C-Map NT Compact™ (MapSend Marine), GPS Nuts review Magellan Map410 compatible, C-Map charts .
Navionics ECharts™, GPS Nuts review Lowrance compatible, Navionics charts.
Lowrance DGPS Beacon Receiver reviewed by: GPS Nuts
The answer to the above question can be found in the "GPS--Instant Navigation"
GPS Instant Navigation is an excellent book that discusses the "how to" aspect of marine GPS navigation in a simple, straightforward manner.
The following links, selected by GPS Nuts, may be of a special interest to the boaters:
Bowditch -The American Practical Navigator. Everything you always wanted to know, but were afraid to ask about marine navigation. Highly recommended!
The Mother of All Maritime Links, John's Nautical Links List: http://www.boat-links.com/
Pat's Boating In Canada http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/boating/#cru , an excellent resource for the Canadian and visiting boaters.
Peter Bennett's NMEA-0183 and GPS Information website: http://vancouver-webpages.com/pub/peter/index.html
Programs to convert between Lat/Long and Loran-C (a section of Peter Bennett's website)
http://vancouver-webpages.com/pub/peter/idx_marine.html
DGPS
Canadian Coast Guard operated DGPS reference stations: http://www.ccg-gcc.ca/tosd-dsto/awtj/dgps/table.htm
USA Coast Guard operated DGPS reference stations: http://www.navcen.uscg.mil/dgps/coverage/Default.htm
Charts and Notices to Mariners
Canadian Hydrographic Service web site: http://www.chs-shc.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/chs/en/ Official Marine Navigation Charts and Nautical Publications.
Canadian List Of Lights, Buoys, And Fog Signals and
Canadian Notices To Mariners - Monthly
(Canadian) Nautical Data International Inc., the sole distributor of official CHS digital data web site: http://www.ndi.nf.ca
(USA) The National Ocean Service's (NOS) MapFinder http://mapfinder.nos.noaa.gov/default.htm
C-Map electronic charts: http://www.c-map.com/
NAVIONICS electronic charts: http://www.navionics.com