Development of electronic nautical charts for pleasure boating market with high-density data

Cristina Tirone,Manuela Milli

doi:10.5194/ica-abs-3-290-2021

Abstract

Development of electronic nautical charts for pleasure boating market with high-density data

Highlights

In recent years, thanks to modern techniques in the implementation of hydrographic surveys, which allow to collect a large amount of high-resolution data, several Hydrographic Offices have seen with great interest the possibility of using this hydrographic data for the production of Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) with high-density bathymetry
With the technological evolution, which began in the early eighties and continued exponentially in the following years, it was clear that printed nautical charts would be replaced in a short time by digital vector nautical charts displayed on specific electronic systems installed on board ships
Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) are the official vector nautical charts published by the national authorized Agencies, such as the Italian Hydrographic Institute (Istituto Idrografico della Marina_IIM), and compliant with the standard S-57 released by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)

Summary

Introduction

Thanks to modern techniques in the implementation of hydrographic surveys, which allow to collect a large amount of high-resolution data, several Hydrographic Offices have seen with great interest the possibility of using this hydrographic data for the production of Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) with high-density bathymetry. Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) are the official vector nautical charts published by the national authorized Agencies, such as the Italian Hydrographic Institute (Istituto Idrografico della Marina_IIM), and compliant with the standard S-57 released by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO).

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