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Re: Hlep on Digital Charts
From: Olivier Le Diouris
Date: 2004 May 3, 09:58 -0700
From: Olivier Le Diouris
Date: 2004 May 3, 09:58 -0700
Excellent! Thank you Jim! Jim Theriot wrote: >Oliver, > >IHO S-57 is the official standard for Electronic Navigation Charts (ENC). > >http://www.iho.shom.fr - International Hydrographic Office web site >http://www.iho.shom.fr/ECDIS/s57intro.htm - IHO Special Publication 57 >(S-57) >http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/enc/index.htm - Download NOAA charts >(free) > >Jim >------------------------- >Jim.Theriot@posc.org >POSC -- Energy eStandards >24 Greenway Plaza >Suite 1000-B >Houston TX 77046 USA >+1.713.267.5109 >------------------------- > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Navigation Mailing List >[mailto:NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM]On Behalf Of Olivier Le >Diouris >Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 5:48 PM >To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM >Subject: Hlep on Digital Charts > > >Hello List, >I have written some (open source, free) logging software, in Java, that >works pretty well for me (see links below). >I'd like to make them a bit richer, by using a chart in the background, >that sometimes helps! > >Does anyone know if there is any "official" or recommended standard for >this kind of data? If yes, is it documented somewhere? >What I mean is that, if I have access to nautical charts in this format, >will I find somewhere enough information to render those charts using my >own program, even if I have to write it? > >I found some interesting info at http://pollux.nss.nima.mil/pubs/, but I >have not been able to find explanation about this format... >Any idea, hint, clue, link, etc, most welcome! > >Thank you all, >- Olivier > >===================== >http://nmeautil.sourceforge.net >http://celestjava.sourceforge.net >http://olivier.lediouris.net/sailing/dashboard/tutorial/gettingstarted/index >.html >http://olivier.lediouris.net/sailing/dashboard/tutorial/gettingstarted/index >.html > > >