Is there a source - free - to download Canadian Charts of eastern
Vancouver Island?

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Is there a source - free - to download Canadian Charts of eastern
Vancouver Island?


I haven't found any free charts of BC waters. The Canadian Hydrographic
Service has apparently given Nautical Data International the exclusive
right to distribute electronic charts of Canadian waters. NDI charges
$150 to $300 US for a CD with a raster chart set. AFAIK there are also
no free vector charts available for BC. There is no equivalent to
the NOAA chartmaker site where you can download free ENC charts.

http://chartmaker.ncd.noaa.gov/mcd/enc/download.htm

Mark Borgerson

Brian Lawrence wrote:
Is there a source - free - to download Canadian Charts of eastern
Vancouver Island?

Thanks

No.

Maybe someone here would be willing to sell or trade for a reasonable
price.

I did find a guy on ebay who had Canadian charts for a very, very
reasonable price. I use them with Fugawi and they seem fine.

Now some folks get highly upset at the suggestion of buying charts from
ebay believing that the georeferencing may have been messed with.

However, I have found that I can self validate charts a couple of
different ways and assure myself they are reasonably accurate. However,
someone could make some subtle error, that would be difficult to catch,
and could get you into trouble, if you are blindly trusting the charts.

On the other hand, if you just want electronic versions, and use them as
you would paper charts, I would venture that they are probably as
accurate as the charts they came from.

So, caveat emptor, but I would check ebay.

Howard

Brian Lawrence wrote:
Is there a source - free - to download Canadian Charts of eastern
Vancouver Island?

Thanks

Also, you can check on can.rec.boating for others willing to part with
charts.

You can purchase a Chart Book for a number of areas for about
$80. My covers lake ontrario up to kingston.
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Is there a source - free - to download Canadian Charts of eastern
Vancouver Island?

Thanks

On Wed, 10 May 2006 08:33:45 -0700, Brian Lawrence wrote:

Is there a source - free - to download Canadian Charts of eastern
Vancouver Island?

Thanks

free raster or vector charts ?

nothing legal ... CHS maintains copyright control over the ability to
reproduce their charts.

http://www.chs-shc.gc.ca/pub/en/help/notices.asp

Copyright Notice: CHS Charts and Publications
All Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) charts and other CHS nautical
publications or products are copyrighted. It is a criminal offence
under Section 42 of the Copyright Act to make, sell, rent, or
distribute infringing copies or works in which copyright subsists.
Penalties for copyright infringement can range from jail sentences to
monetary fines, or both. Digital or hardcopy reproduction of any of
these products, in whole or in part is absolutely forbidden without
written permission of the Dominion Hydrographer, Canadian Hydrographic
Service, 615 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0E6. Fax: (613)
996-9053.


I know there was a prosecution (3 counts) in 2000

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Raster and legal. I was hoping to find a source like NOAA

On Sat, 13 May 2006 01:12:53 GMT, lid
(Ed Bell) wrote:

On Wed, 10 May 2006 08:33:45 -0700, Brian Lawrence wrote:

Is there a source - free - to download Canadian Charts of eastern
Vancouver Island?

Thanks

free raster or vector charts ?

nothing legal ... CHS maintains copyright control over the ability to
reproduce their charts.

http://www.chs-shc.gc.ca/pub/en/help/notices.asp

Copyright Notice: CHS Charts and Publications
All Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) charts and other CHS nautical
publications or products are copyrighted. It is a criminal offence
under Section 42 of the Copyright Act to make, sell, rent, or
distribute infringing copies or works in which copyright subsists.
Penalties for copyright infringement can range from jail sentences to
monetary fines, or both. Digital or hardcopy reproduction of any of
these products, in whole or in part is absolutely forbidden without
written permission of the Dominion Hydrographer, Canadian Hydrographic
Service, 615 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0E6. Fax: (613)
996-9053.


I know there was a prosecution (3 counts) in 2000