OziExplorer
The OziExplorer Des Newman is next QuoVadis and Fugawi one of the leading programs with which one raster graphics digital maps under a surface import, manage, and can use. This type of program can also georeference scanned paper maps and import and export geodata and maps in different formats, for example KML or GPS Exchange Format GPX . The program can read in geodata transmitted by a suitable GPS receiver, display it in locally stored maps and sea maps and record it permanently. The PC version can also display the position and course in the image data from OpenStreetMap , Googlemap and Googlesatellite as well as Virtual Earth Street and Satellite.
There are four different versions of the OziExplorer:
- OziExplorer runs under the Windows and GNU / Linux operating systems (with Wine ) and provides numerous functions for navigating and maintaining geodata.
- OziExplorerCE runs under the Windows Mobile operating system on suitable cell phones or PDAs . The software is reduced in functionality compared to the PC version and optimized for use on small format output devices.
- OziExplorerAndroid runs on the Android / Linux operating system, especially on suitable smartphones or tablet computers . The software is reduced in functionality compared to the PC version and optimized for use on small output devices.
- OziExplorer3D is an extension of the program on the PC, with which three-dimensional outputs of geodata can be realized.
For the Android and CE version, maps, waypoints and routes are usually created or maintained with OziExplorer on the stationary PC and then transferred for practical use to a mobile device on which OziExplorerCE is installed.
In addition to GPS receivers generally outputting the NMEA protocol, a large number of GPS devices Garmin , Magellan , Lowrance, Eagle, Brunton / Silva and MLR are supported, for which their specific protocols are used for bidirectional data exchange.
In addition, the PC version offers the option of importing and exporting waypoints, routes and course recordings in various external formats. a. GPX, XML, KML, PCX5 and IGC. The PC and Android versions can display the AIS data of a corresponding receiver in the map shown in relation to their own location and course and also the location of the closest approach and the time until then (CPA = closest point of approach / TCPA = time to CPA).