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2026-11-05 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-11-05

KanduMap, an offline chart for Maldivian waters

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Editorial interest 84/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

KanduMap is a free phone navigation app with satellite-derived charts, reef-avoiding routes, island and FAD locations, and speed and course readings.

Landing page captured for the 2026-11-05 issue.
For
Maldivian skippers navigating beyond mobile coverage
Worth noticing
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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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.

○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use

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Landing page observed 2026-11-05. The live site may have changed.