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Transas Navi-Planner 4000 voyage planning software now boasts extended functionality to manage paper charts and publications

Nearly 2.3 million charts were downloaded within 90 days of the beta release of NOAA's new free PDF nautical charts, which provide up-to-date navigation information in this universally available file type.

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office has issued a warning over the dangers posed to the safety of vessels, crews and cargoes by counterfeit nautical charts and publications and has produced a simple guide to help identify genuine Admiralty products

NOAA recently released a new interactive chart locator that allows users to find their nautical charts in multiple formats. The new interactive chart catalog makes navigational information more accessible to all maritime professionals and recreational boaters

QR Codes now added to over 3,000 ADMIRALTY charts, bringing digital benefits to paper chart users In an initiative to deliver the benefits of digital solutions to users of paper navigational charts, the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has introduced Quick Response (QR) codes to its portfolio of Standard Nautical Charts.All newly printed versions of 3,371 Standard Nautical Charts and Mariners' Routing Guides, including Print-On-Demand charts, now feature a unique QR code. By scanning the QR code, the user will be taken directly to the relevant page for the scanned chart on the UKHO's searchable Notes to Mariners database, known asNM Websearch, where they will be provided with instant access on their smart phone or tablet to chart status information. This is a valuable chart management tool that will help to deliver the latest navigational safety information at the touch of a button.Jason Scholey, Senior Product Manager - Charts for UKHO, said: "With the introduction of QR codes to the vast majority of our Standard Nautical Charts, we have been able to bring the paper and digital worlds together for the benefit of our customers. By scanning the QR code on their paper chart, they can instantly access online data ...

In an initiative to deliver the benefits of digital solutions to users of paper navigational charts, the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has introduced Quick Response (QR) codes to its portfolio of Standard Nautical Charts.

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ChartBrowser software to optimize ENC work process

Martek revolutionises electronic chart updates

Less sea ice and more ship traffic means new charts needed for safety NOAA's Office of Coast Survey has issued an updated Arctic Nautical Charting Plan, as a major effort to improve inadequate chart coverage for Arctic areas experiencing increasing vessel traffic due to ice diminishment.The update came after consultations with maritime interests and the public, as well as with other federal, state, and local agencies."As multi-year sea ice continues to disappear, vessel traffic in the Arctic is on the rise," said Rear Admiral Gerd Glang, NOAA Coast Survey director. "This is leading to new maritime concerns about adequate charts, especially in areas increasingly transited by the offshore oil and gas industry and cruise liners.""Given the lack of emergency respon