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Your boat's journey is comprised of a number of position fixes along with the times they were taken. The fixes are combined to draw your journey on the map.
The sections below cover all the different ways in which you can add fixes for your boat:
By default, your journey will show all fixes ever recorded for your boat. In some cases this can get messy, especially if you plan to visit the same cruising area for a second year running.
To fix this, you should limit the fixes shown in the map by date as follows:
only fixes recorded after this date will be shown on the map.
From your boat details page, click on the
button, and enter a date range to estimate the distance you have sailed (the number shown is simply the sum of the distances between your boat position fixes for the date range you've selected).
If you transmit your position on AIS, and you have the Auto track (with AIS)
option selected in your boat details, then a fix will be added
every 24hrs if your boat has moved.
Go to your boat details by tapping the button. From there, press the
button and use the interactive map to enter the location and date of your boat position.From a place's details, click on the
button on that place's details page. A fix for that location will be added to your journey.By configuring your Iridium GO! to periodically send GPS position reports to NOFOREIGNLAND you can accurately and reliably update your position on our map from anywhere in the world.
Here's what you need to do to get it working:
1) On the NOFOREIGNLAND site:
2) Then log in to the Iridium GO! app and:
Settings -> Track
TRACKING RECIPIENT
enter the following address:go@noforeignland-cloud.appspotmail.com
Tracking Frequency
to whatever value you prefer. We suggest an hourly update.
Your Iridium GO! will now periodically send position update messages to NOFOREIGNLAND. The incoming message's phone number will be used to identify your boat and a fix will be added to your journey if your boat's position has changed.
Note that Iridium charge for sending tracking data, the costs will depend on your price plan.
If your Iridium satellite phone has the ability to send your location, then you can use this to update your position on the NOFOREIGNLAND map.
You will need to refer to your phone's user manual for your model's details. In the Iridium Extreme manual, for example, there is a section describing how to send an
SMS message to an email address, and an illustration showing the Insert Location
option:
If your phone has a similar menu to the one shown, then here's what you need to do to get it working with NOFOREIGNLAND:
1) On the NOFOREIGNLAND site:
Simply repeat the actions described in step 1 for the Iridium GO! (see above) to associate your Iridium phone number with your boat.
2) On your phone use Insert Location
option to generate an SMS message and send it to the following email address:
go@noforeignland-cloud.appspotmail.com
You will need to repeat step 2 to send an SMS message every time you want your position updated on the map. For an extended offshore passage, this could be part of your daily routine along with downloading weather reports. We recommend that you create a NOFOREIGNLAND contact in your address book to store this email address.
Note that Iridium charge for sending SMS messages, the costs will depend on your price plan.
By linking your boat to your Garmin inReach, you can use it to track your position on our map.
Here's what you need to do to get it working:
1) Get a data feed URL for your Garmin inReach:
2) Update your boat settings on NOFOREIGNLAND:
For additional help finding your Garmin inReach feed URL visit this Garmin support page.
There are no additional fees from Garmin for using this service.
It is possible to update your boat's position by sending an email to NOFOREIGNLAND.
Here's what you need to do to get it working:
1) On the NOFOREIGNLAND site:
By letting us know the email address you will be sending your location from, no one else can send emails that affect your boat's position.
When an email is received on our servers, the from address on it will be used to identify which boat the fix is for. It is important that you enter the correct address. If you are not sure, then send an email to yourself and check the from address before completing this step.
2) Send an email to NOFOREIGNLAND:
tracking@noforeignland-cloud.appspotmail.com
The body of the email should contain two lines, the first specifying the latitude of the fix , and the second the longitude.
For example, the position of the Needles light house in the UK can be expressed as:
LAT|50|39.732|N LON|1|35.514|W
The above will translate to a fix at 50°39.732' N
and 1°35.514' W
.
Note that the four tokens on each line must be separated by the bar |
symbol and:
LAT
or LON
0
and 180
0.0
to 59.999
N
, S
, E
or W
Each of the methods described above simply add fixes for your boat, and can all be used in conjunction with one another.
Please note however, that we can only plot the fixes reported and cannot validate the data we are given. See the section on deleting fixes if you experince problems.
When your journey is displayed on the map, the fixes are listed in your boat details panel. Click on the delete button next to any given fix to delete it.