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Old 29 September 2011, 14:11   #1
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AIS, interesting article

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Been discussed on another thread on iPhone so can't link to it!
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Some interesting comments on there which tend to back up what Anchorhandler was saying about clutter. Perhaps the answer is for GPS's to use smaller icons on their screens for AIS. That way the 'clutter' won't obscure the nav data on the chart. Another option would be semi-translucent marks.
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