In our opinion, our Distance Tables software currently delivers the most accurate distances available to the Shipping industry, however, there are times when you may wish to alter the suggested route, for example to avoid a high risk Piracy area. In addition, many other factors should be taken into account when planning a voyage: Cargo quantities can be dependent upon loadline zones, bunker consumptions are impacted by whether or not the route transits SECA areas or you may want to adjust a route to avoid bad weather. Our Route Editor is designed to address all these needs and more........
To gain a quick understanding of the ease of use and the underlying power of the product, this video illustrates the editing of a route from Ras Tanura to Rotterdam to avoid Somalian coastal waters and finishes with a divert to LOOP Terminal from the Atlantic coast of West Africa.
Take a few mintues to see the software in action by clicking this link to view the Product Preview Video
We would welcome your feedback and comments regarding this product, please contact us by eMail at sales@atobviac.com and let us know what you think.
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A modular approach to the functionality provides just the information you need without cluttering the application work environment, but, if you have the screen real estate available, you can have it all as this screenshot shows.
Here, two routes are displayed for comparison purposes overlaid on the world map showing additional Loadline and Marpol zone information together with Port Information and the route analysis spreadsheet.
Routes can be imported from our PortToPort software and from XML data. Other import sources are being added. |
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Routes can be edited simply by selecting an existing waypoint and dragging it to new location.
New waypoints can easily be inserted into an existing route leg.
A route leg between two waypoints can be changed from a Rhumb Line to a Great Circle just by selecting the leg and toggling the status from a popup menu option.
As these changes are made, the distance is of couse updated to refelect the change. |
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If the precise position of a waypoint is known when editing a route, it's location can simply be entered directly into the route grid. An in place editor specifically designed for the entry of Latitude and Longitude information makes it easy to set the position to the desired value.
When the position is updated on exiting the editor, the course and distance change to reflect the new position.
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The world map display area is based on industry standard GIS technology and is capable of displaying many layers of information.
The software includes overlays for Loadline Zones, as shown here, plus SECA and Marpol Areas and a Piracy layer.
Additionally you can import your own layers as and when required from, for example, SHP files. |
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Full Loadline Zone information is available simply by selecting an option from the popup menu.
Where a zone is dependent on the date a calendar control allows the selection of the date, and the Active zone is displayed accordingly. The ship length can also be adjusted if required.
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Any route can be scanned against a number of information layers i.e. Seca Zones and the resulting information analysed in a spreadsheet.
The spreadsheet allows for the adjustment of speed and bunker consumption data adjusting ETA and bunkers consumed accordingly.
In addition, and perhaps most importantly, Governing Loadline Zone information is updated as these parameters change providing an indication that there may be cargo limitations. |
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The product will include a limited number of oceanic coverage ARCS Charts.
When editing a route, these will provide an accurate enough background to allow the route to be plotted through navigable waters.
The include charts and the image displayed here are NOT TO BE USED FOR NAVIGATION and are reproduced
by kind permission of the UK Hydrographic Office and Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. © British Crown Copyright, 1998. All rights reserved. |
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The software includes our Ports database, a record of over 8,000 of the world's commercial shipping ports and terminals.
This in itself provides the basis for a highly functional Port Atlas, and is further supplemented here by Lloyds Fairplay Port Information.
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Routes can be saved and loaded in an XML format.
Subject to user requriements and demand, we also plan to support the Import from and Export to, a number of other navigational systems.
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