New Features for EarthNC Online and Plus:

• Redesigned layer organization for faster load times
• Additional chart notes and information for many layers including Caution Areas, Markers, and more
• Update dates and source information for many layers
• Over 500 Waterview’ Bridge Pictures for Inland Waterways
• New ‘Submit Information’ links with photo upload capability and corresponding EarthNC User Layer

EarthNC Plus Exclusives:

• New seamless chart loading option
• New layer view options for land features, non-navigable areas, and deep depths for additional view control
• Shaded Depth Area Layer (Boston Harbor example shown above)
• EarthNC Premium Ocean Weather Beta with 5-day wind, wave, temperature, and current forecast maps

Screen Shots:

Destin Pass showing user-submitted photo in the new EarthNC User Layer. Submitting photos and information is simple. Click on a chart object close to where you’d like to submit information and fill in the resulting web form and optional photo upload. All submissions are moderated prior to posting to the user layer.

EarthNC user and Google Earth Blog writer Frank Taylor has written a series of articles on the new features complete with screen shots and videos:

- 1st Impressions of Google Earth 4.3
- New Nav Gadgets 

- Video Demo of Google Earth 4.3 

Not to be outdone, EarthNC has also released version 2.0 of EarthNC Plus and EarthNC Online this month to mark our 1 year anniversary!  We’ll be detailing the many enhancements, updates, and additions over the next couple of weeks, but you can start using Version 2.0 right now with EarthNC Online.

For ease of viewing in Google Earth, we’ve built our AWOIS Google Earth map to automatically load in 3×3 degree areas as you zoom in along the coasts.

Look for the purple EarthNC Wreck Icon which marks the center of each zone with wreck information. Zoom in on these areas and you’ll see the wrecks and obstructions appear automatically.

Named wrecks are shown using the purple wreck icon . Unnamed wrecks and other obstructions are marked with yellow circles . Click on any wreck or obstruction to pull up the NOAA summary detail or right click and select ‘Properties’ to see the coordinates. You can use the EarthNC AWOIS layer in conjunction with our Trip and Route Tool to export coordinates to your GPS.

Try it Out!
To use the EarthNC AWOIS map, you need to have installed Google Earth 4.2 or higher. If you don’t have Google Earth, get it HERE free.

Click HERE to load the EarthNC AWOIS Wrecks and Obstructions Map in Google Earth.

Add Navigation Charts, Weather, Tides, and More to Google Earth with EarthNC Online
Our EarthNC Online Chart and Map Service offers limited versions of NOAA and Army Corps Nautical Charts for Google Earth, along with a large library of weather, tide, and other point of interest layers for boaters, fishermen, and divers. Registration for EarthNC Online is free and easy. Check out our other fishing and dive site maps HERE, they’re all available in EarthNC Online.

If you’re looking for full navigation charts and low-cost PC based Chart Plotting, consider EarthNC Plus Vector Charts and EarthNC Raster Charts for Google Earth. We will be creating a special version of the AWOIS map for our Plus/Raster users, suitable for offline use while boating, in the near future.

Coverage Extent and Format
Click on either the Google Earth screen shot above or NOAA Survey Area map below to see the current coverage area for the Marine Surveys. For the EarthNC rendition, we’ve colored the border of each debris point to indicate charted depth. Red is less than 10′, Orange, 10′-20′, and Green greater than 20′. The size of the icon is a relative indication of the total estimated area of the debris. To obtain the latitude/longitude of a debris location, right click and select ‘Properties’.

Try it Out!
To use the EarthNC NOAA Gulf of Mexico Marine Debris Map you need to have installed Google Earth 4.2 or higher. If you don’t have Google Earth, get it HERE free.

View the Full Map with EarthNC Online
Our EarthNC Online Chart and Map Service includes the full version of the Gulf of Mexico Marine Debris Map. After loading the core EarthNC Online in Google Earth, scroll down in the Google Earth ‘Places’ menu and find the entry for ‘NOAA Gulf Coast Marine Debris Map’ in the Fishing and Dive Sites Folder. Click on the checkbox to the left of the NOAA layer and the map will load.

EarthNC Online offers limited versions of NOAA and Army Corps Nautical Charts for Google Earth along with a large and growing library of nautical weather, point of interest, and other mapping layers for use by boaters and water enthusiasts. Registration for EarthNC Online is free and easy.

Try Our Sample Gulf of Mexico Marine Debris Map
Click HERE to load a sample of the EarthNC Marine Debris map. The sample covers a single ‘zone’ from the full dataset.

If you’re looking for full navigation charts for the Gulf Coast compatible with our Marine Debris Map, consider EarthNC Plus Vector Charts and EarthNC Raster Charts for Google Earth.

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 points of interest include a short reef/wreck description and depth.

Try it Out!
To use the MTB Divers Dive Sites map, you need to have installed Google Earth 4.2 or higher. If you don’t have Google Earth, get it HERE free.

Click HERE to load the EarthNC MTB Divers Pensacola Dive Sites Map in Google Earth.

View Gulf Coast Navigation Charts with EarthNC Online
Our EarthNC Online Chart and Map Service offers limited versions of NOAA and Army Corps Nautical Charts for Google Earth, which include the waters off Pensacola, Florida. Registration for EarthNC Online is free and easy.

If you’re looking for full navigation charts for the Gulf Coast, consider EarthNC Plus Vector Charts and EarthNC Raster Charts for Google Earth.

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 old WWII liberty ship. Most points of interest include a short reef/wreck description, depth and extent information, and notes.

Try it Out!
To use the Emerald Coast Reef Association map, you need to have installed Google Earth 4.2 or higher. If you don’t have Google Earth, get it HERE free.

Click HERE to load the EarthNC Emerald Coast Reef Association Public Reefs Map in Google Earth.

View Gulf Coast Navigation Charts with EarthNC Online
Our EarthNC Online Chart and Map Service offers limited versions of NOAA and Army Corps Nautical Charts for Google Earth, which include the waters off Destin, Florida. Registration for EarthNC Online is free and easy.

If you’re looking for full navigation charts for the Gulf Coast, consider EarthNC Plus Vector Charts and EarthNC Raster Charts for Google Earth.

Bahamas Charts
Serving our most requested international destination, the EarthNC Bahamas charts will offer hybrid vector/raster coverage of the Bahamas Islands in three regions. The 1st region will be the Northwest Bahamas including the Abacos, Grand Bahama, Berry Islands, and Bimini targeted for a spring 2008 release. The Southeast Bahamas will follow later in 2008 with the Central Bahamas scheduled for a winter release. Chart data is based on Wavey Line Data and includes routes, marinas, lights, wrecks, depths and contours, and more. Click on the image above for a quick preview of the Marsh Harbor chart raster layer.

Premium Weather
For those going offshore for work or recreation, EarthNC is building a complete set of ocean forecast products. A sample Sea Surface Temperature map is shown at right. Premium Weather layers will include 5-day forecasts for:

• Wind Speed and Direction
• Wave Height and Period
• Visibility
• Sea Surface Temperature and Temperature at 8 additional depth levels down to 4000m
• Salinity for the surface and 8 additional depth levels
• Horizontal and Vertical Currents for the surface and 8 additional depth levels
• Mixing Layer Depth
• Sea Surface Height Deviation from Normal

Initial coverage will include the full Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and North Atlantic Oceans at a very reasonable annual price. Best of all, these weather layers are fully integrated with our charting products in Google Earth, providing a seamless view of navigation and weather data and the easy derivation of latitude and longitude coordinates for any point.

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The DNR source did not include ramp characteristics so we will be adding these ourselves from printed references and local feedback. Each location in our map has a ‘Submit Information’ link. If you have 1st-hand knowledge about a site, please drop us a line and we’ll add it to the map. We’re especially interested in things like supported boat sizes/drafts, parking, facilities, fees, etc…

Try it Out!
To use the EarthNC Ohio Boat Ramp map, you need to have installed Google Earth 4.2 or higher. If you don’t have Google Earth, get it HERE free.

Click HERE to load the EarthNC Ohio Boat Ramp and Access Map in Google Earth.

View Great Lakes and Ohio River Navigation Charts with EarthNC Online
Our EarthNC Online Chart and Map Service offers limited versions of NOAA and Army Corps Nautical Charts for Google Earth, which include the Great Lakes and Ohio River. Registration for EarthNC Online is free and easy.

If you’re looking for full navigation charts for the Great Lakes and Ohio River, consider EarthNC Plus Vector Charts and EarthNC Raster Charts for Google Earth.

Besides nautical charting, EarthNC Online also offers marine forecasts, tide predictions, estuarine bathymetry, and other nautical point-of-interest layers accessible through a common Google Earth interface.  EarthNC Online is free with registration at http://earthnc.com  and serves as a compliment to EarthNC’s full Vector and Raster chart offerings sold via DVD and download.