Tidal overlay & dynamic ECDIS

From: Sea Technology | Date: June 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

A Giant Step from Paper Charts & Tide Tables, ENC Is Likely to Replace the Former Soon While ECDIS Is Becoming Commercial Reality

The electronic navigational chart (ENC) is likely to replace the paper chart in the near future, at least for the SOLAS class vessels, and the electronic chart display & Information system (ECDIS) is about to a become commercial reality. It has been readily accepted not only for its purely navigational merits but also as a ship management tool. At this stage, it cannot yet fulfill its promise of showing dynamically all the time varying objects (TVO) as the ...

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