"Jere Lull" wrote in message
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On 2008-09-27 04:18:32 -0400, "Dennis Pogson"
said:

"Jere Lull" wrote in message
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Has anyone seen a project to collect position and depth data
automatically and periodically upload the data to a central server? I
vaguely recall someone who mapped one or more anchorages automatically
like that, and there's another project where large and commercial ships
sample and analyze the waters they're passing through.

I would love to participate, in exchange for charts that accurately show
what's ahead of our keel.

There is a program called Ozidepths which works in collaboration with
OziExplorer, the best of all navigation software.

You could Google for it, and as Oziexplorer has programmable factilities,
you might be able to adapt Ozidepths to suit your purpose.

Sadly, OziExplorer doesn't support Mac, so I couldn't participate.

Friends don't let friends do Windoze.

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Jere Lull
Xan-à-Deux -- Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD
Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/
Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/


That's a pity, but if the project was considered all that important, buying
a cheap Windows laptop wouldn't stop me.

Dennis.