Vector ENC (S57 / S63)

The price is only INDICATIVE, it depends on the Hydrograhique Service of the chart, and the duration of the license (3, 6, 12 months). Please REQUEST A QUOTE.

Scale: ENCs are copies of paper charts, so the smaller the scale, the more detail there will be on the chart, like a paper chart.

• S57s are unencrypted, no User Permit required.
• S63 are encrypted, a User Permit is required.

Supply of S57 / S63 charts

To obtain an s57 chart two cases are possible:

• You have a reading system (software, ECDIS) which has a license for s57 charts, with s63 protection encryption. These are the "commercial" charts that are mainly used by professionals. No problem, we can provide you with the chart with a quote.
• You do not have an s57 / s63 license and are looking for an s57 chart without encryption for use on software such as OPENCPN. In this case we must make an individual request to Admiralty to find out if you are eligible to order this chart. An estimate is required as for the Admiralty geotiffs. But depending on the navigation area, there is no guarantee that this will be possible.

In both cases, you will need to send us your User Permit, a 28-character number (numbers + letters) that appears on your software.

The delivery time for ENC charts is relatively short, between 24 and 48 hours.

1. • To do this, view the catalog which brings together the ENC charts from all the publishers on the planet.
   • Choose the filters at the top right
   • Use the left button of your mouse to query the catalog
   • Tell us which chart (s) you want
2. Indicate the period of map updates: 3, 6, 12 months
3. Provide us with your User Permit number to establish a license. This number consists of a set of 28 characters (numbers and letters). This code is usually found in the "help" or "about" functions of the software.
4. Specify your reading system for compatibility check: ECDIS, computer navigation software, ...

Explanations:

Scale: ENCs are copies of paper charts, so the smaller the scale, the more detail there will be on the chart, such as a paper chart.

ENC charts (S57 / S63) are digital nautical charts generally used by professionals on ECDIS or computers with SeaPro type software. Professionals seem to be abandoning raster nautical charts in favor of ENCs.

ENC charts are published by all hydrographic services on the planet: Shom, Admiralty, ...

S63 charts are sold individually and each user can build their own basket as they wish, as with paper charts, unlike Navionics or Cmap charts, for example, which include all existing charts for one region. all scales of the region.

The coverage areas emanating from several Hydrographic Services (Shom, Admiralty, Japan, South Africa, Brazil, ...) and each publisher applying its own tariff, we must know the chart (s) you want.

In addition, S63 charts are sold with an update period which allows you to update these charts for free during this period. This period can be 3, 6 or 12 months (at the end of this period the charts can remain usable depending on the reading system but can no longer be updated without purchasing a new update period), and the price varies with the period. subscribed.

We will also need your User Permit number (customer number, series of numbers or letters determined by ECDIS or software), which allows you to license the charts to be ordered.

The delivery of the S63 charts consists of a link to download the CD containing the charts, and the supply of a license file which will allow the charts to be installed in the software.

Duration: on some ECDIS charts may no longer be usable at the end of the subscription period.