Automate and streamline nautical chart production with CARIS AutoChart 2.0. Reduce turnaround time and maintain the look and feel of your existing chart portfolio with advanced automation.
Designed specifically to automate and streamline the nautical paper chart production workflow, CARIS AutoChart 2.0 greatly reduces production turnaround time and frees up valuable resources to complete other critical tasks in the organization.
CARIS AutoChart 2.0 automates the generation of nautical charts in PDF and/or TIF formats from S-57 ENC files, significantly reducing or eliminating delays between the release of new S-57 ENC datasets and their corresponding paper charts. It creates each nautical chart from a template file, populating it with relevant features from the matching updated S-57 ENC data.
CARIS AutoChart 2.0 handles the addition of borders, grids, marginalia information, depth contour labels, textual annotations, and masking as specified in the nautical chart template. The software also detects labels overlapping key navigation information and includes customizable label placement rules to automatically move labels and avoid conflicts.
CARIS AutoChart 2.0's versatility allows organizations to choose the approach that best fits their needs. Automated workflows enable resources to focus on complex tasks, such as the transition to S-100.
Fully Automated Workflow
Paper charts are generated with no manual intervention, ready for distribution with straightforward cartography.
Automated Workflow with Minor Corrections
Paper charts are generated automatically and can be reviewed and minimally adjusted by cartographers for more complex cartography.
The paper charts generated by CARIS AutoChart 2.0 adhere to your organization's existing specifications for colors, line patterns, symbology, and more, thus preserving the consistency of your existing nautical chart portfolio. The resulting paper charts are created in both PDF and TIFF formats, as required by Hydrographic Offices for printing and distribution processes.
CARIS AutoChart 2.0 can automatically create paper chart templates from your existing portfolio, maintained with CARIS Paper Chart Editor or CARIS Paper Chart Composer.
AutoChart 2.0 allows hydrographic organisations to meet growing production demands with fewer resources, faster turnaround times, and consistent quality - while continuing to deliver charts that meet established standards and mariner expectations.