Magnetic Variance and ENC

[aewing]

Hello,

Is there any way to get magnetic variance info from ENC in OpenCPN? In other words: can we know how far our compass will differ from true north in a given region? Info which the compass rose from our old paper charts used to tell us.

Thanks

[Amnesia II]

Originally Posted by aewing

Hello,

Is there any way to get magnetic variance info from ENC in OpenCPN? In other words: can we know how far our compass will differ from true north in a given region? Info which the compass rose from our old paper charts used to tell us.

Thanks

There is a big discussion going on here....type magnetic variation and opencpn into search and you should be there!

[aewing]

Originally Posted by Amnesia II

There is a big discussion going on here....type magnetic variation and opencpn into search and you should be there!

oops! I should've done that first

much obliged Amnesia