RTZassist - OpenCPN is not an ECDIS

[Rasbats]

Ok, but there are some people interested in using OpenCPN to create a route that can be transferred to an ECDIS.

There is now an approved standard for route exchange between different manufacturers of ECDIS - the RTZ file format. The schema is here:

Route Exchange (RTZ)

As a baby step I have created a tool that translates OpenCPN GPX files to/from RTZ. This includes validation with RTZ 1.1 schema and also the provisional RTZ 1.1 schema. The app uses the Xerces parser and TinyXML2.

Norway has embraced the concept of recommended routes and a number are available. These can be translated and displayed in OpenCPN.

https://routeinfo.no/faq

The alpha version of what I am calling 'RTZassist' is here:

https://github.com/Rasbats/opencpn.r...eases/tag/v0.1

At the moment there is only a zip file in the release with a Windows '.exe', that can be used from the folder. An installer will follow.

If anyone with access to an ECDIS which has been updated to handle RTZ files could give the translation products a test that would be very much appreciated.

Mike