Quickly find pending NOAA nautical chart changes with the EarthNC NOAA Chart Notices layer. Chart notices include additions, deletions, and changes to NOAA Raster Charts (RNC) since the previous print edition and are organized by Chart Number. The EarthNC Chart Notices layer is updated nightly to reflect the most recent information available from [...]
Quickly following up on their new 3D Ocean Floor in Google Earth 5.0, Google has been populating the ocean with a unique set of 3D models of famous shipwrecks, reefs, and other objects. To tour these models, you can open the 3D Ocean Models Tour.
Near and dear to EarthNC’s heart is the included [...]
We’re pleased to announce the release of our new EarthNC Bahamas Charts for Google Earth! Our first release includes over 100 charts for the Abacos, Berry, Bimini, Grand Bahama, and New Providence Islands. Chart data is provided by Wavey Line Publishing.
Our Northwest Bahamas Chart Package Includes:
Over 100 Charts for the Abacos, Berry, Bimini, Grand Bahama, [...]
EarthNC is pleased to include 1000’s of coastal aerial photos into our Online, Lite, and Plus product lines provided by EarthNC partner Marinas.com. Photos include marinas, inlets, bridges, restaurants, and much more. Each photo includes links to additional information about that location. Best of all, photos include not just the US Coasts, Great Lakes, and [...]
UPDATED 2/03/2010 - The Earth is 2/3rds water and judging by the huge volume of boating videos online, it’s clear that enjoying the water is a worldwide pursuit. To help put boating videos in their world context, EarthNC has put together a growing Google Earth map of boating videos drawn from YouTube. Videos are found [...]
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.
Click HERE [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Our recent Florida Boat Ramps Map for Google Earth was honored as a Google ‘Placemark of the Month’ in the June 2008 Google Sightseer Newsletter. The Sightseer is Google’s official newsletter about all things Google Earth and you can subscribe HERE to keep up to date on the latest Google Earth news.
Thanks Google!
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 [...]
