Buoy locations

Anyone wonder what the latitude and longitude of the buoys you race around are? I got a little carried away with this question and have made web pages that include all the US buoys arranged by the chart they are located on, one page per chart. I think there are something north of 500 pages. I would be curious if anyone thinks this is of any use to anyone. You can get the same information from the Coast Guard, which is where I got it, but this is a bit easier to get to. You start with the zone, then pick the chart from a list. http://l-36.com/aids_to_navigation.php If it seems useful, any suggestions on how to make it more useful would be welcome. Allen

That's a lot of work, Allen. Thanks! I wish I could give you a bit more constructive comments but it's been a very long day. Tomorrow (in 3 hrs) is going to be the same. Mike M. On 1/27/2012 1:06 AM, Allen Edwards wrote: > > > Anyone wonder what the latitude and longitude of the buoys you race > around are? I got a little carried away with this question and have > made web pages that include all the US buoys arranged by the chart > they are located on, one page per chart. I think there are something > north of 500 pages. > > I would be curious if anyone thinks this is of any use to anyone. You > can get the same information from the Coast Guard, which is where I > got it, but this is a bit easier to get to. You start with the zone, > then pick the chart from a list. > > http://l-36.com/aids_to_navigation.php > > If it seems useful, any suggestions on how to make it more useful > would be welcome. > > Allen > > > > >

On 1/27/2012 1:06 AM, Allen Edwards wrote: > Anyone wonder what the latitude and longitude of the buoys you race > around are? I got a little carried away with this question and have > made web pages that include all the US buoys arranged by the chart > they are located on, one page per chart. I think there are something > north of 500 pages. > > I would be curious if anyone thinks this is of any use to anyone. You > can get the same information from the Coast Guard, which is where I > got it, but this is a bit easier to get to. You start with the zone, > then pick the chart from a list. > > http://l-36.com/aids_to_navigation.php > > If it seems useful, any suggestions on how to make it more useful > would be welcome. One concern is that locations aren't fixed. The Local Notice to Mariners for the Great Lakes region always has a lot of changes--location, buoy type, light intensity and characteristics, etc. You can't rely on a list of locations, at least for navigation, unless it's updated regularly. Of course, the list might help you locate buoys generally, and then you could fine-tune the actual current location by reference to a current chart or to online sources, but that defeats the purpose of the list. Chris Campbell > >

In an effort to make the page more useful, I added a feature so that you can check off buoys of interest and create a .gpx file for either editing by the L-36 waypoint editor and route creator, download to a gps, or another map program. Most gps map programs can read .gpx files. Allen On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 11:51 PM, mike <mi… [at] wahini.org> wrote: > ** > > > That's a lot of work, Allen. Thanks! I wish I could give you a bit more > constructive comments but it's been a very long day. Tomorrow (in 3 hrs) is > going to be the same. > Mike M. > > > On 1/27/2012 1:06 AM, Allen Edwards wrote: > > Anyone wonder what the latitude and longitude of the buoys you race around > are? I got a little carried away with this question and have made web > pages that include all the US buoys arranged by the chart they are located > on, one page per chart. I think there are something north of 500 pages. > > I would be curious if anyone thinks this is of any use to anyone. You > can get the same information from the Coast Guard, which is where I got it, > but this is a bit easier to get to. You start with the zone, then pick the > chart from a list. > > http://l-36.com/aids_to_navigation.php > > If it seems useful, any suggestions on how to make it more useful would > be welcome. > > Allen > > > > >

when we race in the south bay, the club gives you the lat/lon of the marks they use. however, we have a lot of fun, but lost races because we could never find the one closest to the san mateo bridge. we finally found it and logged it into our gps. if there is a little chop, it is invisible, so now we actually set it at the beginning of the race. usually the crew doesn't have time or knowledge of the unit to reference when we are racing. Your info should be really handy if someone is going to attempt new race grounds.thanks, Helen From: Allen Edwards <al… [at] gmail.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 10:06 PM Subject: [Cal_Boats] Buoy locations Anyone wonder what the latitude and longitude of the buoys you race around are? I got a little carried away with this question and have made web pages that include all the US buoys arranged by the chart they are located on, one page per chart. I think there are something north of 500 pages. I would be curious if anyone thinks this is of any use to anyone. You can get the same information from the Coast Guard, which is where I got it, but this is a bit easier to get to. You start with the zone, then pick the chart from a list. http://l-36.com/aids_to_navigation.php If it seems useful, any suggestions on how to make it more useful would be welcome. Allen

I have been racing on another boat that does not use GPS. I have a small GPS I wanted to put the routes in. It took me hours and a lot of frustration. With this program and the editor, it can be done in minutes. That was why I started this project. I have turned a problem that took hours into one that took days. :-) Allen On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 10:53 AM, Helen Horn <he… [at] sbcglobal.net>wrote: > ** > > > when we race in the south bay, the club gives you the lat/lon of the marks > they use. however, we have a lot of fun, but lost races because we could > never find the one closest to the san mateo bridge. we finally found it and > logged it into our gps. if there is a little chop, it is invisible, so now > we actually set it at the beginning of the race. usually the crew doesn't > have time or knowledge of the unit to reference when we are racing. Your > info should be really handy if someone is going to attempt new race > grounds.thanks, Helen > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Allen Edwards <al… [at] gmail.com> > *To:* Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > *Sent:* Thursday, January 26, 2012 10:06 PM > *Subject:* [Cal_Boats] Buoy locations > > > Anyone wonder what the latitude and longitude of the buoys you race around > are? I got a little carried away with this question and have made web > pages that include all the US buoys arranged by the chart they are located > on, one page per chart. I think there are something north of 500 pages. > > I would be curious if anyone thinks this is of any use to anyone. You can > get the same information from the Coast Guard, which is where I got it, but > this is a bit easier to get to. You start with the zone, then pick the > chart from a list. > > http://l-36.com/aids_to_navigation.php > > If it seems useful, any suggestions on how to make it more useful would be > welcome. > > Allen > > > > > >

I now have a map interface so that you can click two points on the map to define an area of interest. All the aids to navigation within that area are listed. You can then select the subset of interest and use that to create routes and download the waypoints and routes to your GPS. http://l-36.com/light_list_map.php This was my original vision for this project. I hope you find it useful. I would appreciate any feedback before I release it to the public. Allen *Not for Navigation as these things move. I was in a race in October where one of the marks for the start-finish line moved more than 100 yards during the race. Needless to say, it make one end of the finish line heavily favored. But these published marks should get you close and you close enough to see the mark.

Two suggestions: 1. The map display window could be a bit larger as its static on a dynamic page. The issue is you have to use the full screen size to get the map to display properly. Tough on smaller monitors or netbooks. 2. The lat and lons need a clear button so if you change your mind you hit clear data and its gone. A page refresh does not do it for you...:) Hope that helps. Nice piece of work. Im sure Chris C's concern can be addressed with a perl or php script the poles the source data are regular intervals. Best of luck and really nice job...;) Well done. /ch On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 4:53 PM, Allen Edwards <al… [at] gmail.com>wrote: > > > I now have a map interface so that you can click two points on the map to > define an area of interest. All the aids to navigation within that area > are listed. You can then select the subset of interest and use that to > create routes and download the waypoints and routes to your GPS. > > http://l-36.com/light_list_map.php > > This was my original vision for this project. I hope you find it useful. > I would appreciate any feedback before I release it to the public. > > Allen > > > *Not for Navigation as these things move. I was in a race in October > where one of the marks for the start-finish line moved more than 100 yards > during the race. Needless to say, it make one end of the finish line > heavily favored. But these published marks should get you close and you > close enough to see the mark. > > > > -- /ch

1) The map is now bigger. Thanks for the suggestion. 2) You don't need to clear, just click over the map twice. You can click 100 times, only the last two count. I added a note to clarify that point. One question though. With the map large, it is harder to find a place to scroll down that doesn't zoom the map. The zoom function is something I can disable in which case you would have to use the + and - buttons. Which do you all like? Allen On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 6:50 PM, chris123 <ch… [at] gmail.com>wrote: > ** > > > Two suggestions: > > 1. The map display window could be a bit larger as its static on a dynamic > page. The issue is you have to use the full screen size to get the map to > display properly. Tough on smaller monitors or netbooks. > > 2. The lat and lons need a clear button so if you change your mind you hit > clear data and its gone. A page refresh does not do it for you...:) > > Hope that helps. Nice piece of work. Im sure Chris C's concern can be > addressed with a perl or php script the poles the source data are regular > intervals. > > Best of luck and really nice job...;) Well done. > > /ch > > > > On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 4:53 PM, Allen Edwards <al… [at] gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> >> I now have a map interface so that you can click two points on the map to >> define an area of interest. All the aids to navigation within that area >> are listed. You can then select the subset of interest and use that to >> create routes and download the waypoints and routes to your GPS. >> >> http://l-36.com/light_list_map.php >> >> This was my original vision for this project. I hope you find it useful. >> I would appreciate any feedback before I release it to the public. >> >> Allen >> >> >> *Not for Navigation as these things move. I was in a race in October >> where one of the marks for the start-finish line moved more than 100 yards >> during the race. Needless to say, it make one end of the finish line >> heavily favored. But these published marks should get you close and you >> close enough to see the mark. >> >> >> > > > -- > /ch > > > >

Oops, I seem to be mistaken on the two click thing. I need to work on that. It used to work :-( Allen On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 7:56 PM, Allen Edwards <al… [at] gmail.com>wrote: > 1) The map is now bigger. Thanks for the suggestion. > 2) You don't need to clear, just click over the map twice. You can click > 100 times, only the last two count. I added a note to clarify that point. > > One question though. With the map large, it is harder to find a place to > scroll down that doesn't zoom the map. The zoom function is something I > can disable in which case you would have to use the + and - buttons. Which > do you all like? > > Allen > > > On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 6:50 PM, chris123 <ch… [at] gmail.com>wrote: > >> ** >> >> >> Two suggestions: >> >> 1. The map display window could be a bit larger as its static on a >> dynamic page. The issue is you have to use the full screen size to get the >> map to display properly. Tough on smaller monitors or netbooks. >> >> 2. The lat and lons need a clear button so if you change your mind you >> hit clear data and its gone. A page refresh does not do it for you...:) >> >> Hope that helps. Nice piece of work. Im sure Chris C's concern can be >> addressed with a perl or php script the poles the source data are regular >> intervals. >> >> Best of luck and really nice job...;) Well done. >> >> /ch >> >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 4:53 PM, Allen Edwards <al… [at] gmail.com >> > wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> I now have a map interface so that you can click two points on the map >>> to define an area of interest. All the aids to navigation within that area >>> are listed. You can then select the subset of interest and use that to >>> create routes and download the waypoints and routes to your GPS. >>> >>> http://l-36.com/light_list_map.php >>> >>> This was my original vision for this project. I hope you find it >>> useful. I would appreciate any feedback before I release it to the public. >>> >>> Allen >>> >>> >>> *Not for Navigation as these things move. I was in a race in October >>> where one of the marks for the start-finish line moved more than 100 yards >>> during the race. Needless to say, it make one end of the finish line >>> heavily favored. But these published marks should get you close and you >>> close enough to see the mark. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> /ch >> >> >> >> > >

Works now as advertised. Just click twice. Allen On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 8:00 PM, Allen Edwards <al… [at] gmail.com>wrote: > Oops, I seem to be mistaken on the two click thing. I need to work on > that. It used to work :-( > > Allen > > > On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 7:56 PM, Allen Edwards <al… [at] gmail.com>wrote: > >> 1) The map is now bigger. Thanks for the suggestion. >> 2) You don't need to clear, just click over the map twice. You can click >> 100 times, only the last two count. I added a note to clarify that point. >> >> One question though. With the map large, it is harder to find a place to >> scroll down that doesn't zoom the map. The zoom function is something I >> can disable in which case you would have to use the + and - buttons. Which >> do you all like? >> >> Allen >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 6:50 PM, chris123 <ch… [at] gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> ** >>> >>> >>> Two suggestions: >>> >>> 1. The map display window could be a bit larger as its static on a >>> dynamic page. The issue is you have to use the full screen size to get the >>> map to display properly. Tough on smaller monitors or netbooks. >>> >>> 2. The lat and lons need a clear button so if you change your mind you >>> hit clear data and its gone. A page refresh does not do it for you...:) >>> >>> Hope that helps. Nice piece of work. Im sure Chris C's concern can be >>> addressed with a perl or php script the poles the source data are regular >>> intervals. >>> >>> Best of luck and really nice job...;) Well done. >>> >>> /ch >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 4:53 PM, Allen Edwards < >>> al… [at] gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I now have a map interface so that you can click two points on the map >>>> to define an area of interest. All the aids to navigation within that area >>>> are listed. You can then select the subset of interest and use that to >>>> create routes and download the waypoints and routes to your GPS. >>>> >>>> http://l-36.com/light_list_map.php >>>> >>>> This was my original vision for this project. I hope you find it >>>> useful. I would appreciate any feedback before I release it to the public. >>>> >>>> Allen >>>> >>>> >>>> *Not for Navigation as these things move. I was in a race in October >>>> where one of the marks for the start-finish line moved more than 100 yards >>>> during the race. Needless to say, it make one end of the finish line >>>> heavily favored. But these published marks should get you close and you >>>> close enough to see the mark. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> /ch >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >