powerskipper
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I have played with it and found it was a great tool to aid navigation.
Who has Augmented reality .
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I have played with it and found it was a great tool to aid navigation.
powerskipper
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Ok, More info then. or a question. does anyone know where this is,
HINT
, From Solent fairway buoy ,
head Due South.
for about 60ish nm
HINT
, From Solent fairway buoy ,
head Due South.
for about 60ish nm
laika
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Cherbourg with the outer breakwater and your waypoint at the western entrance nicely defined on radar. The radar would be enough for me if visibility was bad though: I'm neither going to be glued to the AR screen nor donning any kind of AR headset any time soon.
powerskipper
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Me neither but it can make a slow boat journey more interesting.
laika
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If you could fire (virtual) surface-to-surface missiles (or cannon for the MABs?) at AIS targets then you'd be talking
GHA
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Closest to AR here is google maps 3d screenshot, can be very handy though 
laika
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Sorry for sidetracking because this is a really interesting topic we haven't (as far as I can remember) discussed here before. I can point to a number of things of which I've said "Well I don't see the point of that" and later changed my mind.
The new AR displays map data you already have from other sources to a camera image but it's a camera image (not a pair of goggles) so you then have to map *that* onto what you can see with your eyes. Given that I'm already mapping data from AIS (and radar if I'm on a boat which has it) onto what I can see in my head, the AR display would, *I suspect* be just a distraction for me but I'd be really interested to hear more about what people who've actually used these displays think about them.
The new AR displays map data you already have from other sources to a camera image but it's a camera image (not a pair of goggles) so you then have to map *that* onto what you can see with your eyes. Given that I'm already mapping data from AIS (and radar if I'm on a boat which has it) onto what I can see in my head, the AR display would, *I suspect* be just a distraction for me but I'd be really interested to hear more about what people who've actually used these displays think about them.
powerskipper
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I am going to play again on a friends boat that has it, he loves toys and is very knowledgeable on all thing boaty, I want to take some video when there rather than just screen shots. If I can make it happen I will share it. I have played a few time and was at Raymarine when they first came up with the idea, gave the developer a grilling on what use it would be, Now its 3 years old and have been told its very good in low light or bad vis and night , so you look in the right direction to find the marks you need. It certainly was good on the trip I took the screen shot on.
anoccasionalyachtsman
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Blimey, Cherbourg's changed a bit.Closest to AR here is google maps 3d screenshot, can be very handy though
Pye_End
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Can you tell us a bit more about what you were using. Looks intriguing.
Good to see you back.
Good to see you back.
anoccasionalyachtsman
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I can think of one time in the Channel Islands where I'd have loved that.
powerskipper
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I was on a Felming 65 ,
She had a fixed forward facing camera mounted just above the lower helms windows, She had auto pilot, and ( X band Radar) Raymarine Quantum 2 Radar . with the latest software ( this was a year ago.) with Axiom Pro 12" displays.
The Augmented reality app/option is in the software already just need a camera to make it work. does not need to be the Flir infrared ones. (those are very very good at night but very very expensive.)
So how it works I believe, It knows where it is pointing from the GPS heading . knows where the navigation marks are in relationship to where it is , and displays as a flag anything that it knows about in the area the camera is pointing. It will show AIS targets as well. and Radar if you have used MARPA to target it. You have options to what you want it to display.
Image below was come back to the Solent heading for the SWM of the Needles , other is crossing shipping channel on way over.
Pye_End
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Wow.
pvb
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Looks like an excellent addition to a mobo's bridge. Not so sure about sailboat use, as big displays are needed ideally.
