The EarthNC National Buoy Data Center (NDBC) Buoy Weather Google Earth file displays hourly weather observations for U.S. and international lakes, coastlines, and oceans based on available feeds from the NDBC. This KML file is refreshed at approximately 30 minutes after the hour each hour. It will automatically refresh in Google Earth.
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Posted in Charts and Maps, EarthNC News, Featured Maps, Google Earth, Google Earth Marine Charts, Live Marine Data, Photos and Videos, Special Events, captbill, trips and routes on Jul 31st, 2008
Follow Captain Bill Foster as he delivers a Maxum 46 from New Buffalo, Michigan to Marco Island, Florida via the Great Lakes, Inland Waterways, and Gulf Intercoastal Waterway with the help of EarthNC Charts and Services.
Via the miracle of cell-based internet aircards, EarthNC will be receiving Capt Bill’s position and recent webcam images while he [...]
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Looking for a fishing or dive spot off the Florida coast? EarthNC has created a new map of permitted artificial reef locations based on data maintained by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). It contains over 2200 individual sites.
Included Reef Information with Most Sites:
Site Name
Deployment Date
Construction Material
Depth
Dimensions (length, width, height, approximate [...]
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The Sea of Cortez (the water between Baja California and the Mexican mainland) is a boater’s paradise offering world class cruising, sailing, and fishing. Unfortunately, the Sea of Cortez is not well charted and due to its geography (lots of rocks), contains many hazards to navigation for the unwary or unfamiliar.
To help boaters cruising [...]
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Looking to explore Florida’s varied and diverse waterways with your trailerable boat? EarthNC has worked with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to make finding the right ramp for your boat as easy as possible. Using information and photos collected by the FWC, we’ve assembled hundreds of Florida Ramp locations in Google [...]
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With over 13,000 listed wrecks and obstructions, the NOAA Automated Wreck and Obstruction Information System is a great resource for fishermen and divers. Many wrecks include extensive historical notes including ship/obstruction type, reported loss dates, location accuracy, results of surveys to locate the objects, and more. To better explore the AWOIS database, we’ve [...]
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The NOAA Gulf of Mexico Marine Debris Program has been actively surveying coastal areas of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana since 2006 to locate hurricane debris that might pose a hazard to navigation. During this process, they have amassed an impressive list of verified bottom structure, complete with depth, length, width, and height information. [...]
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Looking for new dive or fishing sites near Pensacola, Florida?
We’ve created a Google Earth map showing the location of many reefs, wrecks based on the public divesite database provided by MTB Divers a Pensacola Dive Shop. Points of interest run the gamut from small concrete fish havens to tanks to ships. Most [...]
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Looking for new dive or fishing sites in the emerald waters near Destin, Florida?
We’ve created a Google Earth map showing the location of many reefs, wrecks based on the public reef database provided by the Emerald Coast Reef Association. Points of interest run the gamut from small concrete fish havens to tanks to an [...]
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In conjunction with our exhibit at the 2008 Cleveland Boat Show (see us in Booth 91, east of the Ferris Wheel), we’ve released our new Ohio Boat Ramp and Water Access map for Google Earth. Find boat ramps and access sites to your favorite Ohio rivers and lakes with 886 sites included. We’ve sourced [...]
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