Some cost a few precious boat bucks just to download, and “free” doesn’t necessarily mean “less” when it comes to features. Now hazard changes are automatically presented to them so they can quickly go through the changes and determine whether additional surveys or chart changes are needed.”Ĭhoosing the right navigation app is no easy feat.
NOAA approached us because they were already using the hazard data to locate problems but had to manually search on areas of interest to see what needed attention.
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The first part of the software has been delivered to NOAA for their use.
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We wrote some custom software to make it easier for the cartographers to use the hazard data you provide to help update charts and fix the magenta line. They have added ActiveCaptain to their “cartographic toolkit in the chart evaluation system.” Last year NOAA licensed the ActiveCaptain data for internal use. That was part 2 of the NOAA Coast Survey announcement. How will they go about fixing the magenta line? They claim that 99.9% requested that NOAA maintain the magenta line rather than remove it. The feedback from boaters was heard loud and clear by NOAA. ActiveCaptain hazard markers have helped with those, “what do I do here?” moments. This has caused many tense moments as the real channel has shifted away from the marked channel leaving boaters confused about the correct path. The line first appeared in 1912, saw a major update in 1935, with only rare updates since then. Jeffrey Siegel, owner of ActiveCaptain said in his recent newsletter, “In September 2013, US/NOAA began asking boaters for feedback on the “magenta line” – the magenta colored overlay on US charts showing the recommended route of travel for the various US intracoastal waterways: New Jersey, Atlantic, Dismal Swamp, Florida West Coast, Gulf West, Gulf East, Okeechobee Lake, and Okeechobee Rim. It will take at least three years to fix problems that were 70 years in the making.”īoaters may contribute to the updating effort by joining Active Captain at. Said Captain Shep Smith, chief of NOAA’s Coast Survey’s Marine Chart Division, “Today’s decision to reinstate the magenta line is not a quick fix. The magenta line appears in charts covering all Intracoastal waters, and is essentially two distinct routes along the eastern US and Gulf Coasts totaling about 3,000 miles in length.
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