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Electronic Chart Standards: IHO ECDIS and ENC


published on 29 October 2019 172 -

Tom Mellor - C​hairman of the IHO Electronic Navigational Chart Working Group (ENC WG) and Head of Digital Standards at the UKHO - explains what the IHO's ECDIS and ENC Standards mean.
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