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Overview
Feature Highlights Strip
Navigate with integrated raster and vector chart data sourced from official hydrographic offices and enriched with detailed nautical features.
Visualize the bottom structure with high-resolution bathymetry and BathyVision 3D contour mapping for coastal and harbor approach navigation.
Overlay satellite photography with chart data for realistic visual identification of ports, anchorages, and coastal landmarks.
View realistic shoreline altimetry and perspective horizons to identify port entries and channel approaches from offshore.
Customize chart display by toggling between raster imagery, vector layers, bathymetric overlays, and satellite views within TimeZero software.
Compatible with TimeZero Navigator v5 and TimeZero Professional v5, purpose-built for recreational and professional navigation applications.
High-Resolution Bathymetry
Navigate Fjord Approaches with Confidence
High-resolution bathymetric data transforms chart contour lines into intuitive 3D bottom representations, providing essential depth awareness when navigating into Icelandic and Greenlandic ports, fjord anchorages, and coastal passages. The graphic interpretation of contour data creates detailed bottom profiles invaluable for approach planning and anchorage selection in waters where the seabed terrain is shaped by volcanic activity and glacial erosion.
The BathyVision feature displays bottom topography in color and contour line overlays, allowing mariners to dynamically adjust the visualization to suit their navigation needs. This capability is particularly critical in Iceland and Greenland, where fjord floors drop to extreme depths within meters of the shoreline, underwater volcanic ridges and lava formations create unpredictable bottom terrain, and glacier-front anchorages require precise depth knowledge to maintain safe distance from calving ice while securing adequate holding ground.
Mariners entering the Westfjords, approaching Akureyri through Eyjafjordur, or navigating the narrow channels between Greenland’s coastal islands benefit from bottom structure visualization that flat chart views cannot replicate.
Raster and Vector Chart Fusion
Official Charts Enhanced with Intelligent Data Layers
TZ Maps combines two complementary chart formats to deliver maximum navigational confidence. Georeferenced raster data presents true-color digital copies of official hydrographic office paper charts, the same familiar chart view that mariners have relied on for decades. These images provide a reliable visual reference that experienced navigators can interpret immediately.
Vector data operates alongside raster imagery using a database-driven approach that stores information in discrete layers and records every nautical feature independently. This format enables interactive chart queries, object-based search, and depth value interrogation that static raster imagery cannot provide.
The combination is particularly valuable across Iceland and Greenland, where hydrographic survey coverage varies substantially between frequently visited commercial ports and remote fjord anchorages. Where official charts provide authoritative depth data, raster imagery delivers that information in its original published format. Where survey data is sparse, vector layers are supplemented with enriched navigational feature data drawn from multiple sources, providing additional situational awareness in waters where every available data point matters.
Satellite Photo Overlay
See the Real Landscape Behind the Chart
TZ Maps fuses satellite photography with raster and vector chart data, presenting only the visual information essential for safe navigation. Standard-resolution satellite images are included in every TZ Maps data pack, with high-definition options available for selected areas.
This overlay capability proves especially valuable in Iceland and Greenland, where visual identification of harbor approaches, fjord entrances, and anchorage positions against dramatic volcanic and glacial coastlines aids safe approach navigation. Mariners arriving at remote Greenland settlements, identifying fjord mouths along the Icelandic Westfjords, or distinguishing navigable channels from ice-blocked passages can correlate chart data with actual terrain appearance before the approach begins. In regions where navigation aids are sparse and landmarks may be difficult to distinguish against vast coastal terrain, satellite overlay provides visual confirmation that abstract chart interpretation alone cannot offer.
Realistic Shoreline Views
Identify Port Entries and Coastal Features from the Horizon
TZ Maps employs altimetry to render shorelines with realistic elevation perspective, creating 3D views that simulate the visual horizon as seen from the bridge. This perspective rendering aids instant identification of port entrances, fjord openings, and specific shoreline landmarks during approach.
In Iceland and Greenland, where towering cliffs, glacier tongues, and volcanic formations create dramatic but complex visual profiles from offshore, realistic shoreline rendering provides critical situational awareness. Multiple fjord entrances may present similar profiles from seaward, and identifying the correct approach channel in deteriorating visibility or low-light Arctic conditions demands the kind of visual preview that altimetric rendering delivers. Mariners approaching Isafjordur, Seydhisfjordur, or the narrow settlement harbors along Greenland’s coast can preview their destination profile before arrival.
Detailed Land Information
Understand the Coastline and Nearby Infrastructure
Beyond waterway navigation data, TZ Maps integrates detailed land information that enhances understanding of coastlines and nearby infrastructure. Road networks, settlement locations, and coastal facility positions are rendered alongside maritime chart data.
This integrated land detail is essential across Iceland and Greenland, where port infrastructure is concentrated in a small number of settlements, and mariners approaching remote harbors need advance knowledge of which facilities exist ashore. Understanding the relationship between waterway approaches and available shoreside services, including fuel availability, emergency medical facilities, and communication infrastructure, supports informed passage planning in regions where the nearest alternative port may be hundreds of nautical miles away.
Software Compatibility
Purpose-Built for TimeZero Navigation Software
The TZ Map: Iceland | Greenland is designed for use with TimeZero navigation software platforms. Compatible applications include:
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TimeZero Navigator v5: Full-featured navigation software for recreational and professional mariners
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TimeZero Professional v5: Advanced navigation platform with commercial vessel capabilities
TZ Maps are delivered as data packs that load directly into compatible TimeZero software installations. This chart pack is not compatible with standalone chartplotters from other manufacturers. Mariners using Garmin, Raymarine, Simrad, or other hardware-based chartplotters should consult the ANS digital charts catalog for compatible chart products.
Need assistance determining the right chart format for your bridge electronics? Contact the ANS navigation team for personalized guidance on matching chart products to your vessel equipment.
Complete Setup
Complete Your North Atlantic Navigation Setup
TimeZero Navigation Software
TZ Maps require compatible TimeZero software. Choose TimeZero Navigator v5 for recreational cruising or TimeZero Professional v5 for advanced commercial navigation features.
Additional TZ Map Regions
Extend coverage with the TZ Map: Norway for the Norwegian coast and Arctic archipelago, TZ Map: British Islands for UK and Irish waters, or TZ Map: Baltic Sea for Scandinavian coastal passages. Multiple TZ Map packs load seamlessly within the same TimeZero software installation.
ADMIRALTY Paper Charts: North Atlantic Coverage
Vessels operating in Icelandic and Greenlandic waters should maintain official paper chart backup, particularly for remote areas where electronic system failure demands immediate access to printed navigation references. ADMIRALTY charts covering the North Atlantic are available through the ANS Chart Selector.
Need Help Choosing the Right Charting Solution?
The ANS navigation team provides personalized guidance on chart selection, software compatibility, and compliance requirements for vessels of all types. Whether outfitting an expedition yacht for an Iceland circumnavigation or equipping a commercial vessel for North Atlantic operations, ANS specialists match chart products to your vessel, cruising plans, and bridge electronics.
Phone: +1 (954) 522-3321
WhatsApp: +1 (954) 292-4212
Email: sales@amnautical.com
Hours: Mon-Fri 8 am-5 pm | Sat 9 am-5 pm EST
FAQs
Q1. What areas does the TZ Map: Iceland | Greenland cover?
This chart pack provides navigational coverage for the entire Icelandic coastline including Reykjavik, the Westfjords, Akureyri, and the eastern fjords, the Denmark Strait, and the Greenland coast including its fjord systems, glacier-front anchorages, and settlement harbors.
Q2. What software is required to use TZ Maps?
TZ Maps require TimeZero Navigator v5 or TimeZero Professional v5 software installed on a compatible computer system. TZ Maps do not operate on standalone chartplotters from other manufacturers.
Q3. Can TZ Maps be used for SOLAS chart carriage compliance?
TZ Maps are designed for navigation planning and situational awareness. Vessels subject to SOLAS Chapter V carriage requirements should verify that their chart products and navigation equipment meet applicable flag state standards. Contact ANS for guidance on SOLAS-compliant chart solutions.
Q4. What chart data types are included in the TZ Map pack?
Each TZ Map pack integrates georeferenced raster charts (official hydrographic office imagery), vector chart data, high-resolution bathymetry with BathyVision 3D display, satellite photography overlay, and detailed land information, including coastline features and infrastructure.
Q5. Can multiple TZ Map regions be used simultaneously?
Multiple TZ Map data packs can be installed within the same TimeZero software environment, providing seamless coverage transitions when navigating between regions. Combining the Iceland | Greenland pack with TZ Map: Norway or TZ Map: British Islands extends coverage for North Atlantic and Arctic passage planning.