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virgil on chart zoom

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:10:35 +0000

In the main GooPs menu (the small purple box), unpress the 'zoom' button (and tilt if preferred also). This will allow you to control zoom and tilt with the normal Google Earth controls while GooPs will maintain the view center and rotation aligned with your boat motion.

- Virgil

virgil on charts in green

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:08:50 +0000

When Google Earth 5 was released, Google changed the way polygon areas like the chart areas are shaded. You can uncheck the 'chart borders' folder in the Places menu under the EarthNC Chart index to eliminate the Green effect.

We changed the way we draw the polygons with update v2.14.

ehatch2086 on chart zoom

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:05:53 +0000

Am new user with Earth NC Pluse and using goops pro. When i am tracking myself on a chart after a while it automatically zooms in real close. I then zoom out and within a miniute it happens again - any thoughts

ayamnik on charts in green

Sun, 31 May 2009 22:14:12 +0000

i got the charts/GPS bundle and for some reason every time i click on charts of Mississippi and zoom in they turn green and hard to see any way to fix this???? also if i just click on the charts sometimes it will just zoom way out for no reason??

virgil on Working with the Google Earth Cache

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:14:01 +0000

Unfortunately, there is no way to disable the warning in the current version of Google Earth.

- Virgil

marcram on Working with the Google Earth Cache

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:22:17 +0000

Is it possible to disable the google earth warnings that you are offline and can only use cache? It is annoying to have google earth search for an internet connection, tell you it isn't available, and ask if you want to perform tests for connections.

virgil on West Galveston Bay

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:01:23 +0000

You're welcome.

For those looking to purchase EarthNC Plus, there are a couple of ways to quickly determine availability of Vector (Plus) coverage in your areas of interest:
1. EarthNC Online - if you zoom into your area of interest and see our basic chart data (buoys, markers, lights, etc.), then these areas are also covered in full detail (depths, wrecks, etc.) in EarthNC Plus.
2. The EarthNC Plus Chartlist is a text-based list of all charts available organized by State (Coastal) or River (Inland). This list includes a cross-reference to NOAA RNC chart numbers for the same areas.

marcram on West Galveston Bay

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:55:03 +0000

Thanks for the response. Maybe I will look into getting the raster.

virgil on West Galveston Bay

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:27:42 +0000

Unfortunately, NOAA has not released a vector ENC chart for this area yet so it is not available via EarthNC Plus. We do have coverage for West Galveston Bay via EarthNC Raster in the Southeast Region DVD.

NOAA is adding 3-6 ENC chart per month which we immediately post to EarthNC Plus in our monthly updates as they become available - so hopefully this area will be released soon.

marcram on West Galveston Bay

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:11:06 +0000

Hello. I just purchased EarthNC Plus hoping to find a chart of West Galveston Bay. For some reason, all of the surrounding bays (and even lakes), and coast are available but I can't seem to find something for West Galveston Bay. This is a major bay system in TX. I was wondering if there is a way I can get a chart for the area. Thanks in advance.

virgil on Charts Cross Reference

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:22:30 +0000

Here is one easy way to create a custom 'shortcut' for the charts you use most:

1. Create an empty folder in your 'My Places' in the 'Places' menu using the Add->Folder command
2. Open each chart you'd like in your custom shortcut. Once the chart loads, left click and drag the Chart folder in the Places menu into your new folder created in step #1
3. Repeat for each chart you'd like.

The charts in the new folder will now load automatically with Google Earth. You can toggle the visibility of all the charts in the shortcut with the visibility checkbox next to the new folder or selectively turn individual charts on and off by expanding the folder (click on the + sign) and checking/unchecking each individual chart.

The POI link location depends on whether you've loaded the 'Offline' or 'Online' version shortcut.

In the upcoming EarthNC Plus version 2, there will also be a new option for 'seamless' loading of charts which will be automatic based on zoom and location and eliminate the need to individually open each chart.

clarkrobbins on Charts Cross Reference

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:47:17 +0000

Right now there are only about 10 charts that I am interested in (Detroit River, Lake St Clair and Lake Huron). But the Chart List for EarthNC contains all the Charts and is time consuming to use. I have figured out the cross ref for a couple charts, ex; Lake St Clair = US4MI31M, UR2722IW70.kml contains QM6721YW88.kmz + LK2819YC15.kmz.
There are a couple issues with this, 1) It is tedious to do this searching and 2) the Points of interest ref points to an Online ref http://earthnc...LK2819YC15.kmz.
What would be helpful is;
1) An easy to use cross ref from the USXMXXXM names to the KML to the KMZs. Then I could purge unnecessary files and selectively load specific charts into GE.
2) If the KML points to the Chart KMZ locally (pc), why does the Points of Ref point to an online KMZ when it actually exists locally. If it doesn't find it online, will it automatically test and load if available locally?
Thanks.

virgil on wrecks and reefs

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:30:33 +0000

EarthNC charts contain all charted wrecks and obstructions as well as depth contours (which often mark reefs). Whether or not they are visible in the Google Earth imagery depends on the location. Many areas along the Florida coast (including major portions of the keys) have detailed imagery.

Lat/Lon can be obtained for all charted objects and for arbitrary points in Google Earth.

- Virgil

straycat on wrecks and reefs

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:06:21 +0000

can you see real time (or not) actual wrecks and reefs inshore and offshore florida and locate them with lat-lon?

virgil on Depth information?

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 06:30:20 +0000

Sean,
The shaded NOAA Bathymetry layer is contained in EarthNC Online which you can reach when logged in.

From the online page, load the EarthNC Online master link in Google Earth. In the 'Charts and Maps' folder EarthNC Online Index in the Places Menu you'll find a checkbox to turn on the Bathymetry. This will load little NOAA icons on the map in regions with the depth images. To load a depth image, click on the NOAA icon and then the View Image link about half-way down the resulting window.

Full depth information is also contained in the EarthNC Plus and EarthNC Raster chart products. You can try an example of a full EarthNC Plus with this link