Follow these steps to get your Mac set up to use the EarthNC USGlobalsat BU-353 in Google Earth:
1. Download the Mac BU-353 Drive from USGlobalSat
2. Open the mac_os_universal_binary_driver.zip file, this will create a mac_os_universal_binary_driver folder on your desktop
3. Open the mac_os_universal_binary_driver folder and click twice on PL2303_1.2.1.dmg to mount the driver installation
4. Open the PL2303 [...]
View any chart in seconds with the new EarthNC Online Chart Viewer!
Combining the power of Google Maps, EarthNC data, and NOAA Raster and Vector charts, the EarthNC chart viewer provides ready access to important boating information. You can view charts in a ’seamless’ mode or select a specific NOAA chart number for a given [...]
The new Google Ocean capability in Google Earth 5.0 now provides the ability to ‘clamp’ overlays and features to the sea floor for 3D effect. To start testing this capability, we’ve rendered one of our Hawaii NOAA raster charts in the new format as shown in the image at left.
You can try it out yourself [...]
As more boaters take EarthNC out on their boats, we’ve noted an increasing interest in ‘live tracking’ of recreational boating trips for friends and family. EarthNC has been building a simple system to support real-time tracking based on Google Earth and various low-cost and free components. Read on to learn more about our [...]
Track English Channel commercial ship movements in Google Earth with EarthNC’s new English Channel Ship Tracking Automatic Identification System (AIS) feed. Our map updates every 5 minutes with the latest ship positions.
The EarthNC English Channel AIS Feed is provided by the English Channel Ship Movements Website run by Mike Fallon. The [...]
EarthNC is pleased to provide an easy way to add our unique 3D charting to any boating website or blog via the new Google Earth Browser Plugin. The Widget can be configured to automatically center and zoom in the region of your choice and comes pre-configured with the EarthNC Online Nautical Charts, EarthNC User [...]
Live from the Google I/O Developers Conference!
EarthNC is excited to announce our TakItWithMe Embedded Google Earth map creation tool. Our new tool allows anyone with a website or blog to quickly create their own embedded maps using the new Google Earth Browser Plugin announced this morning. While currently limited to Windows support, a Mac/Linux [...]
Welcome to the EarthNC Trip and Route Tool User Guide
The Trip and Route Tool (TRT) lets you create trip and route plans in Google Earth and easily export them to GPX file format for use with stand-alone GPS devices. In the case of Garmin USB GPS units, you can send your trips and routes [...]
