Raster Navigational Charts: NOAA RNCs

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Raster Navigational Charts: NOAA RNC®

NOAA raster navigational charts (NOAA RNC®) are full-color digital images of NOAA paper charts. RNCs are compatible with most marine navigation software, and are available for free.

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NOAA RNC® are geo-referenced, digital images of NOAA navigational charts. Because the images are geo-referenced, you can display your vessel’s position on the chart image if you have a computer-based navigation system that is connected to a global positioning system (GPS). Coast Survey checks each chart weekly, and applies all critical corrections.

Page last edited: November 10, 2016

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