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Coastal Explorer let you choose the types of charts you want to use. You can even quilt several types of charts together!

VECTOR CHARTS Coastal Explorer uses S-57 ENC vector charts which are the only official vector charts produced by NOAA and the hydrographic offices in most of the rest of the world. Charts for most US waters are available free of charge from the NOAA and US Army Corps of Engineers websites and Coastal Explorer makes it very easy to download and install these charts. All of the NOAA and USACE charts are included on DVD-ROM with Coastal Explorer. Outside the US, charts are not free, but they are available for nearly the entire world from a variety of sources in the S-57/S-63 format.
RASTER CHARTS If you prefer to use the older "raster" charts, or vector charts are not yet available for some of your favorite cruising spots, Coastal Explorer will also let you use raster charts in most popular formats, including BSB4.
PHOTO CHARTS Photo charts are not intended for navigation, but can be a very handy to supplement your charts. Coastal Explorer supports photo charts from Maptech, SoftChart International, and even GeoTIFF format images you can download from the Internet.
TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS Topographic maps are not suitable for navigation either, but are very handy for hiking around that island you just anchored near! Coastal Explorer can use the topographic maps that are included in many of Maptech's ChartKits as well as the original USGS DRG files which are found in the GeoTIFF format.

Electronic Chart Manufacturers

Coastal Explorer can use charts and maps from these agencies and manufacturers:

	ChartWorld ChartWorld offers both official S-57 ENC from hydrographic agencies around the world and Navionics S-57 which gives Coastal Explorer users access to the world's largest private collection of nautical charts.
	NOAA ENC® These vector charts are available for free and cover much of the US coast.
	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Inland ENC These vector charts are available for free and cover major U.S. rivers.
	Canadian Hydrographic Service CHS creates the official nautical charts for Canada. Both raster and vector charts are available and both formats work great with Coastal Explorer.
	U.S. Geological Survey The USGS produces "DRG" topographic maps as well as "DOQ" photo charts the the GeoTIFF format which may be used with Coastal Explorer.

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