C-Map removes Raster Charts from Reveal and 4D

C-MAP®, a member of the Navico family of brands, alongside Simrad®, B&G® and others, recently announced the removal of Raster Charts from C-MAP RevealTM and 4DTM Charts. Due to the increasing popularity of digital Chart-plotters and ECS, plus the declining availability of paper charts from Hydrographic Offices worldwide, the coverage of Raster Chart layers has become significantly limited. As a result, C-MAP decided to remove them from these chart products.

So, effective immediately, Raster Charts will no longer be offered as part of C-Map Reveal and 4D Charts. For those users who currently have a Raster Chart layer available in a Reveal or 4D Chart, when updating your SD card this layer of data will be removed from your SD card.

C-Map offers an alternative representation of the official charts created by the Hydrographic offices with the ENC Cartography Option available in both Discover, Reveal, Discover X and Reveal X. Over the coming months, coverage for this display mode functionality will continue to expand, with regions in Europe, Asia, and South America already included. Furthermore, C-MAP recently introduced an ENC only mode, so users can see the official Hydrographic charts without any proprietary C-MAP data added. It should be noted that this option cannot be used in an IMO approved ECDIS, plus selecting it will disable proprietary layers like High Resolution Bathymetry or Satellite Imagery for example.

C-MAP has pioneered marine navigation for over 35 years, offering recreational boaters around the world the latest fully integrated navigation eco-systems. Recreational customers can be assured they are in safe hands as C-MAP is also a trusted provider for the commercial marine sector, including the USCG and many of the world’s major shipping companies. Safety and accuracy remain key, with an additional focus on weather conditions and routing analyses to improve performance and efficiency, reducing costs and passage times; ultimately providing:

  • Better Sailing
  • Better Fishing
  • Better Cruising

C-MAP is part of Navico Group, a division of Brunswick Corporation’s (NYSE: BC), and is a leader in digital marine cartography and cloud-based mapping, offering one of the world’s largest marine navigation digital chart databases. C-MAP’s portfolio includes the DISCOVER™, REVEAL™, and 4D™ chart ranges, which integrate with fish-finders and chart-plotters from the leading marine electronics brands, and via the C-MAP App available on the App Store and Google Play.

 

For further information you may contact the Official Distributor and Support Center for Greece:

Aegean Electronics SA

4 Zosimadon Str, Piraeus 185 31, Greece

Tel: +30 210 4123000

E-mail: info@aegeanel.com