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ECDIS With Radar Overlay

Available From PinPoint

PinPoint Systems has launched

PC ECDIS with radar overlay, an

IMO/IHO compliant electronic chart display and information (ECDIS) system designed for com- mercial and military vessels. It is reportedly the world's first ECDIS system to simultaneously display raster and vector charts with real- time enhanced radar overlay on a

PC platform.

The PC ECDIS system can be configured as software only, soft- ware installed on a compatible PC, or incorporated into a ruggedized deck console. It can be completely integrated with the vessels' bridge systems, interfacing with multiple navigation sensors. The exclusive

R3000 radar overlay option takes the raw radar signal, processes it and displays an enhanced image over the raster or vector chart.

The scan-to-scan conversion process reduces sea clutter while "blooming" smaller radar targets.

PC ECDIS reportedly complies with the IMO standard for ECDIS and supports the following data formats: Canadian Hydrographic

Service (CHS), NOAA/BSB,

NOS.BEO, ARCS (British

Admiralty) raster charts, CMP-93 (Cmap's vector data) and the IHO

SP-57 data format, formerly referred to as DX-90. Reportedly, the system is not limited geograph- ically , as it reads both raster and vector data available from official hydrographic offices in addition to proprietary data.

The navigation system includes a voyage manager with built-in data log for recording voyage data, unlimited route creation, unlimit- ed waypoint per route, route cre- ation across multiple charts, a route monitoring system, and xtensive route and waypoint edit- ng facilities and chart updating, ther features offered by the sys- em include ARPA radar input, arker symbols with text links, atview window, an automated eck log and the R3000 enhanced adar overlay. Other options avail- ble include ADS ship-to-ship ansponder display, and an auto- atic search and rescue pattern enerator.

For more information on PinPoint

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SRP Announces Executive ntrol Board Meeting suits he Executive Control Board

B) of the National Shipbuilding earch Program (NSRP) met on y 17-18 in Washington, D.C. meeting, chaired jointly by und C. Mortimer of ndale Industries and Donald

Spanninga of National Steel

Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO), chairman and vice chairman, respectively, addressed a number of issues oriented toward improv- ing the international competitive- ness of the U.S. shipbuilding industry. Among the topics addressed was the selection of pro- jects for initiation in FY 97. A total of 20 projects were approved, sub- ject to the availability of funding.

Among these were: • EPCRA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting Guide for the

Shipbuilding Industry; • Dynamics of Steel Require- ments, Definition and Procure- ment Combined with Best U.S.

Steel Industry Practices; • Occupational Safety and Health

Administration Technical Advisory

Committee Phase II; • Methodology of Part Stand- ardization; • Flux-Cored Welding with Low

Spatter Using C02; and • Best Approach for Simulation

Modeling Architecture in

Shipyards.

In addition to the selection of pro- jects for FY 97, the ECB addressed the concept for a so-called "super project" which could involve partic- ipation by several NSRP panels operating under the direct supervi- sion of the ECB.

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