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151Provisional S. American 1956 -- Venezuela

152Provisional S. Chilean 1963 -- Chile (South, Near 53øS) (Hito XVIII)

153Puerto Rico -- Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

154Qatar National -- Qatar

155Qornoq -- Greenland (South)

156Reunion -- Mascarene Islands

157Rome 1940 -- Italy (Sardinia)

158Santo (DOS) 1965 -- Espirito Santo Island

159Sao Braz -- Azores (Sao Miguel, Santa Maria Islands)

160Sapper Hill 1943 -- East Falkland Island

161Schwarzeck -- Namibia

162Selvagem Grande -- Salvage Islands

163South American 1969 -- MEAN FOR Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay Peru, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela

164South American 1969 -- Argentina

165South American 1969 -- Bolivia

166South American 1969 -- Brazil

167South American 1969 -- Chile

168South American 1969 -- Colombia

169South American 1969 -- Ecuador

170South American 1969 -- Ecuador (Baltra, Galapagos)

171South American 1969 -- Guyana

172South American 1969 -- Paraguay

173South American 1969 -- Peru

174South American 1969 -- Trinidad & Tobago

175South American 1969 -- Venezuela

176South Asia -- Singapore

177Tananarive Observatory 1925 -- Madagascar

178Timbalai 1948 -- Brunei, East Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak)

179Tokyo -- MEAN FOR Japan, Korea, Okinawa

180Tokyo -- Japan

181Tokyo -- Korea

182Tokyo -- Okinawa

183Tristan Astro 1968 -- Tristan da Cunha

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184Viti Levu 1916 -- Fiji (Viti Levu Island)

185Wake-Eniwetok 1960 -- Marshall Islands

186Wake Island Astro 1952 -- Wake Atoll

187Yacare -- Uruguay

188Zanderij -- Suriname

189Norsk Gradnett

190RT90/RH70 or RT38/RH70

191IGN NTF

Raster charts

Raster charts

Raster is a Computer graphics term describing a predetermined pattern of line that provides uniform coverage of a display space. Raster graphics are computer graphics that are composed of an array of pixels arranged in rows and columns. Raster charts are stored as a series of pixels.

All your Raster charts can be opened together in the same window chart.

Show / Hide one or all together charts in the opened window :

1.Click the [Chart zone information] on the chart toolbar to show or hide all together opened charts in the active Chart Window.

2.Click the Chart Zone Information Arrow to open the drop-down menu list and click a chart file name to show or hide it.

Note:

1 - A red mark nearest the chart file name indicates that the chart is shown.

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2 - The chart data display depends of the scale chart selected.

Create a new Raster chart window:

1.Select [New chart window...] from the [Window] menu.

2.A window chart is automatically opened when only one type of window chart is opened.

3.A dialog box appears when different types of chart window are opened together. You will have to choose which type of window chart you want to create raster or vector type.

In this section documentation about using different types of raster charts

Mapmmedia mm2

Mapmedia v1 charts

ARCS / SeaFarer catalog

Maptech chart pack

Maptech chart kit

Related topics about how to install raster charts

Mapmedia mm2

Mapmedia v1

ARCS / Seafarer

Maptech BSB

Raster charts

Raster is a Computer graphics term describing a predetermined pattern of line that provides uniform coverage of a display space. Raster graphics are computer graphics that are composed of an array of pixels arranged in rows and columns. Raster charts are stored as a series of pixels.

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All your Raster charts can be opened together in the same window chart.

Show / Hide one or all together charts in the opened window :

1.Click the [Chart zone information] on the chart toolbar to show or hide all together opened charts in the active Chart Window.

2.Click the Chart Zone Information Arrow to open the drop-down menu list and click a chart file name to show or hide it.

Note:

1 - A red mark nearest the chart file name indicates that the chart is shown. 2 - The chart data display depends of the scale chart selected.

Create a new Raster chart window:

1.Select [New chart window...] from the [Window] menu.

2.A window chart is automatically opened when only one type of window chart is opened.

3.A dialog box appears when different types of chart window are opened together. You will have to choose which type of window chart you want to create raster or vector type.

In this section documentation about using different types of raster charts

Mapmmedia mm2

Mapmedia v1 charts

ARCS / SeaFarer catalog

Maptech chart pack

Maptech chart kit

Related topics about how to install raster charts

Mapmedia mm2

Mapmedia v1

ARCS / Seafarer

Maptech BSB

Mapmedia mm2

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Mapmedia mm2 Charts

Mapmedia mm2 charts are in the " the second generation " Raster format, the display quality of the text has been improved (anti aliasing effect).

Mapmedia mm2 charts are in 16,7 million colors, this improvement in the quality of your charts displayed on the screen is not achieved at the expense of disk space.

The screen refresh display, when you move within the Cartographic window, is made gradually with an intermediate display which seems fuzzy (example below).

Contrary to the other cartographic formats which lose in quality and in performance when we pass from a lower scale (under-zooming) of the chart, the .mm2 chart format Does not lose its quality or display speed.

The Mapmedia mm2 format offers numerous advantages:

The management of the mm2 cartographic format permits optimal organization of cartographic data to best display your charts.

The fast and simplified installation allows managing mm2 Mapmedia charts directly from MaxSea, by way of the Mapmedia mm2 charts catalog.

Using Mapmedia mm2 charts

All the functions are described in the chapter " the use of Mapmedia mm2 cartography charts"

Only the functions of opening and closing charts are different in the properties drop-down of the Mapmedia mm2 cartography window.

1.To open and / or close a Mapmedia mm2 chart use the Mapmedia mm2 charts catalog

2.To display and/ or hide the Mapmedia mm2 cartography click in the Chart information Zone

3.To Choose the display density of The chart

4.To move the cartography use the Toolbar or the right click to access the associated pop-up menu

5.To move one chart to another one

6.To obtain information about the Mapmedia mm2 charts Use the Mapmedia mm2 chart properties window

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Open Mapmedia mm2 charts

The process of opening and closing Mapmedia mm2 chart is different from that used for Mapmedia v1 charts. When Mapmedia mm2 charts are installed and registered they are permanent and they are stored in a catalog.

1.To open a new mm2 Mapmedia chart you have to enable the procedure of recording mm2 Mapmedia charts.

2.To Close a mm2 Mapmedia chart, moreover not to display it in MaxSea, you have to delete the chart from the Mapmedia mm2 catalog. When you delete the chart from catalog it will not appear any more in the display on the other hand it is not deleted from the hard disk.

Mapmedia mm2 charts were recorded and the licences were entered, "Mapmedia mm2" option appears in the charts information drop-down menu list.

Catalog of Mapmedia mm2 charts

Mapmedia mm2 charts are listed in a catalog which includes all the information linked to the charts which are in your ownership.

To access the Mapmedia mm2 charts catalog, select the function [Charts Catalog..] from the menu [File].

All the useful information linked to your charts are shown in this catalog

1.Chart Number Reference

2.Name of the Manufacturer which is here Mapmedia,

3.Its Chart title

4.Its reference scale,

5.Its recording status allows organization of the charts which are usable in MaxSea and those of which are not because of a detected problem. See also below available statuses list.

6.Its revision Date

7.Its Edition Date

8.Its Region of membership,

9.The file location path on the hard disk,

10.The last date the MaxSea charts were used.

Besides its informative function, the catalog will become useful as a real cartography management tool: The Status allows the user to know which of his charts are available, and if not, what is the type of problem.

List of available statuses, that can happen:

1.No Permit : the user recorded his .mm2 file, but has no corresponding licence. He has to open his (".mxconfig" or ".pm2 ") license file.

2.Bad Permit : the licence was entered in but the mm2 chart was not recorded. In this case, the user has to record his .mm2 charts.

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3.Chart File Not Found: the chart was not found in the place where it was saved. The chart was found on the CD, but the CD was removed or the chart recorded on the network, but the network was disconnected. The chart was recorded on the hard disk, but the user deleted or moved it.

4.Chart File Corrupted: the .mm2 file is damaged. It cannot be read by MaxSea, or does not answer to the .mm2 format.

5.Chart Not Opened the chart was correctly installed and was found but it is not currently opened in MaxSea.

To sort content in the table depending on your choice:

Double-click in a chosen cell header will increase or decrease column content depending on the selected data type (numeric or alpha numeric). For example, Double-click in "Manufacturer" cell header to display all charts which belong to Mapmedia.

To directly access a chart selected in the catalog:

1.Select a line in the table

2.Click " Center on the chart ", the window simultaneously displays the chart which you have just selected.

Click "Manage" to access the management of mm2 Mapmedia charts which are in your ownership. in instance to reopen charts or to validate the Chart Catalog.

To delete a chart under the catalog list

For example when the chart status indicates "Chart File Corrupted", you can delete it by selecting the line and clicking on

Delete.

To close the catalog, click on "OK", it is Simultaneously updated if you have modified the catalog.

Properties of Mapmedia mm2 charts

To display the information concerning the mm2 cartography (option Mapmedia mm2 in the chart information zone of charts being selected):

1 - Use the Toolbar

1.Click the tool Hand in the Toolbar to select it

2.Double-click on the chart in the active window.

3.The window " Chart Properties " appears.

2 - Use the pop-up menu

1.Click anywhere on the chart with the right button of the mouse to enable the pop-up menu.

2.Position the cursor on the option " Chart properties " And click to display the window.

3 - The window " Chart Properties ":

The dialog details various information available for the chart displayed in the clicked point.

1.Title of the chart

2.Hydrographic service

3.Chart Number identification of the chart

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4.Its datum

5.The units

Only the applied fields will be displayed in the table, it is thus different according to the selected chart

The organization functions and configuration settings of the information Table for mm2 Mapmedia cartography are identical to those used for the center tables.

1.Double click in the title bar to anchor the table at the bottom of the screen.

2.Display in floating palette mode and folded up table which appears in tab at the bottom of the screen. Return to the chapter Configure the table display to know more.

Switching Chart From One To Another

IMPORTANT - THIS FUNCTION IS ONLY ACTIVE FOR RASTER CHARTS

This function allows switching from one chart to another one when several charts of the same scale are available.

This is frequently the case at the edges of charts, several charts can overlap in the same scale (or close to the same scale in the example below the chart in the scale " 50000 " is displayed by default While in this area a chart with a scale of " 51000 " appears underneath).

To know the charts which are effectively available in this scale, enable the pop-up menu by means of a right click in the place where several charts overlap (to help you outline charts: to display them select [ Option: display] from the menu

[Display]).

Sample:

In this example the chart 6829 is displayed by default, the pop-up menu shows that it is possible to switch the display to the chart 6855 by selecting the corresponding option.

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The chart which was hidden is displayed top and the pop-up menu is simultaneously updated and proposing the option to display it as the default chart.

Note: MaxSea records the last display changes, and defaults to the chart which has just been selected at the next start up of the program. On the other hand if the chart file is closed this configuration is not taken into account.

Mapmedia v1

Mapmedia V1 Charts

IMPORTANT - Look after your CD-ROMs, cleaning them when necessary with a product designed specifically for this purpose.

A dirty CD-ROM may lead to the malfunctioning of MaxSea and/or the system software.

Mapmedia charts are available on CD-ROM. You have the choice to buy only certain charts on the CD-ROM (you can buy other charts at a later date as you wish).

Charts are opened using codes which are sent to you by Maxsea International or Mapmedia. These codes are unique and are personal, they are linked to your hardware key.

To use a Mapmedia CD-ROM, it is necessary to configure MaxSea. The MapmediaConfig software, delivered with MaxSea, can be used to enter personal codes necessary for chart access.

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1 - If you forgot to enter your personal codes before starting up the software, MaxSea shows automatically the

"Mapmedia Config. CD " dialogue box.

2 - you will have to carry out this configuration procedure before first using a Mapmedia CD-ROM and each time that you receive new codes, following a new request for new charts.

Chart Display Fault

If you change your computer, the Mapmedia charts codes are lost. In this case it is necessary to enter the corresponding codes again, as above.

Note: you will have to repeat this operation for each one of the CD-ROMs that you have (a series of codes per CD-ROM). It is not necessary to insert a CD-ROM to enter the corresponding codes.

IMPORTANT - Be sure to keep track of your personal codes for Mapmedia charts.

Mapmedia 3D Batymetric Charts

Bathymetric data used by Mapmedia comes from the sounding campaigns realised by Ifremer and the Hydrographic Services. They use multi-beam sounders covering the deep up to 7 times.

The whole of the data is then processed to obtain a matrix that contains the geographical (x,y) coordinates as well as the

(z) deep corresponding to every points.

Then, files are subsequently interpolated to guarantee regular information networking.

The 3D Mapmedia module allows the 3D display for a current chart zone for which you have already access rights. (refer you to the Enter 3D Mapmedia codes paragraph from Installing charts chapter)

ARCS / Seafarer CD Roms catalog

ARCS / SeaFarer catalog

Now launch MaxSea and try to open ARCS / SeaFarer charts.

To open an ARCS / SeaFarer catalog:

•either select [Open Chart] under the [File] menu.

•or you can choose to open the file Chart.cat under the ARCS folder. select from the [File] menu [Open] to find the chart.cat file under "C:\Program Files\I&M\Maxsea\ARCS" from your hard disk.

MaxSea will then open automatically the "world" chart.

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