WMS ChartServer

WMS ChartServer

WMS ChartServer enables the display of ENCs and other nautical chart formats alongside geo-spatial data, making it ideal for web-based applications without the need to implement complex chart rendering, management, or loading functions.

Nautical Chart Display for Geospatial Applications

Nautical Chart Display for Geospatial Applications

There are many applications where it is necessary to display standard electronic navigational charts (ENCs) in combination with, or as a backdrop to, other geo-spatial data.

Relieve your team of the need to implement complex chart-rendering, chart-management, and loading functions with WMS ChartServer, an OGC-compliant WMS server specifically designed to correctly display ENCs and other nautical chart formats. 

Key Benefits

Ideal for web-based applications and services

WMS ChartServer is the ideal solution when it comes to using digital charts within applications and services that are based on web technology.

Delivers chart images to multiple clients

It distributes chart images to multiple WMS clients (simultaneously or sequentially) in response to map requests for particular geographic areas.

Reduces complexity of chart handling

WMS ChartServer relieves the customer of the need to implement complex chart rendering, chart management, and loading functions

Advanced Functionality

Advanced Functionality

OGC-compliant WMS server

Supports standard Web Map Service (WMS) requests for delivering chart images.

Flexible chart presentation

Extended proprietary GetMap parameters support a more flexible chart presentation, including:

  • IHO S-52 chart settings (safety values, display categories, etc.)
  • Object filtering
  • Chart rotation 

Support for projections and loading

  • Support of navigation-related projections, e.g. Gnomonic
  • Variable chart-loading strategy

Demo Client

The S-57 ENCs used in this service were downloaded from the NOAA website; it may be the case that they do not contain the latest data available from NOAA. By using this service you accept the User Agreement.

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