Aqua Map Navionics Boating
Configuring Internet Access
Access to the internet is required to send position information from the DataHub to PredictWind.
Although a dedicated Internet connection is desired for real time updates to your tracking
website it is not required. DataHub will store acquired position reports internally for later
transmission if an Internet connection is not available. This for example might be used by
sailors sailing offshore away from cell phone coverage who do not own satellite phones.
Someone could cross the north Atlanic from Newfoundland, CA to Ireland while tracking their
voyage. Initially their tracks while cruising in coastal Canada will be updated in real time. As
they leave Canada and spend a full month offshore in the North Atlantic, position reports will be
stored in the DataHub’s internal nonvolatile memory. Once the vessel arrives in Ireland and Cell
phone Internet access is arranged, all of the stored position reports will be uploaded to
