Observed arrival · 2026-11-05
KanduMap, an offline chart for Maldivian waters
KanduMap is a free phone navigation app with satellite-derived charts, reef-avoiding routes, island and FAD locations, and speed and course readings.
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- Maldivian skippers navigating beyond mobile coverage
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- Its depth model is trained on 789,380 ICESat-2 laser measurements and tested with each of 22 atolls left out of training.
Field notes
The page describes a route planner that works on the phone and keeps about 165 metres from charted reefs, islands and FADs, with closer passage allowed in narrow channels. Its chart draws on Sentinel-2 imagery and an estimated-depth model trained with ICESat-2 laser measurements; the site reports testing that leaves each atoll out of training in turn. It also says newer clear imagery helps reflect land changes such as reclamation.
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