OpenCPN
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Developer(s) | The OpenCPN Authors |
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Stable release | 5.8.4 [1]
/ June 15, 2023 |
Repository | github |
Written in | C, C++ |
Operating system | Cross-platform |
Type | Chart plotter and navigation |
License | GPL v2[2] |
Website | opencpn |
OpenCPN (Open Chart Plotter Navigator) is a free software maritime chart plotter and navigation software for use underway or as a planning tool. Developed by a team of active sailors and tested in real world conditions, it has multiple supported chart formats and a variety of data inputs.[3][4]
By using satellite navigation and other NMEA 0183 data feeds, OpenCPN determines a ship's own position and status from sensors such as AIS receivers to automatically plot and track the positions of ships in the neighborhood.[5]
In 2017 Norwegian ENC charts were available for OpenCPN.[6]
References
- ^ "OpenCPN Download Directory". opencpn.org.
- ^ "OpenCPN/OpenCPN". GitHub.
- ^ "OpenCPN About". Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ Monthly, Yachting (2022-02-01). "Free digital nautical charts: are they any good?". Yachting Monthly. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ^ A, Damián (2020-07-22). "OpenCPN, a navigation application for Ubuntu". Ubunlog. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ^ "Norwegian ENC Data in OpenCPN". 2017-09-11.
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