TheMAP 1000

 

m.s Hendrika Margaretha with a TheMAP 1000 Electronic Chart System.

 

The TheMAP 1000 program is an Electronic Chart System (ECS) designed among others things for use with C-MAP’s latest CM-93 Edition 3 (CM-93/3) Electronic Chart databases. The system is designed to take full advantage of the functionality that only Digital Vector Charts can offer and is fully compliant with the latest IHO S-57/3 and S-52 specifications. The system has also been designed and tested based on IEC 61174 (ECDIS operational and performance requirements).

 

The TheMAP 1000 (like all other Chartworx systems) supports C-MAP Real Time Update Service (RTU) for C-MAP’s global chart database and official ENC via Internet or e-mail, free of charge to all subscribers.

 

In order to install and run TheMAP 1000 software, the PC must be running Windows XP or Windows 2000. The system must also have Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4 or higher.

 

Brief overview of most important functions.

 

Alarm functions

The TheMAP 1000 software meets the requirements as specified for ECDIS. In combination with CM 93/3 data it offers the following (audio) visual alarm functions:

 

Crossing the “Safety Contour”;

Exceeding the pre-set deviation of the course line;

If the ship is heading for a “prohibited” area;

Improper function of the system;

When the vessel reaches a pre-set distance of a critical point of any other object selected by the user.

 

Panning, Zooming and Colour pallets.

It is possible to pan the chart, to zoom either in or out and to adjust the colours for day, dusk, night and dawn.

 

3 – Dimensional model of the chart

The system is standard fitted with a 3-D module for a three dimensional overview of the bottom topography.

 

Orientation of the chart

True motion;

Relative motion;

North up;

Course up;

Route up.

 

Navigation aids

It is possible to interface more navigation receivers at the same time e.g. GPS and DGPS. It is possible to select the receivers as primary and secondary. If no input from a receiver is being detected, the systems will switch automatically to dead reckoning.

 

Route Planning

The system offers a function for route planning. Routes may be filed, modified or exported for use in other TheMAP 1000 systems. Route planning includes the following information:

 

Way point number, latitude and longitude, deviations (allowed distance from planned route), distance between the way points en distance to the last way point and estimated time of arrival in one of the way points or the end of the route.

 

The system checks the route depending on the chart data and the variables selected by the user like length of the vessel, width, draught et cetera. This can be combined with an alarm function.

 

Echo sounder

TheMAP 1000 may be interfaced to an echo sounder. The depth can be displayed graphically at the bottom of the display. A critical depth may be marked and as such depicted in the chart.

 

Radar

TheMAP 1000 offers the possibility to interface a (NMEA) radar. The radar image will be superimposed over the chart. The computer needs to be expanded with a special radar print that can be supplied by Chartworx. It is also possible to show only ARPA targets.

 

Man over board (MOB)

This function shows a “Man over board” symbol on the chart and also writes the position as a MOB in the logbook. The position where the man fell over board will be continuously updated with bearing and distance from the vessel.

 

Automatic Information Systems (AIS)

Like all Chartworx systems TheMAP 1000 supports AIS.

 

Black Box (Logbook).

All events during the voyage, positions of sailed routes and changes applied to system settings are being recorded chronological in the logbook. This function also enables the user to check the recorded data for later analysis or other purposes.

 

Tides

The tidal option offers the possibility to show vertical tide in a separate window on the display. Information is available of 4000 positions world-wide.

 

Visual or radar position fixing

It is possible by simple means to fix the position of the vessel by visual bearings or radar distances or a combination of both.

 

Meteorological information

Meteorological forecasts can be obtained though the ECMWF (European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts). The behaviour of the atmosphere and the waves are predicted ten days ahead. The prediction includes the following information:

Wind:

Temperature:

Precipitation:

Pressure:

Waves:

Current:

Tropical Storms.