Norwegian Charts Now Available
03 Apr 2012
Charts produced by Norway's Kartverket (Norwegian for "Mapping Authority") are now available in the United States as print-on-demand charts as the result of an agreement between OceanGrafix and the Norwegian Hydrographic Service. The 100+ charts—which comprise a majority of the charts produced by NHS—are updated every two weeks using the same technology OceanGrafix developed to print US charts on demand.
Keep reading for more about Norwegian chart coverage.
Customers looking to purchase NGA charts in region 8 (the South Pacific Islands) will find a considerably reduced selection of coverage available to be printed on demand. Region 8 is split into three sub-regions: 8-1, 8-2, and 8-3. Charts in subregion 8-1 (shown in green) are still available, but charts in subregions 8-2 and 8-3 (both in red) are no longer available for sale to the public.
A number of UKHO distributors met with UKHO representatives in Baltimore this week to prepare for the launch of Admiralty’s e-Navigator. The system integrates route planning, purchasing, and management of publications on board a vessel, and provides facilities for vessel superintendents to better manage their vessels. As of this week, it's the only option for provisioning licenses for ECDIS-compliant digital charts from the Admiralty.
