PilotMate^® Chart Displays

The following images highlight some of the PilotMate features. The images are shown as raster charts, but are also available as vector charts. Click on any thumbnail below to view a larger version of the image.

On the Main chart display, accurate vessel position, heading, and course are shown for a vessel backing into a berth. Vectors show movement of the bow and stern. The larger dot on the ship icon is the pivot point. The smaller dot indicates the location of the rail-mounted GPS antennas.

The Monitor Station chart display replays the movement of an actual ship. A history trail tracks the smooth path of the ship and illustrates that the heading remained stable, while the ship moved slowly through the harbor. To accomplish this, the heading determination algorithms must be precise.

This image shows the point-and-click distancing feature, along with the ship's projection. In this case, the point-and-click distance indicates the range and bearing from the bow to the bridge. The ship's projection indicates the extrapolated position of the vessel at 1, 2, and 3 minutes in the future, based on current speed, course, heading, and rate of turn.

The ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore communication display enables handlers to view up to 100 other traffic ships in the area. In this example, the handler's ship is shown in green and a traffic ship in purple. The green line and diamond icon indicate a route and a waypoint overlay, respectively.

Depth sounding data can be loaded into PilotMate and viewed, as shown in this chart display. In this example, the Army Corps of Engineers' data are shown. Depths less than 30 feet are shown in red, over 40 feet in green, and in-between in yellow. Handlers can instantly adjust upper and lower limits of the soundings controls.