Tools
Nautical Chart Viewer
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."
Sample Functions
- Reads and displays digital format (BSB) NOAA nautical charts in a GIS
User Requirements
- Digital NOAA nautical charts
- ArcView 3.x, 8.x, or Imagine 8
How Can I find Out More?
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), including discussions of projections.
A paper discussing the creation of the Chart Viewer extension and a few example uses.
