MAC ENC

Mac ENC is the professional solution for the mariner that wants to take the Mac aboard for real-time display of position on the vector format S-57/S-63 ENCs (Electronic Navigational Charts) AND raster format BSB and Softcharts. Plug your GPS into your Mac and watch as your vessel moves along in real-time, plotting a track behind and logging a historic position on a seamless quilted digital chart. MacENC is the perfect solution for both planning and cruising.

Charting on your Mac

Current position with velocity vector, waypoints, routes and track history are plotted. Seamless quilted vector or raster chart scrolls keeping current position centered. North up or course up orientation. Chart may be displayed with low light viewing intensity. Click on any object on the chart and see complete details. Search and scroll to any object on the chart. Show chart at scales between 1:5,000 and 1:10,000,000 zoom with excellent clarity. Rubber band selection to display any part of the chart. Smooth and fast scrolling using chart drag tool.

Planning on your Mac

Create, edit, drag and goto. Waypoints include a name, icon, and description. Waypoints can be saved, exported/ imported and transferred to/from the GPS. Waypoint positions can be displayed in several user selectable formats. Flexible Waypoint usage makes it extremely easy to set a course for intermediate destinations, or to return to previous ones.

Navigation on your Mac

Automatic Identification System receiver displays local vessel traffic including name, call sign, length, speed, course, distance, destination and closest point of approach. Radar shows targets. Both AIS and Radar are plotted on the chart. Quickly see and track near by traffic. Using readily available and free GRIB weather forecast files, wind speed, wind direction, pressure, air and sea temperature are plotted on the chart. Choose the date and time of the forecast you wish to see. System requirements Mac OSX. SW 2 lbs.