The book everyone should read before bringing a laptop aboard. The complete referencebook ex­plains the components of an electronic charting system, including hardware, marine instruments, elec­tronic cartography, and charting software. It is written for both beginning and advanced electronic charting navigators and covers broader marine computing topics such as Internet connectivity, supple­mental software options, and online nautical resources. It's in full color with over 100 screenshots and illustrations, and a CD of trial software. Twenty-six chapters include 16 in-depth product reviews with 28 feature comparison tables summarizing 81 software featuresand functions and includes 34 informational sidebars for more technical detail, and over 100 troubleshooting and power-user tips, a complete index, and a glossary of 463 navigation, electronic charting, and general computing terms. SC, 2008, 232 pgs. SW 1.6 lbs.

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