Public is invited to try beta version of MyNOAACharts
Open Nautical Charts offers free seacharts for everybody. This charts are usable (offline) with several ship-plotters and Navigation-equipement on board. Kap, Png, Jpr, png-cal, For user with Open CPN or SeaClear and other. I-Boating: Free Marine Navigation Charts & Fishing Maps. Vector maps cannot be loaded.
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—As recreational boaters gear up for a summer of fun on coastal waters and the Great Lakes, NOAA is testing MyNOAACharts, a new mobile application that allows users to download NOAA nautical charts and editions of the U.S. Coast Pilot. The app, which is only designed for Android tablets for the testing period, will be released on May 20.
- OpenSeaMap - The free nautical chart. Charts for Download. Charts are available for for Garmin, Lowrance, Simrad, B&G, Android, iPad and Windows apps.
- About Nautical Free Nautical Free provides a list of free nautical charts and online publications. There is a list by country from letter A to letter.
MyNOAACharts, which can be used on land and on the water, has GPS built-in capabilities that allow users find their positions on a NOAA nautical chart. They can zoom in any specific location with a touch of the finger, or zoom out for the big picture to plan their day of sailing. The Coast Pilot has “geotagged” some of the major locations — embedding geographical information, such as latitude and longitude, directly into the chart so it is readable in the app — and provides links to appropriate federal regulations. The app can be downloaded from the Google Play™ app store.
Download Nautical Charts Free Downloads
- Paper nautical charts are printed on demand by NOAA-certified agents.
- NOAA PDF nautical charts are digital formats of the traditional paper charts, and are up-to-date to the day they are downloaded. PDF charts are free.
- NOAA Raster Navigational Charts (NOAA RNC®) are digital images of NOAA's entire suite of paper charts, updated continually with critical corrections. They can be used in many electronic charting systems and offer advanced functionalities such as real-time positioning. Available for free download in BSB format.
- NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts (NOAA ENCs®) are NOAA's most powerful electronic charting product. These layered vector charts, available for free download, can be used in Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS).
- BookletCharts™are free, print-at-home products to help recreational boaters locate themselves on the water. BookletCharts, in letter-sized format, contain all of the information on full-scale nautical charts.
- Historical Maps & Charts Collection contains over 35,000 images, including some of the nation’s earliest nautical charts.
- United States Coast Pilot®is nine volumes of supplemental information important to navigation. PDFs are updated regularly and are free for download.