AusChartviewer

OVERVIEW

AusChartviewerAusChartviewer is a low cost, easy to use application that displays nautical charts in the following international formats:

  • IHO S-63 Protected ENC (including AusENC)
  • S-57 data in unencrypted form
  • Hydrographic Chart Raster Format (HCRF)
  • AusGeoTIFF

It is a desktop planning and reference tool for those who wish to view nautical charts for shore based applications.

Suitability

AusChartviewer was developed as a shore-based planning and reference tool to provide access to electronic charts for non-navigational purposes. It has powerful data format comparison tools and is useful for marine research, search and rescue, marine accident investigation and Government departmental operational planning. Whilst AusChartviewer includes traditional navigation functions like bearing and distance measurement and a route planning module it will not interface to GPS to display the computer's current position on the surface of a chart.

Because AusChartviewer cannot be interfaced with GPS and Autopliot, it is not suitable for navigation. It is not suitable for commercial vessels required to meet chart carriage requirements under SOLAS Chapter V or National Standards for Commercial Vessels (NSCV) regulations.

BENEFITS

The main benefits of AusChartviewer are:

• Fast data loading.
• Seamless display of chart data.
• Ability to display four independent viewing windows that can view and compare any combination of chart data (for example, AusENC, AVCS and AusGeoTIFF).

Where to Buy

AusChartviewer is published on CD-ROM and can be purchased directly from the Australian Hydrographic Office. Please see our Pricing page.

Contact hydro.licensing@defence.gov.au

VERSION

The current version of AusChartviewer is version 1.1.2. Previous versions were released under the banner of 'Seafarer Viewer'.

If you wish to find out more about AusChartviewer, please contact our Licensing Team at hydro.licensing@defence.gov.au.

System Requirements

The latest version of AusChartviewer (version 1.1.2) is supported on the following operating systems:

• Windows XP
• Windows Vista
• Windows 7 – 32 bit and 64 bit
• Windows 10 – 32 bit and 64 bit

It requires a USB port to accommodate a USB security dongle.

Demo Version

Try before you buy. A demonstration version of AusChartviewer is available for download from the Product Downloads section of this website.