Navigatrix sistema operativo gratis per navigatori

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Forse molti hanno già sentito parlare o utilizzato OpenCPM un programma che trasforma il pc in un chartplotter.
Ora qualcuno ha pensato bene di creare una vero e proprio sistema operativo (una distribuzione Linux) e quindi gratuito che comprende un insieme di programmi utili a chi va in barca.
Oltre ad OpenCPM comprende un programmi per inerfacciarsi e scaricare carte meteo, per leggere i dati da una scheda GPS, per leggere i files GRIB, calcolo delle maree, ecc.

Questo il link per altre informazioni o per scaricarlo: http://navigatrix.net/

Questi i programmi già installati:
- OpenCPN 2.5.0 Chartplotter and all the plug-ins available for Linux
- *new* Chart Converter and Calibration Utility. Make pictures from your paper charts, calibrate them and use them inside OpenCPN.
- zyGrib 5.0.6 Weather Data
- GnuAIS Decoder 0.2.0 integrated into OpenCPN. Turns your old VHF into a fully functional AIS reciever
- PolarCOM 1.7.0 Full Screen GPS Display
- Matrix Mariner 1.0beta3
- Airmail 3.4.062 for HAM and Sailmail with the latest frequency list and added zyGrib support
- JWX 2.5 and HamFAX 0.8.1 to receive Weather Fax
- JNX 1.4 Navtex Decoder
- *new* JTides 5.2 Worldwide Tidal Calculator with the latest tide definition files
- WXTide 4.7
- XTide 2.11-1
- Astronomical Almanac 0.9.5-2 beta
- flDigi 3.21.36 and jPSKMail 1.4 to send and receive eMails over SSB without a Pactor Modem
- gpsd 2.95-12 supports many GPS receivers out of the box and needs no additional drivers
- gpsbabel 1.4.2 converts your GPS routes and waypoints to many different formats
- gpstrans 0.41 communicates with your garmin GPS receiver
- wvdial 1.60.3 ready to connect and use your Iridium Satellite Phone
- Stellarium 0.10.4 complete Planetarium for your actual GPS Location
- *new* Google Earth shows satellite images from the whole world
- hdparm 9.15 will turn off your hard drive temporarily while you run Navigatrix from a USB Stick or a Memory Card. This gives you full protection against permanent hard disk damage due engine vibrations and boat movement while under sail.
- redshift 1.5 sets the color temperature according to the position of the sun, click the red light bulb to activate nightvision for all applications, the color will change smoothly to allow your eyes to slowly adapt
- Calibre 0.8.23 Electronic Library ready to connect your eBook reader and convert/transfer all the books you like
- Easy to setup Full Live System Encryption. So nobody gets your sensitive data if you loose your USB Memory.
- wine-1.3.31 ... runs Windows Programs too! So you may also install your commercial navigation applications for windows (e.g. visual passage planner runs without a problem, just start the setup using wine and install it as you would in windows)
- *new* DSP enabled Kernel 3.0.9-dsp so you can use all the included SSB tools and OpenCPN with sound support which usually wont run under newer Ubuntu versions
- Capcode 0.9.5-2 beta, go to the terminal, enter 'sudo /etc/init.d/gpsd stop && capcode' and give it a try
- Free online support
- and many more useful tools for Videos, Music, Pictures, Word Documents, Spreadsheets, Web-browsing, Email, Internet Telephony and Data Rescue....