OziExplorer

The Des Newman OziExplorer is next to QV and Fugawi one of the leading programs that allow you to import digital raster graphics cards under a single interface, manage, and use can. These types of programs can also geo-referenced scanned paper maps, and export spatial data and maps in different formats and in, for example, KML or GPS Exchange Format GPX. The program can read transmitted by a suitable GPS receiver spatial data that represent locally stored in land -, sea charts and permanently record. The PC version can also represent position and heading into the image data from OpenStreetMap, Google map and Google Satellite and Virtual Earth Street and Satellite.

There are four different versions of the OziExplorers:

• OziExplorer running under the operating systems Windows and Linux ( using Wine ) and provides numerous functions for navigation and maintenance of spatial data available.
• OziExplorerCE runs under the Windows Mobile operating system on suitable mobile phones or PDAs. The software has reduced functionality compared to the PC version and optimized for use on small-format output devices.
• OziExplorerAndroid runs on the Android operating system on suitable smartphones or tablet computers. The software has reduced functionality compared to the PC version and optimized for use on small-format output devices.
• OziExplorer3D represents an extension of the program on the PC can be realized with the three-dimensional outputs of spatial data.

For the Android version and CE maps, waypoints and routes with OziExplorer on a desktop PC are usually created or maintained and subsequently transferred for practical use on a mobile device that is installed on the OziExplorerCE.

Are supported in addition to general, the NMEA protocol GPS receivers issuing a variety of GPS devices, Garmin, Magellan, Lowrance, Eagle, Brunton / Silva and MLR in which their specific protocols are used for the bidirektionenalen data exchange.

In addition, the PC version offers the possibility of waypoints, routes and track records in various formats to the foreign as well as to export, to include GPX, XML, KML, PCX5 and IGC.

The PC and the Android version, the AIS data of an appropriate receiver related to the shown map on your own site and course advertisements and in addition to the location of the closest approach, and the time until then (CPA = closest point of approach / TCPA = time to CPA).