The latest version of Coastal Explorer is 4.0.19230.2056

Changes

• Hide AIS vessels reporting N/A position (rather than showing them at 0 N 0 E)
• Fixed crash when cancelling the creation of a RBL that shares its first mark with another RBL
• Don’t delete pre-existing mark when cancelling the creation of a RBL that uses that as its first mark
• Ignore MWV sentences that don’t contain a valid angle and speed (rather than using zero)
• Disable route obstacle checking during synchronization and perform a fresh check when synchronization is finished
• Made CHS current station arrows match NOAA stations to be more visible

Changes

• Fixed problem where some systems could not show All Instruments in the new Add Instrument page
• Changed new analog clock to be more analog with the hand positions
• Correctly pickup AIS vessel size after clearing a manually entered size
• Fixed problem saving and restoring sensor options for NMEA 2000 devices
• Change Install link to Remove after installing additional gazetteer and change Remove link to Install after removing one
• Disabled script error messages when trying to sign in to ActiveCaptain
• Shorten names of daybeacons when the “Shorten ATON Names” option is enabled
• Updated to WMM2015v2, the World Magnetic Model update recently released by NOAA

This update includes some big changes to how instrument panels are customized. We’ve made it a lot easier to add instruments as well as move them around, and we’ve added the ability to have more than one column of instruments on a per-tab basis.

Changes

• Added multi-column instrument panels and a new instrument panel editing mode
• Added an analog clock instrument
• Allow CHS current stations that can’t be graphed to appear on the Conditions Overview page
• Adapted to more recent ActiveCaptain changes
• Prevent AIS targets from being deleted
• Display the current timezone on tide and current prediction pages
• Adjusted formatting of Add Route page so that the route selection and creation commands are easier to see
• Tweaked the minimum scale for tide and current station displays in order to prevent clutter in some areas
• Made some changes to the Settings > Electronics > Configure a New Device page that hopefully makes it easier to use.
• Moved the turn direction indicators to in front of the boat (rather than around the GPS position)
• Chart Overviews now support hybrid vector mode
• Ignore antenna offsets in NMEA 2000 AIS PG’s when they are outside the vessel’s bounds
• Fixed a problem with Canadian Text Forecasts
• Use the current chart format when printing route details that include a chart
• Fixed a problem with the new tide/current data that could result in predictions that were larger than the extremes

This update fixes a problem with installing USACE IENC that was introduced in the last update. We made a few other tweaks too…

Changes

• Fixed a problem where new IENC could not be installed
• Fixed an issue with the projected shape of very large boundary circles
• Fixed problem where a leg could be missing from or duplicated on some pages of printed routes
• Provide a way to activate on the Accounts page when appropriate

This update is necessary for continued use of the ActiveCaptain Community. It is also a “maintenance update” with various bug fixes and performance enhancements.

Changes

• Updated to the new ActiveCaptain API
• Removed ActiveCaptain routes since the new version doesn’t support them
• Let Rose Point Account names be set in “Settings > Accounts”
• Baud rate detection for new Actisense NGT-1 firmware
• Tweaked formatting of vector chart property pages a bit
• Added a “Stop Navigation” command on boat’s tip when a route or waypoint is active
• Fixed a problem with configuring the NASA NAVTEX receiver

This is a “maintenance update” with various bug fixes and performance enhancements.

Changes

• Tips for Range/Bearing Bearing Lines From Boat will now update as the boat moves
• Show “News and Announcements” in browser rather than separate popup
• Show the live Update Log after starting a manual sync
• Save Radar Overlay option in custom screen layouts
• Added an option to control text size in the browser (Settings > General > Text Size)
• Enable the reception of more PGNs when using the Maretron USB100 gateway
• Show direction arrows and arrival circles of selected routes even when another route is active.
• Show hidden routes that are active.
• Added Import and Export commands to “Voyage Plan > Files” (this will eventually be the only place for these commands)
• Added “Send to GPX File” command to: “Voyage Plan > Routes menu”, “Voyage Plan > Route Details > Share menu”, “Voyage Plan > Marks menu”, “Ship’s Log > Tracks menu”, “Ship’s Log Events menu”, and the context/”More” menus for Routes and Marks.

Fixes

• Fixed a problem in 4.0.18039 that caused some new installations to crash at startup
• Fixed access to the Chart Folders command
• Make sure Chart Installation folder is included in the scan for chart files
• Fixed a potential crash when trying to install the C-MAP licensing add-on
• Fixed a problem with boundary crossing alarms

This is a “maintenance update” with various bug fixes and performance enhancements.

Changes

• Hide AIS environmental stations when their data expires
• Switched to new METAR service (because the old one was discontinued)
• Don’t turn off radar overlay when opening a browser
• Added “Settings” option to the boat’s tip
• New Update Log (on Settings > Charts and Add-Ons page)
• Change “Activate” to “Deactivate” for active routes in Route Details

Fixes

• Fixed a problem where labels would not always appear on the background map when the chart was rotated
• Fixed a crash when setting a route to Predict Log Race style and then adding the first waypoint

This is a “maintenance update” with various bug fixes and performance enhancements.

Changes

• Don’t assume vessel is underway until it has been moving at 1 kt or more for at least 5 secs.
• Mention our support hours in the error report window.
• Removed the (disabled) Options button from the Send to GPS window

Fixes

• Fixed problem updating the length of route after undoing a waypoint delete
• Update route times after changing a layover
• Display discounted C-MAP chart update price in shopping cart
• Fixed printing of help topics
• Fixed printing of text weather forecasts
• Fixed problem auto-selecting between magnetic and true heading sensors

This update fixes a few more problems that snuck into the new Coastal Explorer.

Changes

• Fixed problem highlighting selected waypoints in Route Details
• Include non-managed charts not in the main charts folder in the list of installed charts
• Reset All Options will now select pan mode instead of select mode
• Removed “Operating Mode” button option from instrument panels
• Fixed problem using Web Maps and hybrid vector charts in custom screens
• Allow “Quick Route” to be used even when there is no “boat”
• Fixed another problem with upgrading chart portfolios
• Fixed some ETA calculation problems with current stations attached to routes

This first update fixes a couple of problems that snuck into the initial release of the new Coastal Explorer and includes a few enhancements as well.

Changes

• Fixed cursor lat/lon display in chart panels
• Fixed an issue installing C-MAP charts purchased on a different system
• Fixed problem where hiding AIS Targets also hid own-ship
• Back on search results page will now clear the query
• The back button in the electronics area will now go up the device hierarchy when appropriate
• Waypoint information in route details is now more compact for unnamed waypoints
• Added cumulative distance to each waypoint in route details
• Prompt for a name when adding a new Instrument Panel
• Fixed a problem with Subscribe/Unsubscribe buttons in the Chart Catalog
• Provide option to change gateway IP address when a Nemo Gateway is detected on a different sub-net
• Accept NMEA 0183 sentences sent over UDP from local IP address on ports that are not talkers or listeners

This is the initial release of Coastal Explorer 4.