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SHALLOW WATER HIGHLIGHT METHOD AND DISPLAY SYSTEMS

  • US 20110054784A1
  • Filed: 07/09/2010
  • Published: 03/03/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for identifying shallow water regions by a graphical output of a depiction of at least one selected area of a body of water to a Global Positioning System (GPS) device coupled to a display, the display being coupled to a GPS plotter, the method comprising:

  • retrieving at least one chart of one or more regions of a body of water from a chart library provided on computer memory, the chart comprising a plurality of bottom depths below a surface of the one or more regions of the body of water, the chart being configured to be output on the display;

    determining a lower limit value of bottom depths associated with a shallow water region be highlighted on the display simultaneously with the chart;

    inputting the lower limit value of the bottom depths to be highlighted;

    identifying a shallower contiguous region on the chart between the surface of the body of water and the lower limit value; and

    simultaneously outputting one or more indications representative of the shallower contiguous region with the chart on the display to highlight the shallow water region.

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