I was not able to find individual Canadian raster charts anywhere (many years ago, MapTech sold them on floppies!) - Canadian raster charts seem to be available only in expensive large regions. I've heard from Canadians expressing the same dismay. So I went with the Navionics vector charts on their app. (See original message below for link to Android navigation apps.) Thanks, Tom
Message: 1 Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:23:21 -0400 From: Colin Kilgour <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Stus-List {} Individual Canadian digital raster charts? Message-ID: <cakr-nkmbp+pahrizozcolr8vws+nkd9v661ze8yt8lqbcf1...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Tom, let us know if you have any success. The Canadian digital chart market is a colossal screw up. Years ago, the government awarded a monopoly on electronic chart distribution to some outfit out of Newfoundland, and for years, those folks have been charging a king's ransom for the charts. I had heard a while ago of some initiative to break that situation, but frankly haven't followed it closely since my boat hasn't been in Canada in almost 3 years. It'd be nice if they could make them freely available as NOAA does for US charts. Cheers Colin On Saturday, February 11, 2012, Tom Lochhaas <[email protected]> wrote: > Anyone know if anyone sells individual CHS digital charts? Making a short visit to Yarmouth, NS, area this summer and desire charts 4240-4244 but don't feel like buying the full ATL06 region for $175. I like raster charts for use with my laptop navigation programs. > Second best, I also use an Android tablet and have the Navionics USA app and can get the USA/Canada charting app for a mere $15, which should cover that area in vector charts, but I still prefer raster charts that match my paper charts. Anyone know of any Android apps that cover Canada using raster charts? (Couldn't see any on Android Market.) > Thanks! > By the way, for anyone new on Android, I've just published a comparative review of 5 different charting apps for US waters: http://sailing.about.com/od/SailingApps/a/5-Android-Apps-For-Boat-Charts-And-Navigation.htm > > Tom Lochhaas > LF38, Topanga II > Sailing.About.com > -- Tom Lochhaas 3 Central Place Newburyport, MA 01950 978.462.6311 Sailing.About.com
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