The Qt Virtual Chart Table (QVCT) is a Qt application which provides a
navigation software that simulates the chart table (and instruments corner)
usually found in ships.
It is thus suitable for sailing, flying or any other outdoor activity performed
using a conventional navigation/planning approach:
- using heading, speed and time as primary navigation means
- using easily identifiable landmarks as references
- navigating along discrete waypoints routes
- relying on GPS only as a secondary navigation mean
- using offline maps (rather than Internet-dependent online resources)
It features:
- loading offline geo-referenced maps, stored in any format/projection supported by the Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL)
- associating a digital elevation model (DEM) to any map, stored in any format/projection supported by the Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL)
- creating, loading, saving and managing landmarks, routes and tracks, stored in GPX or QVCT (XML) format
- creating, loading, saving and managing (multiple) vessels, stored in QVCT (XML) format and linkable, individually or globally (dynamic flotilla), to (multiple) navigation devices (see below)
- defining and using multiple navigation devices, including:
* GPS daemon (GPSD) - GPS mode
* GPS daemon (GPSD) - AIS mode
* SBS-1 (ADS-B) base station
- loading and saving entire navigation/planning projects, stored in QVCT (XML) format
- displaying vessel instruments in an activity-specific cockpit, including:
* general aviation "basic six"
- printing maps and overlays (landmarks, routes, etc.) in standard (screen) or high (1200 DPI) resolution
- touchscreen-friendly user interface (you really don't need a mouse or keyboard while navigating)
It runs and is being developed on Linux (Debian), though it can potentially also be built on Mac OS X and Windows.