Electronic Chart Data for Chartplotters

Distributors who use chart data from the Norwegian Mapping Authority, Hydrographic Service in their software, must have an agreement with the the Norwegian Mapping Authority via Primar. 

Norwegian electronic chart data to chartplotters

The table shows an overview of distributors offering Norwegian electronic charts based on chart data from the Norwegian Mapping Authority, Hydrographic Service via Primar.

Distributors Offering Charts to Chartplotters

• Chartworld GmbH  ChartWorld
• Olex AS Olex
• East View Cartographic Incorporated dba East View Geospatial East View Geospatial
• Renate Rosner Consult S.L. OpenCPN
• GARMIN Italy Technologies SRL Garmin
• GEC srl Aqua Map
• Bist LLC
• NAVICO Inc. Navico
• Savvy Navvy Ltd Savvy Navvy
• Electronic Chart Centre AS Electronic Chart Centre
• Lloyd’s Register Voyage AS LR

Updates

If distributors offers updates twice a month, the charts can be compliant to the Norwegian Mapping Authority, Hydrographic Service's (NMA-HS) standards for chart updates. The chart updated will have the same frequency as the Norwegian official nautical Print on Demand charts, which are updated according to the Norwegian notices to mariners, Etterretninger for sjøfarende (Efs), every fourteen days.

ENC vs. chartplotter

Producers of electronical navigational charts for chartplotters can get access to chart data from the Norwegian Mapping Authority, to be used in their software. These chart solutions are not authorised navigational charts.

There is a difference between official electronical navigational charts (ENC) used in an ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information System) and electronical charts used in chart plotters. Carriage of up-to-date official charts (ENC) is an obligation for the regulatory (SOLAS) shipping. Only ENCs fulfil these carriage requirements. The norwegian ENC's are distributed via Primar.