ICAN Announces C-Map CM-93/3 Support
October 23, 2003, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
ICAN
is pleased to announce the support of CM-93 Edition 3.0 data in our Aldebaran
II and Regulus II Electronic Charting System (ECS) products. ICAN has officially
passed the “Specification for Minimum Performance” (SMP) as outlined by C-Map.
Through the SMP process, ICAN's ECS was tested by C-Map for CM-93/3 data
distribution and presentation conventions.
CM-93 works with all other Regulus II and Aldebaran II features such
as light level, course up, etc. Some of the key features of CM-93 implemented in
ICAN's ECS include:
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Configurable safety / deep / shallow contours
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Fully configurable display/ability to save and load multiple
display configurations
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Depth units in feet / meters / fathoms
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Display in CM-93 or S-52 colours
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Fully automated live internet update
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Manual update
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Update viewer
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Chart query feature
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Seamless world coverage
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Guard zone interaction with contours
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Tide prediction for 4000+ ports
CM-93/3 charts may be updated by an automatic procedure based on
electronic Notices to Mariners sent to the user via e-mail, Internet HTTP,
Inmarsat, GSM mobile phone, etc.
Anyone wishing to take advantage of using CM-93/3 data with
ICAN's ECS are welcome to contact ICAN for competitive upgrade
information and pricing.
About C-Map
The C-MAP Group was established in 1986, the core
business being production, updating and distribution of electronic
cartography.
In 1993 C-MAP Norway was established to
serve the needs of professional and merchant marine applications for
digital nautical cartography.
C-MAP Norway was a pioneer in the
development of ECDIS applications, which is the technological focus of
the company.
C-MAP Norway is a link between national
Hydrographic Offices and professional applications using electronic
charts. The company maintains, updates and distributes a global,
nautical chart database.
Over 90 manufacturers have implemented
C-MAP technology in their systems, which are complimented by a global
electronic chart distribution service to end users.
In addition, the C-MAP Group has offices
world wide in order to support customers, manufacturers and Hydrographic
Offices.
C-Map -
www.c-map.no
