Electronic Navigational Charts for Canadian Waters

A compilation of Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) produced by the Canadian Hydrographic Service, conforming to the International Hydrographic Organization S-57 standard. The service provides geospatial data useful for navigation, containing chart information and supplementary details beyond traditional paper charts.

Use Cases

• Analyze geospatial features for maritime route planning using ENC chart layers.
• Integrate S-57 compliant hydrographic data into Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for coastal studies.
• Develop maritime safety applications by leveraging the standardized chart information and supplementary navigation data.

Strengths

• Data conforms to the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Publication S-57, an international standard.
• Produced by the authoritative Canadian Hydrographic Service.
• Contains supplementary navigation information not present in paper charts.

Limitations

• The service explicitly states it is not for navigation, limiting its operational use.
• Specific data volume, row count, and column structure are unknown.
• Access requires handling ESRI REST or WMS service formats, which may need specialized tools.

Provenance

Source

Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canadian Hydrographic Service.

Collection Method

Compilation of officially produced Electronic Navigational Charts.

Freshness

Updated on 2026-03-24.

Geography

Canadian waters.