Changes since release B1.16 •
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Chart related changes
Change of visible chart area
• The visible chart area is now significantly wider than before. In a standard 21 inch monitor
the chart is 12 millimetres wider than before.
Improvements of the S57 ENC chart loading and usage
• The whole process to load S57 ENC charts from CD-ROMs has been revised and simplified.
• Date Dependent (previously Update History) window has Cell Status soft key which gives an
easy and fast path to view details of any chart cell. Old and still available method was to use
S57 Chart Plan - Cell Status - Cells to select and view status. Date Dependent include a
warning check for both Displayed Until and Approved Until dates.
• An ENC to SENC conversion history window is now available in SENC Convert dialogue.
This gives an easy to read summary of all SENC conversion.
• Wrong operation around 180E / 180W border has now been fixed
Improvement of S57 Info request
• Now it is easier to familiarise with the used S57 chart symbology because a direct menu option
to open examples of presentation has been added. It can be found under S57 Chart Plan -
ECDIS Chart 1.
• It is possible to view contents of Picture files associated with the S57 ENC charts
• It is possible to view contents of Text files associated with the S57 ENC charts
• Tidal Stream Panel is now available also as formatted text and it is easier to understand
• Graphical peek window for a master object includes also graphical presentation of the slave
objects (i.e. graphical presentation of a picked buoy includes now light, fog signal, top hat
etc.)
Improvements of the ARCS chart usage
• Indicated ARCS displayed scale match now 21 inch CRT monitor size. Before the indicated
scale was equal to the original paper chart scale.
• "Show system info" has been changed to “ARCS Update Status”
Chart details selection windows has small adjustments:
• Selection of Mariner text and Manufacturer text is moved from Other to Standard page
New Manual Update editor
• A Manual Update Editor has been added for S57 and ARCS charts. It can be used to enter
Notices to Mariners and Navtex warnings manually into the chart display
Improvement of backup facilities for S57 and ARCS charts
• Backup and Restore has now an easy option to keeps charts identical in double ECDIS
installations
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