Digital Charts

Admiralty Digital Charts

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has developed the leading electronic charting products for commercial use.

Admiralty Vector Chart Service (AVCS)

Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) from the UKHO and other hydrographic offices make up AVCS. The collection provides comprehensive, official, worldwide coverage.

AVCS contains digital vector charts produced to the International Hydrographic Organization's standards, regularly updated with official update information distributed digitally.

Admiralty Raster Chart Service (ARCS)

ARCS contains the entire UKHO paper chart portfolio presented in a digital format. Over 3000 charts provide extensive, official coverage of international commercial shipping routes, main ports and harbors at a comprehensive range of scales. ARCS charts are licensed on a chart by chart basis or by region to give you maximum flexibility. You only have to pay for the charts you need.

All ARCS charts have the same familiar image and use the same internationally recognized symbology as Admiralty paper charts, making them the easy first step from chart table to electronic navigation.

Admiralty ECDIS Service

The Admiralty ECDIS Service combines most of the ENCs available in AVCS and all of the raster charts in ARCS into a single service at a fixed annual price. This makes the ECDIS service an easy to manage, low administration, worldwide solution to navigating with electronic charts.

Admiralty WebChart Service (AWCS)

AWCS is for shore-based teams who use charts to support their ships at sea. The charts can be accessed from any internet connected PC providing users with immediate access to worldwide charts.

For shore-based use only (not for navigation).