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Working with ENC (S-57) data presents a very specific challenge: their richness and complexity make any “blind” approach inefficient. Even before discussing data import or structuring in QGIS, a fundamental question arises: which charts should be…
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ENC (Electronic Navigational Charts) are now the standard for digital marine cartography. With the latest update to the S57Manager plugin, QGIS now features a module dedicated to the official NOAA ENC catalog, allowing users to easily…
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A lightweight, autonomous and portable solution for marine data Introduction While PostGIS is ideal for structured, collaborative and multi-project professional environments, it is not always necessary — nor desirable — for all use cases. For: the…
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Import, structuring and use of official nautical charts in a robust spatial database S57Manager is a QGIS plugin that enables the structured import, validation and visualization of ENC (S-57) nautical charts using PostGIS or GeoPackage. Introduction…
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Understanding electronic nautical charts before using them in a GIS Introduction ENC – Electronic Navigational Charts are now the global standard for professional maritime navigation. Produced by national hydrographic services, they comply with strict standards defined…
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Aerial images are a gold mine: old surveys, forest inventories, coastal monitoring, digitized cadastral maps, etc. But they often suffer from a major problem: low resolution. Blurring, pixelation, crushed textures, loss of detail… these are all…
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