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TheJouster wrote:
I got a PDA with Windows CE and an internal GPS, I use Nobeltec software to viem my marine charts on my laptop. I was wondering is there any apps that will run in WinCE and view my marine charts. Ozi Explorer-CE does a good job, it will user raster charts like the MapTech BSB charts. The charts have to be converted using Ozi Explorer PC before they can be used with Ozi Explorer-CE. The trial version of Ozi Explorer did the conversion of the Maptech charts for me, did I did not need to buy both Ozi PC and Ozi CE. I think this is because the MapTech charts either contain or are accompanied by another file with the chart calibration data. If you don't have that data, you may need the registered version of Ozi Explorer PC to import or scan map images and calibrate them yourself. As the Ozi Explorer site recommends, try it with the trial versions first to make sure it all works. The conversion process seems a little convoluted at first but once you get your chart library converted you don't need to do it again. It is a pretty nifty little program, it will shift to adjoining charts automatically as you proceed. Building routes and placing waypoints is best done on a PC with a mouse, keyboard, larger display, etc., but once that is done the routes can be transferred to the CE version for use. Thanks, and merry xmas. And the same to you Sir! Jack -- Jack Erbes in Ellsworth, Maine, USA - jackerbes at adelphia dot net (also receiving email at jacker at midmaine.com) |
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