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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2016
Garmin Switzerland Gmbh, Schaffhausen, CH;
Michael R. Wiegers, Olathe, KS (US);
Garmin Switzerland GmbH, , CH;
Abstract
Various techniques are described that relate to the manner in which marine devices may generate and display a water depth contour map while navigating a body of water. The contour map includes contour lines associated with determined contour line data that indicate geolocations of underwater terrain existing at depths of the body of water specified by the contour lines. A boundary enclosing a region of interest for the body of water may be determined and the contour map may include contour lines determined using the determined contour line data within the region of interest. The boundary may correspond to a natural shoreline along the perimeter of a body of water or a portion of the body of the water. The boundary corresponding to a shoreline may be automatically identified based on a stored map by identifying geographic locations along the perimeter of the body of water.