Plotter; Configuring The Electronic Charts - Marine Sea Scan Manual

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3.2.4.7.3.2 Plotter

Draw Boat Icon: If checked, will draw the boat and towfish icons on the plotter.

Draw Swath: If checked, will draw the red and green swath lines on the plotter.

Coverage History: An edit box that allows the user to specify how far back in time to see the

coverage. The time is in HH:MM:SS format. The default coverage history time is 10 minutes.

CAUTION:

Survey software will be trying to maintain updates on the display, so keep the coverage

history small while scanning.

Electronic Chart Background: Turns the digital chart capability on or off. If the charts are

available, the user can choose between Standard Electronic Charts (ENC) or Premium ENC Charts.

Configure: Opens another window which lets the user configure the charts for use.

Chart Configuration

Window

USENC folder for your chart database. To select charts for use with Sea Scan

ENC chart downloader web site: http://www.charts.noaa.gov/ENCs/ENCs.shtml.

Once there, choose the particular set of charts you would like to use.

The Plotter Settings Window

The longer the time that you set for coverage, the busier the Sea Scan

Sea Scan

Survey uses two separate charting folders:

1. USENC for the unlicensed/free S-57 charts

2. LSENC folder for the licensed/purchased S-57 ENC charts.

The details on chart management for each chart type are listed below.

Unlicensed/Free (NOAA USA Coast Line) S-57 charts

To use the unlicensed/free S-57 charts in Sea Scan

install the <Install Sea Scan Survey USA Charts.exe> installation package.

This will create a base chart database, add the World Vector Shoreline

(WVS) data, and optionally install precompiled National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) USA coastline charts. If you install the

NOAA USA coastline charts using the installer and do not need to update,

remove, or change the charts, then you do not have to do anything else.

To update or remove charts from the database, Sea Scan

The Plotter settings page lets the user make

changes that directly affect the Plotter

Window.

Range: Lets the user adjust the range of the

plotter's segments.

Draw Latitude/Longitude Grid: If checked,

will draw the latitude and longitude grid lines.

Draw Latitude/Longitude Labels: If checked,

will draw the latitude and longitude labels.

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