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What is ECDIS or Electronic Chart Display Information System and its advantages?

June 19, 2016
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Comparision between Raster And Vector  Charts

Privately produced vector charts

Official Raster (RNCs)

ENCs 

Generally a copy of the paper chart   An exact replica of the paper chart   All data merged into cells
A different image to the original paper chart is presented at all levels of zoom and scale  The same image as the paper chart is always presented. The chart is more equivalent to the paper chart than any vector chart including ENCs   No resemblance to the paper chart
Symbols and colour vary with manufacturer.   Symbols and colour are the same as the paper chart equivalent.   The IHO publication S-52 defines new colours and symbols for ENCs.  
Accuracy, reliability and completeness vary with manufacturer ENCs should be more accurate and reliable than the paper version.   A new operational regime is required  
A new operational regime is required The same operational regime as paper charts is followed. A new operational regime is required 

 

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