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MarNav – Open Source Software

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To help me test navigation software for an upcoming Practical Sailor review, I wanted a way to simulate NMEA 0183 data streams from a GPS and a wind sensor.
I discovered NemaTalker (29 euros) and the free open source com0com. This software combination allows me to simulate sailing through any area of the world, in [...]