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    Paper Chart Composer

    Create high-quality nautical charts with Paper Chart Composer. Utilize S-101 and S-57 ENCs, customize cartographic presentations, and ensure compliance with IHO standards for efficient and accurate chart production.

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    $75.00 (USD)

    Model: Paper Chart Composer - 1 Day Single

    SKU: 1W-CMW138-D1_T-L

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    Desktop paper chart production

    Desktop paper chart production

    Create paper charts with ease from S-101 and S-57 ENCs, captured from third party GIS data and other sources. Utilize the standard cartographic presentation in Paper Chart Composer to produce nautical charts in accordance with IHO standards S-4, INT1, INT2 and INT3, or customize the setup to produce custom charts, e.g. for organization-specific requirements, or for other purposes.

    CARIS Paper Chart Composer is built on the same technology and toolset as CARIS’ Hydrographic Database Database, giving desktop users access to the same chart creation and editing tools, in a file-based environment when enterprise collaboration and production is not needed.

    Core Feature Set

    Production with confidence

    Built on decades of domain experience, this user-friendly application allows new and experienced users to produce paper charts efficiently, and with the confidence that IHO and other international and national requirements can be met.

    Create, manage and update products with proven CARIS tools that ensure creation of compliant products, including export to formats such as PDF and TIFF using CMYK or RGB colour schemes.

    Meeting IHO standards

    Built-in support for IHO portrayal, with annotation tools to create text labels for lights characteristics, and other tools to create compliant nautical charts, in accordance with IHO's S-4, INT1, INT2 and INT3 standards.

    Portrayal is customizable and can be expanded to meet local/national requirements, for instance allowing the production of small craft chart, or special purpose charts.

    Comprehensive and scalable

    Create compliant paper charts efficiently, using a full cartographic toolset with automated borders, graticules, marginalia, masking, and advanced text labelling from ENC data - then scale seamlessly from a desktop environment to the CARIS HPD database suite as your production needs grow.

    Discover What’s New in Paper Chart Composer

    Explore feature highlights that support precise cartographic editing, automated symbology, and efficient, standards‑compliant chart creation.

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    Recommended Technical Specifications
    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, with 2GB of memory or greater for 3D visualization
    Operating System

    Windows 10 Professional 64-bit, or Windows 11 Professional 64-bit

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