John Proctor wrote:

You missed the point I was trying to develop. All the man made features
of a paper chart can be disseminated via AIS. AIS or its future
development will be the basis of a virtual marine charting system. No
need to maintain physicallity of bouys, danger marks etc. (A brave new
world eh?). Think of how much money could be saved?

After all, I'm not a pilot (aircraft type) but is this not the way
aircraft navigation works? Just thinking out loud.

Actually, you wouldn't even need a boat. You could go everywhere on
your laptop and save a bundle!


Michael Porter Naval Architect / Boatbuilder
mporter at mp-marine dot com
www.mp-marine.com
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