May 25th 2013
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2003 36' X 12' X 3.9' Rowe ...
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1946 86'4" X 36'1" Steel Fe...
US$ 85,000 other,OH United States |
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2003 11.83m X 3.35m Frp Pas...
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View BoaterMouth ArchiveIf I can miss major ways that MFDs display currents and tides, lord only knows how much I might mess up a comparison of 3D charting. There are so many aspects to 3D presentation, and virtually no bench mark as to what is right. In fact, I'm running the Raymarine E140 Wide screen shot first because it illustrates one of the few things that's clearly wrong, I think, which is to put the vessel on center, so that you get the most detail of the waters you've already passed through. But Raymarine has long offered good Look Ahead features in its 2D chart presentation (as seen in the left window, set at 2/3rds ahead), and I know that 3D Look Ahead is high on its list of planned software updates...
I suspect that the TMI (too much information) on the horizon, and the lack of spot soundings, may also be on Ray's list, but the latter is one of many 3D aspects that are subjective. I watched a friend nearly swoon when he saw Garmin's Mariner 3D with hazardous depths marked in reds and oranges, and that was before Garmin added the spot soundings option seen below. I like seeing those numbers myself, but understand that they're not really necessary and may be viewed as noise by other navigators. I wish Garmin would make zooming in and out of its various 3D views possible, not just tilting, but also understand that it's made many friends by keeping things simple...
