On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:31:02 -0700, yogi22
<ken.kennedy.groups@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>Too bad CHS isn't as user friendly as NOAA. Here is an excellent site
>from which you can navigate to view up-to-date charts, and even
>Pilots. The charts are not very good for printing, but are easily
>navigable and can be zoomed in and out. A fun tool, and useful for
>planning and/or deciding which charts to buy.
>
The USA apparently has a policy that data collected at taxpayer's
expense should be freely available to the taxpayer. Unfortunately,
very few, if any, other countries have similar policies, so those of
us who cruise outside the USA must _buy_ the necessary charts, whether
digital or paper.
--
Peter Bennett, VE7CEI
peterbb4 (at) interchange.ubc.ca
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