The Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) would like to let you know of that the vertical clearances (bridges, etc…) on charts and equivalent BSB 1313, 1314, 4026, 4275, 2250, 2283-1, 2283-2, 4266, 4201 are inaccurate. Caution.
The MapMedia mm3d Charts concerned are:
Canada Chart – MWRMNA80MAP (only East Coast and Great Lakes)
Great Lakes – West Chart – WRMNA900MAP
Great Lakes – East Chart – WRMNA901MAP
Canada – St Lawrence River Chart – WRMNA902MAP
Canada – Newfoundland Chart – WRMNA903MAP
Feel free to contact us if you need any further information.
The following 19 Jeppesen vector chart zones for various parts of North and South America have been updated and are available as of Monday, June 16th, 2014.
Download these nautical charts online from our Chart Catalog:
To visualise the coverage of each chart region, simply replace “CHARTREFERENCE” with the chart reference name at the end of the following link: maxsea.com/products/charts?zonename=CHARTREFERENCE
Enhancements
The chart data in these zones has been updated, and many areas now include additional details, which makes for the safest navigation possible.
Here are some examples of direct comparisons between the last version and new versions of the charts:
Old/new chart example: Los Cabos New chart reference: WVJNAM024MAP6.1Old/new chart example: Great Lakes – Erie Lake New chart reference: WVJNAM026MAP6.1Old/new chart example: Great Lakes – Erie Lake New chart reference: WVJNAM026MAP6.1Old/new chart example: Saint Laurent New chart reference: WVJNAM026MAP6.1
See more examples of the new chart updates in our Google+ and Facebook albums.
In 2012, we’ve launched 2 new software version, both for sailing (v1.9.7 and v1.9.8) and professional (v1.2 and v1.2.1) ranges, and redesigned our website.
BBC and Le Figaro media coverage with MaxSea TimeZero screenshots
This year, MaxSea International has proudly supported many skilled sailors, races, projects and navigation-related personalities either as sponsor or as technical supplier, confirming its major role in marine navigation equipment:
The 2012 Nautic Paris Boat Show (Salon Nautique International de Paris) was our must successful event of the year with more than 1000 in-person product demos and the wonderful opportunity to meet and share with our users and enthousiasts.
MaxSea Team at the 2012 Nautic Boat Show
In 2013 we’ll keep you informed about our products, company and many topics in the navigation world. Remember to subscribe to our Newsletter if you want news, special offers & deals and great content!
Many of you might have some questions regarding our company’s past and present. Well, this infographics is intended to help you understand our history through some key dates and facts.
Key Dates
1984 – Brice Pryszo, naval architect and passionate about informatics, invents a revolutionary algorithm for automated sea routing
1985 – Creation of Informatique et Mer company and its first software for Mac, called MacSea
End of 80’s – After a huge success in the french market, MaxSea starts developping its distribution network. Iceland becomes its first distributor, followed by other scandinavian countries
1994 – Foundation of the electronic cartography company MapMedia
1999 –
Switch from Mac to PC
Company and software change their name to MaxSea
Launch of 3D PBG module
1990-2000 – MaxSea’s distribution network covers Northern Europe
2000 – Setting-up of a US subsidiary company: MaxSea Inc.
2001 – SigNet Group was created to group together all companies: MaxSea International, MaxSea Naval and MapMedia
2000-2005 – Further expansion of MaxSea’s distribution to Southern Europe and Latin America
2004 – Technical and financial alliance with FURUNO, marine electronics leader
2007 – Foundation of MaxSea Naval, the Spanish subsidiary
2008 – Launch of TimeZero technology and first sailing software powered by it: MaxSea TimeZero Navigator and Explorer
2009 –
Purchase of Nobeltec, main rival and US leader
Launch of MaxSea Webstore
2010 – Launch of MaxSea TimeZero professional range: ECS and Plot
2011 – Launch of Nobeltec software powered by TimeZero technology
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This is the first of a series, we will hopefully enhance the aesthetics of the next one!
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