In November 2019, the Office of Coast Survey (OCS), part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), announced the start of a five-year program to “sunset” all raster and paper ...

Esri, the global leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology, announced new capabilities in ArcGIS Maritime to ...

Its an innovative tool that is IMO compliant, optimized and structured — all from the convenience of a CD-ROM and is designed for use on advanced electronic charting and navigation systems such as ...

I've become a bit of a chartaholic in recent years thanks to the proliferation of electronic charting apps. Particularly now--rainy January in North Alabama-- I spend almost as much time studying the ...

The U.S. Coast Guard has published guidance that allows mariners to use electronic charts and publications instead of paper charts, maps and publications. “After consultation with our Navigation ...

SATNAVS are something that most of us use without a second thought. But what happens at sea? Like drivers, maritime navigators can choose from a range of options, including GPS, paper maps, radar and ...

The Coast Guard announced in the federal register that it is seeking public input regarding the modification of the chart and navigational equipment carriage requirements in the Code of Federal ...

The International Maritime Organization has decreed that by 2015, all large deep sea ships will be required to carry the latest in electronic navigation equipment. But does state-of-the-art navigation ...

There’s an old saying you used to hear that states: “It’s not where you’re going, it’s how you get there.” With the speed and accuracy of today’s chart plotters, it seems like the “how” part of ...

The Federal Government is targeting about $12 million as annual revenue from the global $90 million worth global market for Electronic Navigational Charts. The Minister of Defence (State), Bello ...