Land detail maps Australian

[axp77q]

Hello,

I know we are most concerned with what lies beneath the sea....but does anyone know if we can get base maps covering the land? Is this possible?

I have all the S63 maps I require covering the water, but being able to see roads, towns etc on land is also useful.

I have seen people using openCPN in the US and they seem to have details for the land adjascent to the ocean.

Thanks in advance.

[phiggins]

You can create mbtile charts from SasPlanet and turn on a layer like Hybrid Google to show land detail see attachment

[Reefmagnet]

Of course you can. pretty much the equivalent of ocean maps. Start here: Official OziExplorer Web Site - GPS Mapping Software for Tracking and Navigation. Supports Garmin, Magellan, Lowrance and GPS

[StuM]

Originally Posted by Reefmagnet

Of course you can. pretty much the equivalent of ocean maps. Start here: Official OziExplorer Web Site - GPS Mapping Software for Tracking and Navigation. Supports Garmin, Magellan, Lowrance and GPS

Can you use OziExplorer maps in OpenCPN ?


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[StuM]

Originally Posted by axp77q

Hello,

I know we are most concerned with what lies beneath the sea....but does anyone know if we can get base maps covering the land? Is this possible?

I have all the S63 maps I require covering the water, but being able to see roads, towns etc on land is also useful.

I have seen people using openCPN in the US and they seem to have details for the land adjascent to the ocean.

Thanks in advance.

There are a number of Inland Charts avaiable for various areas. Unfortunately Australai is not one of them

[Alan Mighty]

Originally Posted by StuM

There are a number of Inland Charts avaiable for various areas. Unfortunately Australai is not one of them

For planning purposes and when connected by internet, zuluwaterways.com delivers value, allowing you to examine

* Navionics charts;
* annotations from Zulu Waterways marking facilities (marinas, fuel docks, etc);
* satellite overlay (Google map style) on the land; or
* map (Google map style) on the land.

Here's a small screenshot, focused more or less on the marina that I use as my base:

[Reefmagnet]

Originally Posted by StuM

Can you use OziExplorer maps in OpenCPN ?


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I suspect with their raster map and a little bit of work you could integrate it. Probably not to the extent of having the charts combined with marine on one screen. Could certainly achieve a quasi effect, barring other alternatives, with split view mode I would think.