WinGPS 6 Navigator 2024 Release Historie
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Version 6.24.0.7 (04-07-2024)
CourseUp tracking mode did not work correctly in routeplanning mode (XPL). This has been fixed.
The route overview did not show the new route while making a new one, but showed the last selected route. This has been fixed.
A number of smaller fixes and improvements.
Version 6.24.0.5 (21-03-2024)
Improvements for use with the DKW Vaarkaart Nederland 2024.
A couple of smaller fixes and improvements.
Version 6.24.0.3 (08-02-2024)
First beta version of the WinGPS 6 Navigator 2024 edition.
It is now possible to send a user report from WinGPS.
It is now possible to use the Euris server as source for the shipping notifications. This will add notifications for a lot of other European countries besides the Netherlands.
Shipping notifications can now turned off, show all, or only show those along the selected route. The track along the fairway along which a shipping notification is valid can also be shown.
WinGPS will now notify when outdated charts are being used and from the chart manager it is possible to directly go to the web shop for that chart.
The news center now shows a message when a recently bought chart set has not been installed yet. It is also smarter and will startup faster.
Error reports are no longer send by email. So the user does not need a mail program anymore.
Startup of WinGPS when a user has lots of routes and waypoints was slower than necesarry. This has been fixed.
Lots of other smaller fixes and improvements.
WinGPS 6 Navigator 2023 Release Historie
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Version 6.23.2.0 (03-10-2023)
Support for default transparent color of the 2024 editions of our chartsets.
Parts of sections that are unpassable in a shortest route without blockades were not shown properly. This has been fixed.
Numerous other smaller fixes and improvements.
Version 6.23.1.25 (12-07-2023)
WinGPS could crash if the news center was not closed and the program would search for updates after a day of using WinGPS. This has been fixed.
Multiple smaller fixes and improvements.
Version 6.23.1.23 (30-06-2023)
WinGPS 6 Navigator now turns into a limited free version (somewhat similar to the old WinGPS 5 Lite) if no valid license for it can be found.
More navigation information is now available in the route explorer on open route legs (legs that do not follow the route network).
A number of smaller fixes and improvements.
Version 6.23.1.17 (12-06-2023)
Showing GRIB-files was not remembered and needed to be turned on everytime. This has been fixed.
Version 6.23.1.15 (07-06-2023)
GRIB file could not be deleted from the GRIB manager. This has been fixed.
A couple of smaller fixes and improvements.
Version 6.23.1.9 (23-05-2023)
When an activated WinGPS was started without internet, not every menu or function would be available. This has been fixed.
Version 6.23.1.7 (17-05-2023)
Added an explore routes button. Only when this function has been enabled, will the route explorer and the chart viewer react to the timebar regarding routes.
The temporary navigation route can now be turned off. And it will no longer send NMEA messages to an autopilot.
It is now possible again to choose the amount and size of the distance circles.
The dusk and night color schemes for the S57 charts has been coupled to the WinGPS nightscreen.
A route start and stop button has been added to start the selected route and stop an active route.
The GPS and waterway section of the route explorer can now be switched between being at the top or at the bottom of the explorer.
While detecting a gps, WinGPS will no longer overwrite an existing connection.
Numerous other smaller fixes and improvements.
Version 6.23.1.4 (13-04-2023)
A crash that could occur when the temporary navigation route was created and removed has been fixed.
A number of other fixes and improvements.
Version 6.23.1.3 (06-04-2023)
An error resulting from timing problems when the newscenter was loading and routes were being planned has been fixed. This could lead to crashes while using or when closing WinGPS.
Version 6.23.1.1 (24-03-2023)
Sloping ground is now also not shown when you select the options to not show land objects for S57 charts.
Removing charts in WinGPS now works the same as installing them.
Chart collections of charts installed with WinGPS are now read immediately after installing.
WinGPS could crash when selecting the option to install/update charts.
Sometimes WinGPS would show charts that were activated using DKW Manager as unactivated and activating them using WinGPS would also not work.
A number of other fixes and improvements.
Version 6.23.1.0 (15-03-2023)
First release of the WinGPS 6 Navigator 2023 edition.
Switching between navigation view and overview.
Automatic detection and installation of (usb) com-ports for gps.
Switching between fuel and electric motor settings.
WinGPS now supports optional additional plugins like our iENC Update Service and others.
'Navigate to' has been renamed to route planner and has been expanded.
Numerous other smaller fixes and improvements.
Version 6.22.1.0 (21-12-2022)
First release of the WinGPS 6 Navigator, the 2022 edition.
See other media for changes from WinGPS 5.

WinGPS 5 Navigator 2021 Release History
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Version 5.21.1.0 (31-03-2021)
Notifications have been added for all alarms and a number of other actions.
The route info for a route of the route network now more clearly shows (with colors) if a bridge can be passed with or without operation.
A number of other smaller fixes and changes.
Version 5.21.0.0 (25-02-2021)
Release of the WinGPS 5 Navigator 2021 edition.
Startup time when there are a lot of routes has been improved.
S57 charts can now be added to chart collections.
Scale value can be added below the scale bar.
Lots of other smaller fixes, changes and improvements.

WinGPS 5 Navigator 2020 Release History
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Version 5.20.2.0 (25-01-2021)
Saving changed ship dimensions did not work. This has been fixed.
Version 5.20.1.1 (21-12-2020)
Routes were not planned. This has been fixed.
Version 5.20.1.0 (16-12-2020)
Support for default transparent color of the 2021 editions of our chartsets.
Automatic updates of downloaded GRIB files.
Certain COM-ports weren't detected properly (i.e. for em-trak devices). This has been fixed.
A number of other smaller fixes, changes and improvements.
Version 5.20.0.1 (04-02-2020)
Release of the WinGPS 5 Navigator 2020 edition.
Automatic updates of downloaded GRIB files.
The average waiting time for locks and movable bridges can now be set per bridge/lock.
WinGPS can now use more memory on 64-bits Windows systems.
Optimizations in the use of S57 charts.
Lots of other smaller fixes, changes and improvements.

WinGPS 5 Navigator 2019 Release History
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Version 5.19.1.2 (06-12-2019)
Support for default transparent color of the 2020 editions of our chartsets.
A number of smaller fixes, changes and improvements.
Version 5.19.1.1 (20-09-2019)
Certain COM-ports weren't detected properly. This has been fixed.
Version 5.19.1.0 (11-09-2019)
An option to show the predicted track ahead of the GPS-cursor has been added.
The NOAA precipitation did not work anymore. This has been fixed.
The NOAA chart layer did not work anymore. This has been fixed.
Activation of the program did not work in Windows 10 with certain language settings. This has been fixed.
A number of other fixes, changes and improvements.
Version 5.19.0.0 (05-02-2019)
Release of the WinGPS 5 Navigator 2019 edition.
Experimental support for S57 vector charts has been added.
The route network has been updated with ship tunnels and non-physical barriers that have operating times and several other improvements.
Exporting a network route to GPX will now also include all intermediate points and not only the route points.
WinGPS now handles large charts better, this should result in fewer crashes while handling these charts.
A number of other smaller fixes, changes and improvements.

WinGPS 5 Navigator 2018 Release History
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Release of the WinGPS 5 Navigator 2018 edition.
Routes can now be grouped using a group name. This makes the route manager clearer.
A filter to only show the obstacles found for a the shortest route with obstacles planner mode has been added to the route overview.
The color and thickness of the course line and the predicted track can now be changed and set.
Toolbar buttons to show/hide routes and tracks have been added. They can be added to the toolbar using the Edit main toolbar function.
An option to show the plumb line from the current position to an open leg has been added.
The XTE bar for network routes can now be hidden.
Because the color settings would become too long with the new settings for routes, the common (color) settings for routes have been added to a new options sheet.
A number of other fixes, changes and improvements.

WinGPS 5 Navigator 2017 Release History
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Version 5.17.3.0 (18-12-2017)
Support for default transparent color of the 2018 editions of our chartsets.
Detecting if the last route point in a route was reached was always done, using the algorithms for an open route even when following a route on the route network. This has been fixed.
The routine that finds the closest netwerk section when a route over the route network is started now also takes into account if the section can be used with the chosen ship settings.
A number of other fixes, changes and improvements.
Version 5.17.2.0 (17-05-2017)
The chart manager and chart status bar now better support the last time a chart was updated.
Due to a bug, changes to the default settings for routes were not always saved correctly. This has been fixed.
A number of other fixes, changes and improvements.
Version 5.17.1.0 (06-03-2017)
If a lot of GRIB files older than a week are loaded (which can use a lot of memory and slow down the system), WinGPS will suggest to remove them.
The help window would move to background, when it was opened from the menu and directly afterwards a hint of a toolbar button was shown. This has been fixed.
The front lock at Eefde could not be passed using the route planner. This has been fixed.
Drawing of bridges and locks did not work correctly under certain conditions. This has been fixed.
A couple of smaller fixes, changes and improvements.
Version 5.17.0.2 (07-02-2017)
Release of the WinGPS 5 Navigator 2017 edition.
Labels of chart waypoints and the labels of bridges & locks are now positioned automatically (smart labels). This results is a better chart view.
A new planner mode has been added, that will find the shortest route possible while ignoring and highlighting possible obstacles. This makes it easier to find and plan around these obstacles.
Waterway network information like the waterway name, VHF channels and the next bridge or lock can now also be shown without following a route.
The toolbars can now be locked. After which they cannot be moved (by accident).
The positions and dimensions of all windows and toolbars can now be reset.
Scale factor of waypoints is now also available for waypoints in the user database.
The waterway network has been updated and expanded (the Danube specifically).
Locks are now drawn with two doors instead of 1 on scale.
Information about the operating times of bridges and locks on holidays has been added.
The chart manager now shows when a chart was released when it has never been updated.
The route overview would load images of all bridges & locks along a route. This could result in high memory use (and crashes) for longer routes. This has been fixed.
A number of other fixes, changes and improvements.

WinGPS 5 Navigator 2016 Release History
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Version 5.16.3.2 (06-12-2016)
Turning on the nightscreen crashed WinGPS. This has been fixed.
Version 5.16.3.1 (28-11-2016)
Support for default transparent color of the 2017 editions of our chartsets.
A number of other fixes, changes and improvements.
Version 5.16.3.0 (19-07-2016)
A new filter has been added to the route overview that shows the route points of a route only.
The no longer working Mapquest osm chart layer has been replaced by the World Topographic Map by ESRI.
A number of other fixes, changes and improvements.
Version 5.16.2.0 (13-06-2016)
The route overview windows has been overhauled with better support (including printing and exporting the overview) for routes along the route network.
If you canceled downloading GRIB data that contains multiple files WinGPS could crash. This has been fixed.
A number of other fixes, changes and improvements.
Version 5.16.1.0 (12-05-2016)
It is now possible to update DKW Manager from the news center in WinGPS.
WinGPS will now also show distances on the route network if they are not given in the route network.
The news center did not show updates for charts when the hardware key of the computer had changed. This has been fixed.
Chart waypoint databases were not read again after an update. This has been fixed.
A number of other fixes, changes and improvements.
Version 5.16.0.3 (17-03-2016)
Distance marks can now be shown along the route network.
WinGPS could crash while a network route was active and the shortest route to the network from the current position would be along the end of a network section. This has been fixed.
A number of other fixes, changes and improvements.
Version 5.16.0.2 (19-02-2016)
When the route network is missing WinGPS will now ask to download it even when the news center is not enabled.
The navigate to function always uses the route network and navigates to a point on the route network closest to the chosen point. Also there is now always no more than 1 navigate to route, a previous navigate to route will be deleted.
WinGPS could crash when the 'Update charts' function was activated. This has been fixed.
After downloading the route network some options where not properly updated and planned routes were not updated with the new route network. This has been fixed.
Version 5.16.0.1 (10-02-2016)
Release of the WinGPS 5 Navigator 2016 edition.
A 'navigate to' function has been added, that creates and starts a route from the current position to a given point.
NOAA tile layer of charts of the United States has been added.
The route network, pictures of the bridges and locks and the help files can now be directly updated from WinGPS. They are no longer a part of the setup.
German language texts have been updated.
A number of other fixes, changes and improvements.

WinGPS 5 Navigator 2015 Release History
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Version 5.15.2.0 (17-06-2015)
Support for internal gps sensors has been added.
Transparency for charts has been expanded. It is now possible to select and enable a transparent chart color for every chart module.
The waterway network has been updated and expanded.
Uploading routes to a gps crashed WinGPS. This has been fixed.
Chart scrolling while the waterway network is not visible is now much faster.
A number of other fixes, changes and improvements.
Version 5.15.1.0 (22-04-2015)
Depth tolerance parameter added.
It is now possible to select a transparent chart color.
It is now possible to use the bisector as a method for automatic switching of route points.
The waterway network has been updated and expanded.
A number of other fixes, changes and improvements.
Version 5.15.0.1 (09-02-2015)
Clicking a waypoint could result in a crash. This has been fixed.
Version 5.15.0.0 (05-02-2015)
Release of the WinGPS 5 Navigator 2015 edition.
OpenStreetMap tile layer courtesy of MapQuest added.
A search function for finding waypoints and items in the waterway network has been added to the toolbar.
The waterway network has been updated and expanded.
New Dutch help file has been added.
Waypoints are now drawn on top of tracks.
A number of other fixes, changes and improvements.

WinGPS 5 Navigator 2014 Release History
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Version 5.14.1.1 (18-08-2014)
Fixed a problem that made it impossible to import and select waypoints in waypoint groups.
Version 5.14.1.0 (19-06-2014)
Bridges and locks by default now only show their dimensions in the label. An option was added to add the name of the structure to the label too.
Support for a larger number of waypoint types was improved.
The visibility settings for chart waypoint groups was lost, when you selected another the chartset again. This has been changed. The visibility setting for a waypoint database now does not alter the group settings anymore.
The waterway network has been updated and expanded.
The area downloaded for some grib sources was sometimes incorrect. This has been fixed.
A number of other fixes, changes and improvements.
Version 5.14.0.0 (07-02-2014)
Release of the WinGPS 5 Navigator 2014 edition.
Experimental support for internal gps sensors in Windows 8 tablets has been added.
The waterway network has been updated and expanded.
Icons for the bridges and locks in the waterway network have been changed.
Toolbar icons to show waypoints, waypoints names and the waterway network are now visible by default.
A number of other fixes, changes and improvements.

WinGPS 5 Navigator 2013 Release History
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Version 5.13.1.1 (20-06-2013)
Support to update chart waypoint databases and the waterway network has been added.
Hint windows for waypoint (when labels are off) and waterway network data have been added.
Information windows for waypoint and the waterway network have been added.
A number of smaller fixes and changes.
Version 5.13.0.3 (01-05-2013)
Support for more waypoint types.
A couple of minor changes and improvements.
Version 5.13.0.2 (11-02-2013)
Importing waypoints could crash WinGPS. This has been fixed.
Version 5.13.0.1 (07-02-2013)
Release of the WinGPS 5 Navigator 2013 edition.
Colors and thickness of route lines, waterway network lines and tracks can now be changed.
The waterway network has been updated and expanded.
Support for chart waypoint databases has been improved.
The news center could (mostly) crash under Windows 8. This has been fixed.
A number of other fixes, changes and improvements.

WinGPS 5 Navigator 2012 Release History
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Version 5.12.3.0 (01-08-2012)
Support for rotated waypoints has been added.
Support for chart waypoint databases has been improved.
A number of smaller fixes and changes.
Version 5.12.2.2 (28-06-2012)
Visibility of waypoint groups in chart waypoint databases was not properly saved. This has been fixed.
Version 5.12.2.1 (26-06-2012)
Support for chart waypoint databases added.
The news center would not show program news on some computers. This has been fixed.
Updating GRIB files did not work on some computers. This has been fixed.
Version 5.12.2.0 (15-06-2012)
A news center has been added that can be used to check for updates for your charts and WinGPS itself. It also shows news from Stentec.
It is now possible to copy (and reverse) a route in the route manager.
The chart viewer now shows less GRIB-data while zoomed out to reduce cluttering.
The waterway network has been updated and expanded.
The layout of the route-info screen has been updated.
The import of WinGPS 5 databases did not work as expected. This has been fixed.
The same BSB-charts in different chartsets, would not be shown. This has been fixed.
Some older DKW charts were not shown. This has been fixed.
When all charts were uninstalled and WinGPS was started it would crash. This has been fixed.
Using the controls to edit the start time of a route it was possible to create an invalid date which crashed WinGPS. This has been fixed.
The TTG and TTGt were the same in the route overview. This has been fixed.
A number of other fixes, changes and improvements.
Version 5.12.1.0 (20-01-2012)
Routes with 0 route points would crash the route manager. This has been fixed.
Version 5.12.0.1 (16-01-2012)
WinGPS 5 Navigator 2012 edition.
The route network in WinGPS 5 has been updated and expanded. It now also contains a lot of Belgian, German and a some French waterways.
The route network now also contains speed limits for most of the Dutch and Belgian waterways. The routeplanner can use these for planning.
The route info window now also contains the CTS and an XTE-bar for routes along the route network.
Print option now also supports printing visible routes.
The length of the routes has been added to the route manager.
The NMEA-monitor consumed CPU-time even if it wasn't visible and on less powerful computers this could make WinGPS crash. This has been fixed.
All routes along the route network are now planned when you start WinGPS, not only the active and edited route.
A lot of smaller fixes and changes.

WinGPS 5 Navigator 2011 Release History
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Version 5.0.3.0 (12-08-2011)
The additional chart viewer used every chart installed, not the ones you selected for the main chart viewer. This has been fixed.
Error while changing route point parameters in the route overview. This has been fixed.
Routes with the same name, could not both be selected in various forms. This has been fixed.
Version 5.0.2.0 (02-08-2011)
Added a button to toggle bridges and locks.
Updated the data for a couple of bridges and locks.
Open route legs were not drawn correctly. This has been fixed.
A number of other fixes.
Version 5.0.1.0 (06-07-2011)
Printing did not work. This has been fixed.
Error while selecting a chart. This has been fixed.
Clicking multiple times on a structure waypoint in a route, crashed WinGPS. This has been fixed.
A couple of other smaller fixes.
Version 5.0.0.10 (01-07-2011)
First release of WinGPS 5 Navigator.

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