S-100 Composer
S-100 Production Made Simple
S-100 production for S-101 ENC using CARIS' trusted desktop Composer software. Now based on the S-100 data model, supporting S-100 products while maintaining continuous support for S-57 production too.
Core Features
Production with confidence
Built on decades of domain experience, this user-friendly application allows new and experienced users to create S-100 products efficiently, and with the confidence that IHO, and other international and national, requirements can be met.
S-100 production
Create, manage and update products thanks to the inclusion of proven CARIS tools ensures the production of compliant products. Import and edit of geospatial features, including conversion of existing S-57 data (and other data) to S-100 data, to establish a new S-100 production line based on existing and new data.
S-57 production too
In addition to S-100 production, the S-100 Composer includes the S-57 Composer functionality to produce and maintain S-57 products. Including S-57 ENCs, AMLs, IENCs, HD ENCs, Bathy ENCs, MIOs, and more.
Feature Highlights of version 4.5
Here are the top new features in the latest release of S-57 Composer
JUL 2025
Updated S-100 and S-101 Support
S-100 Composer 5.0.7 includes support for S-100 Edition 5.2, and support for production of S-101 Edition 2.0.0 ENCs.
IHO S-58 Edition 8.0.0 Validation
Validation tools for S-57 ENC Production have been upgraded to support the latest IHO S-58 Edition 8.0.0 ENC Validation Standard (June 2024). This allows producers to be assured that their ENC products pass the new Minimum ENC Validation Checks directly increasing the confidence, reliability and consistency that mariners can place in these products.
IHO S-158 Edition 1.0.0 Validation
Tools for S-100/S-101 have been updated to include validation checks from S-158:100/S-158 Edition 1.0.0 draft versions.
To view a full list of enhancements available visit the S-100 Composer What's New page.
Technical Specifications
| S-100 Composer | |
|---|---|
| Component | Recommended |
| Processor | Recent generation multi-core CPU |
| Memory | 16 GB of RAM |
| Storage | 7200 RPM disk drive or solid-state drive, minimum 1 GB available for installation |
| Display | NVidia or AMD display adapter, with an OpenGL 3.3 compatible GPU and 2GB of memory or greater |
| Operating System | Windows 10 Professional 64-bit, or Windows 11 Professional 64-bit |
