OpenCPN explained

Screenshot Size:	300px
Developer:	The OpenCPN Authors
Latest Release Version:	5.8.4 ^[1]
Operating System:	Cross-platform
Programming Language:	C, C++
Genre:	Chart plotter and navigation
License:	GPL v2^[2]

OpenCPN (Open Chart Plotter Navigator) is a free software maritime chart plotter and navigation software for use underway or as a planning tool. Developed by a team of active sailors and tested in real world conditions, it has multiple supported chart formats and a variety of data inputs.^{[3] [4]}

By using satellite navigation and other NMEA 0183 data feeds, OpenCPN determines a ship's own position and status from sensors such as AIS receivers to automatically plot and track the positions of ships in the neighborhood.^[5]

In 2017 Norwegian ENC charts were available for OpenCPN.^[6]

See also

• OpenSeaMap

Notes and References

1. Web site: OpenCPN Download Directory. opencpn.org.
2. Web site: OpenCPN/OpenCPN. GitHub.
3. Web site: OpenCPN About. 22 April 2018.
4. Web site: Monthly . Yachting . 2022-02-01 . Free digital nautical charts: are they any good? . 2022-09-13 . Yachting Monthly . en-US.
5. Web site: A . Damián . 2020-07-22 . OpenCPN, a navigation application for Ubuntu . 2022-09-13 . Ubunlog . en.
6. Web site: 2017-09-11 . Norwegian ENC Data in OpenCPN . en.