ENC and ECDIS

Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) and Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) are typically created at different places: ENCs by various hydrographic offices, ECDIS by various industrial ECDIS manufacturers. When in use, ENCs and ECDIS form a closely interconnected »community« with its members strongly dependent on each other when creating results which aim to support the navigator as efficiently as possible. Recognising the complexity of the standardisation task a great deal of success has been achieved in creating a worldwide community of producers and users of ECDIS and ENCs providing a global coverage for the international maritime community. However, gaps exist between worlds of ENCs and ECDIS with regard to the standards and methods applied when producing and using ENCs and ECDIS. Some of these discrepancies between the worlds of ENCs and ECDIS have the potential to mislead the navigator and other users.

ENC | ECDIS | bathymetry | zooming in | S-57