February 15, 2006 01:19
The rest of the world (not United States) has decided to encrypt S-57 ENC data in several different ways (S63, S63X, SENC, dongles). Supporting this programatically is do-able. Supporting this to the end user is where the headache comes.
GPSNavX supports encrypted BSB 4/5 charts. From that experience of supporting end users get their charts registered I am less than enthusiastic about supporting registration of various international ENC's.
The rest of the world should follow the lead of the United States and offer the ENC data at unencrypted in the name of boating safety. MacENC can read any unencrypted S-57 ENC.
Currently MacENC includes a CD with the NOAA ENC's. As not all have the connection to download the 300+MB S-57 Catalog. So I have chose to only ship the MacENC to United States customers.
If you have accesss to unencyrpted S-57 ENC data and would like purchase a download of MacENC contact me directly - macenc@mac.com
GPSNavX supports encrypted BSB 4/5 charts. From that experience of supporting end users get their charts registered I am less than enthusiastic about supporting registration of various international ENC's.
The rest of the world should follow the lead of the United States and offer the ENC data at unencrypted in the name of boating safety. MacENC can read any unencrypted S-57 ENC.
Currently MacENC includes a CD with the NOAA ENC's. As not all have the connection to download the 300+MB S-57 Catalog. So I have chose to only ship the MacENC to United States customers.
If you have accesss to unencyrpted S-57 ENC data and would like purchase a download of MacENC contact me directly - macenc@mac.com
Scott Dillon
Sydney Australia
North Shore 38
CYCA
Sydney Australia
North Shore 38
CYCA