NEW!! SextantNet Version 3.00 Released 06/16/2008

  • Advanced Search Capabilities on over fifteen OCS and state data layers
  • Export Search Results to SHAPEFILE, PDF or Excel, and improved performance in existing AutoCAD Script generation
  • All pipelines color coded to represent product and status
  • Transparency options on all layers
  • Point Conversion Tool works with all GOM projections, NAD27, and NAD83/WGS84
  • Zoom-To-Point Dialog quickly navigates map from input of any projection or datum
  • Browse recent change history of MMS data
  • Track and request data modifications through "Work Ticket" system

SextantNet is an online database of the Gulf of Mexico and a core product of Sextant Navigation Services, LLC. SextantNet will provide you with 24/7 online access, from anywhere in the world, to position data and other information pertaining to Pipelines, Platforms, Wrecks & Obstructions, Fairways, Active Leases, Blocks, Federal/State Boundary, and USCG Districts.

There is no waiting for a disc to arrive in the mail each month, looking for updates to download, or special software to install like other available Gulf of Mexico Databases. With SextantNet all you need is a computer with internet access and a web browser, such as Internet Explorer. Viewing database updates requires you to do nothing. All updates to the database will be made by Sextant Navigation Services within two business days from the time the data is submitted. This allows for a seamless viewing of existing data and new data collected from our various sources.

When switching to SextantNet, there is no worrying about losing any information you may have in your current database or features that you use. Sextant Navigation Services has the advanced tools needed to extract your data from nearly any database and import it into SextantNet. Sextant Navigation Services is also able to add features to the database at the client’s request. SextantNet’s goal is to provide you with up to date and reliable information without the hassle of maintaining your own database.

This is truly the premier database of its kind to be offered to the Gulf of Mexico's Oil and Gas Industry, and the data quality will continue to be increasingly accurate as our subscriber base continues to grow.


Top reasons for subscribing to SextantNet
  • 24/7 access from any computer with internet access
  • All data displayed in the map window can be exported into AutoCAD in multiple layers, with labels and in the projection that you select
  • Used for backup and comparison to other databases, to produce more reliable and accurate data, while preparing a project in the office or last minute checks in the field
  • Used as a central storage point for position data collected during projects
  • View detailed information about an object, such as contact information, so that you can easily notify a company prior to working around their property
  • All data submitted to Sextant Navigation is checked and entered into the database within (2) two business days of submittal
  • Helps protect pipelines, subsea equipment and other sensitive areas
  • Faster updates mean your new project information will be available sooner to other subscribing companies that may be working the area
  • No special software needed. All you need is a current web browser
  • Used in the field to find safe anchorage in weather or emergency situations
  • SextantNet was developed with the ability to add new features at the subscriber’s request (fees may be incurred)