Comments on: Happy New Year! - Big EarthNC Marine Chart Upload this Morning http://destinsharks.com/maps-charts/151 Too Much Fun in the NW Florida Sun! Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:13:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: DestinSharks.com » Blog Archive » Houston / Galveston Commerical Ship Traffic via AIS at Vesseltrax.com http://destinsharks.com/maps-charts/151#comment-6148 Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:59:05 +0000 http://destinsharks.com/maps-charts/151#comment-6148 [...] One of John’s latest projects is to provide a Google Earth version of the AIS feed (select Google Earth Delayed AIS View in his drop-down menu and click GO). It is currently a static file, but he is planning to turn it into a dynamic network link soon. To get a better appreciation of the usefulness of Google Earth as a 3D situational awareness tool, we recommend trying out the VesselTrax.com AIS layer in conjunction with the EarthNC Marine Charts for Google Earth in the Houston Area. The current beta includes full coverage of the Texas coast. The screen shot above (click for larger version) shows a zoomed in view of part of Galveston Harbor with the EarthNC chart and John’s ship positions. [...] […] One of John’s latest projects is to provide a Google Earth version of the AIS feed (select Google Earth Delayed AIS View in his drop-down menu and click GO). It is currently a static file, but he is planning to turn it into a dynamic network link soon. To get a better appreciation of the usefulness of Google Earth as a 3D situational awareness tool, we recommend trying out the VesselTrax.com AIS layer in conjunction with the EarthNC Marine Charts for Google Earth in the Houston Area. The current beta includes full coverage of the Texas coast. The screen shot above (click for larger version) shows a zoomed in view of part of Galveston Harbor with the EarthNC chart and John’s ship positions. […]

]]> by: John http://destinsharks.com/maps-charts/151#comment-6137 Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:40:21 +0000 http://destinsharks.com/maps-charts/151#comment-6137 Just tried out the EarthNC charting overlay with my VesselTrax AIS feed here in the Houston/Galveston area. The clarity is amazing and it does wonders to the black and white blandness of vessel position Users can now obtain a real feel of what is like on the water with the colorful navigational features that professional mariners must navigate with on a daily basis. This utility will bring a maritime awareness to non-mariners who have no idea how important commercial traffic is to our nations economy. Perhaps next time waterway legislation is on the floor in the Congress or Senate, concerned and now informed voters will contact their legislators informing them how important a vote is for waterway appropriations. Especially after viewing traffic with Google Earth in conjunction with EarthNC Marine Charts. Great product! Just tried out the EarthNC charting overlay with my VesselTrax AIS feed here in the Houston/Galveston area. The clarity is amazing and it does wonders to the black and white blandness of vessel position

Users can now obtain a real feel of what is like on the water with the colorful navigational features that professional mariners must navigate with on a daily basis. This utility will bring a maritime awareness to non-mariners who have no idea how important commercial traffic is to our nations economy.

Perhaps next time waterway legislation is on the floor in the Congress or Senate, concerned and now informed voters will contact their legislators informing them how important a vote is for waterway appropriations. Especially after viewing traffic with Google Earth in conjunction with EarthNC Marine Charts.

Great product!

]]> by: DestinSharks.com » Blog Archive » What Others are Saying about EarthNC Marine Charts for Google Earth http://destinsharks.com/maps-charts/151#comment-5717 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:28:04 +0000 http://destinsharks.com/maps-charts/151#comment-5717 [...] While we’re a bit occupied, we thought we’d point out some of the great reviews others have written recently about their experiences with the EarthNC Marine Charts for Google Earth. If you haven’t tried these yourself yet, please read our latest update announcement and register for the free beta. [...] […] While we’re a bit occupied, we thought we’d point out some of the great reviews others have written recently about their experiences with the EarthNC Marine Charts for Google Earth. If you haven’t tried these yourself yet, please read our latest update announcement and register for the free beta. […]

]]> by: DestinSharks.com » Blog Archive » NOAA Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) Weather Feed for Google Earth http://destinsharks.com/maps-charts/151#comment-5215 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 02:25:32 +0000 http://destinsharks.com/maps-charts/151#comment-5215 [...] We’re happy to announce a dynamic Google Earth data layer for the NOAA Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) Program position/weather reports. The VOS feed contains ship weather observations from around the world updated hourly. This is our 1st true dynamic layer to coincide with the EarthNC Marine Charts for Google Earth. [...] […] We’re happy to announce a dynamic Google Earth data layer for the NOAA Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) Program position/weather reports. The VOS feed contains ship weather observations from around the world updated hourly. This is our 1st true dynamic layer to coincide with the EarthNC Marine Charts for Google Earth. […]

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