NOAA's navigational charts provide a useful data layer for ocean and coastal
geographic information system (GIS) projects, but these charts use a digital
format (BSB) that is not widely supported by mapping software vendors.
Chart Viewer was created to bring BSB-formatted nautical chart information to
the GIS user. This ArcView 3.x extension also works with Imagine 8.x and ArcGIS
8+ environments.
Please be aware that these charts are NOT intended to be used for navigational purposes. The developers of this program - the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Technology Planning and Management Corporation, Environmental Systems Research Institute, and MapTech, Inc. - assume no responsibility and can not be held liable for any end use of this software. For your own protection, please label all output with "NOT FOR NAVIGATIONAL USE."
Get the Chart Viewer extension for ArcView 3.x
Get the Chart Viewer for ArcGIS 8+ and Imagine 8