FREE DOWNLOADABLE, AUGMENTED REALITY APP

摘要

NaviPlotter has, like its big NaviPlanner sister, AIS and GPS positioning laid over a solid electronic chart core. This is Nautisk's speciality, and very cheap to access since the company decided the best way to retain its 120-year chart market is to make them as cost-effective as possible and easy to download on the fly.On the other hand, as Simon Gliddon of Nautisk explained the other element is very focused on "forward-looking technologies", and is making use of an app-based system.Interestingly, the (free) app started out as a way of testing out the company's newest technology, only recently taking on a life of its own when it was realised that all kinds of mariners could gain from information not immediately available to the naked eye. Hold the iPad up to the horizon, and not only will you see the names and basic AIS and GPS data of vessels crossing your path along with landmarks; more, with a tap the information expands to give a detailed description.