On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 21:39:39 GMT, John Proctor
wrote:

The major problem with
charting software for me is that all the packages I've looked at for
the Mac have support for BSB charts. This is great for NA and Europe
but utterly useless for Australia. ARCS and S57 are the way to go for
the future as this is where 'official' data will come from (hydro
offices).

Before anyone tries to convince me that there are BSB formated charts
for Australia I suggest you really look at the issue. There are none
that are usefull. This has been confirmed through several charting
software developers. Charting software is useless without charts!

Concur, though I'd like a package that supports BSB as well as ARCS
and S57 ENCs. The next PC chart software I buy will support those
formats, period. The next chartplotter I buy will allow me to upload
my ARCS and S57s instead of buying proprietary chips, period. But I'm
not holding my breath...
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