What's New in AutoChart 2.0

AutoChart 2.0: Automating the Future of Nautical Chart Production

Faster, smarter paper chart production—without losing the traditional look navigators trust

AutoChart 2.0 marks a major step forward in the automation of nautical (paper) chart production. Designed for hydrographic offices and charting authorities, AutoChart dramatically reduces the time and effort required to produce and maintain paper charts—while preserving the established cartographic standards and visual appearance that mariners rely on.

Building on proven workflows and informed by real‑world production demands, AutoChart 2.0 enables organisations to modernise chart production without disrupting existing quality processes.

The challenge: Paper chart production is still manual and time‑intensive

While Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) are now produced efficiently using modern tools, the production of paper charts remains highly labour‑intensive. Cartographers must manually place and manage symbols, text, annotations, marginalia, diagrams, and corrections—often across multiple software systems.

As a result:

• Chart production can take weeks or months
• Skilled resources are tied up in repetitive tasks
• Updates and corrections are costly and time‑consuming

The AutoChart 2.0 solution

AutoChart 2.0 automates the creation and maintenance of nautical charts using existing ENC (S‑57 and S‑101) data and other chart sources—dramatically reducing hands‑on cartographic effort.

By combining a chart template with defined source data locations, AutoChart 2.0 automatically populates the chart with the correct nautical information at the click of a button.

The result: a production‑ready nautical chart that adheres to established cartographic conventions, with minimal manual intervention.

Key benefits of AutoChart 2.0

Accelerated chart production

Automation significantly reduces the time required to create new editions and updates, enabling faster chart delivery.

Improved operational efficiency

By eliminating repetitive manual tasks, cartographers can focus on quality control and value‑added work.

Reduced reliance on manual updates

Charts maintained within AutoChart can be automatically updated as source data changes.

Preserved traditional chart appearance

AutoChart maintains the familiar “look and feel” of traditional nautical charts trusted by mariners worldwide.

Flexible editing when required

For specific adjustments or fine‑tuning, outputs can be edited using CARIS HPD Paper Chart Editor or Paper Chart Composer.

What’s new and enhanced in AutoChart 2.0

AutoChart 2.0 introduces a range of production‑focused features that strengthen automation without sacrificing quality:

• Fully automated chart generation from ENC and other approved source data
• Automatic Zone of Confidence (ZOC) diagram creation
• Dynamic masking to improve chart clarity and readability
• Automatic resolution of text overlaps
• Ready‑to‑print PDF outputs
• Block correction exports to support efficient updates
• Chart update tracing for review and quality assurance

These capabilities work together to create a seamless, repeatable chart production workflow.

Designed for hydrographic offices and charting authorities

AutoChart 2.0 is purpose‑built for organisations responsible for authoritative chart production, including:

• National and regional Hydrographic Offices
• Chart production agencies
• Marine geospatial and data authorities
• Organisations supporting ports, offshore, and survey operations

Typical users include:

• Heads of hydrographic organisations
• Chart production managers
• Cartographers
• Nautical data and quality control specialists