Comments on: Marine Navigation GIS Data

By: Forrest

Forrest — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:06:07 +0000

LaunchingRamps looked promising, but didn’t have the (very similar, but for Washington, especially Seattle) data I was looking for.

I’ve been slowly building my own database for Lakes Union and Washington, by marking waypoints when I get to a public dock. This is only so helpful; once I arrive there, I tend to remember the launch point fairly well. But the waypoints allow me to get distances and the like, which is harder to guess at without GPS help, especially when I’m busy in the kayak.

By: Sagar

Sagar — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:34:47 +0000

Hi Jeffrey:
ActiveCaptain is a very cool application, Great Job!!
Wondering if the data is available for download free or paid?
Thank you,
Sagar

By: Jeffrey Siegel

Jeffrey Siegel — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:09:00 +0000

ActiveCaptain has the largest database of boat ramps in the world. Every state in the US is covered and viewable over maps and nautical charts (coming soon – preview available in X Preview tab). Many other ramps are available throughout the rest of the world.

In addition, ActiveCaptain has tens of thousands of marinas, anchorages, bridges, inlets, and many other type of markers for boating use. It was just given SAIL Magazine’s Pittman award for innovation in electronics for 2008 (February 2009 issue).

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:00:28 +0000

The folks at earthnc.com have a free database (kml based) of boat ramps in Florida viewable in Google Earth.
Rich

By: Sagar

Sagar — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:02:09 +0000

Leszek:
Thank you very much for informative post. It looks like launchingramps.com contains some information about which agency to contact about such data. This is plenty helpful. :-)
Thank you very much.
Sagar