit-gps/navit: The open source (GPL v2) turn-by-turn navigation software for many OS

Traffic Updates On The Seven Seas: Open Source Chart Plotter Using A Raspberry Pi

OpenSeaMap - The free nautical chart

Quick Start Guide

The Top Five Open Source Navigation Apps - Linux.com

(
This thread comes following 2 initial threads where it seemed useful apps tend come with a monetary price in marine contexts.
The links above were gathered rather quickly - as mentioned, I am yet to check each of them in details..
)

Hopefully interesting if not entirely usefully relevant ;)

A fab sunday wishes to all!
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Check out Signak K » Welcome It is excellent and so many plugins. I have developed an entire network using this and SensESP with many sensors. What I would have done with commercial products would have cost me tens of thousands and would be way more rigid than what I have.
 
OpenSeaMap should be known as the 'sounding-free nautical chart'.

Not Actually Very Useful!

ISTM that if you want functional charts of UK waters, you will have to pay.
 
northwind said:
Openplotter is the easiest place to start, raspberry pi based, signalk, open cpn, kplex, sdr ais and other bits and pieces all installed with a gui to help with config.
Openplotter
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So you use this with OpenCPN as the chart plotting part, which needs charts from e.g. 'VisitMyHarbour £15.95 for the UK, or £30 including nearby bit of Europe?
 
northwind said:
It will run open cpn, yes you can use the VisitMyHarbour charts on the pi.
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With opencpn on openplotter? Are you sure? Traditionally that has not been the case and openplotter could only use visitmyharbour charts on windows but things may have changed. O-charts has been the go to for openplotter charts:
http://o-charts.org/map/en/UK/index.html
 
laika said:
With opencpn on openplotter? Are you sure? Traditionally that has not been the case and openplotter could only use visitmyharbour charts on windows but things may have changed. O-charts has been the go to for openplotter charts:
http://o-charts.org/map/en/UK/index.html
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Looks like they use a different app now for cross platform?
Download 2021 Cross Platform qtVlm Charts-NEW COVERAGE : by VisitMyHarbour [qtVlm- the new Nav, Weather and Simulator program] - VisitMyHarbour articles
 
laika said:
O-charts has been the go to for openplotter charts:
http://o-charts.org/map/en/UK/index.html
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O-charts was set up specifically by the developer of OpenCPN and others to provide low-cost up-to-date charts. OCPN is included with Openplotter so o-charts are compatible with that setup on Raspberry Pi. Of course o-charts can also be used with OCPN on other platforms, Linux (various distributions), Windows, Mac and Android but not iPad due to restrictions imposed by Apple
 
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Qtvlm is a highly sophisticated package but designed for dedicated racing enthusiast types. For cruising bears with little brains like me it seems too much like the tail wagging the dog. Not dissing it; it is good, just not my bag.

I did ask VMH if a lite version was an option but they told me that the writer wasn't interested! Open CPN and Openplotter are both easy to use at whatever level you want.

I have a pi3 with O charts and a pi4 as backup but can't discern any speed difference.

And laptop has VMH for when I feel rasterish!
 
Open Plotter and OpenCPN are both good at implementing some advanced features too - AIS based search and rescue dongles were added within 6 weeks of the ITU spec update - long before they were available on the market and WiFi RADAR units are well supported.

Both have active develpment communities so you can report bugs, ask for features and ask for help.

And if you're at Boot Duesseldorf, they have a stand: open-boat-projects.org – open Source | open Hardware | open Data
 
mattonthesea said:
Qtvlm is a highly sophisticated package but designed for dedicated racing enthusiast types. For cruising bears with little brains like me it seems too much like the tail wagging the dog. Not dissing it; it is good, just not my bag.
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As good as it is, unfortunately this is no longer opensource. Cost-free (unless you want to donate), but not free free.
 
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