24 nautical raster charts have been updated & 1 new chart has been added (December 27th, 2019) :
- 2085 TORONTO HARBOUR
- 2274 Cape Hurd To/À Tobermory And/Et Cove Island 2 new insets added
- 3412 VICTORIA HARBOUR
- 3441 HARO STRAIT
- 3473 ACTIVE PASS
- 3477 PLANS - GULF ISLANDS
- 3512 STRAIT OF GEORGIA - CENTRAL PORTION/PARTIE CENTRALE
- 3513 STRAIT OF GEORGIA - NORTHERN PORTION/PARTIE NORD
- 3526 HOWE SOUND
- 3538 DESOLATION SOUND AND/ET SUTIL CHANNEL
- 3539 DISCOVERY PASSAGE
- 3540 APPROACHES TO / APPROCHES À CAMPBELL RIVER
- 3541 APPROACHES TO / APPROCHES À TOBA INLET
- 3602 APPROACHES TO / APPROCHES À JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT
- 3605 QUATSINO SOUND TO/À QUEEN CHARLOTTE STRAIT
- 3606 JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT
- 3744 QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND
- 4118 ST. MARYS BAY
- 4456 BAIE PIASHTI À/TO PETITE ÎLE AU MARTEAU
- 4468 ÎLE DU PETIT MÉCATINA AUX / TO ÎLES SAINTE-MARIE
- 4885 PORT HARMON AND APPROACHES / ET LES APPROCHES
- 4921 PLANS BAIE DES CHALEURS/CHALEUR BAY - CÔTE NORD/NORTH SHORE
- 5505 BÉLANGER ISLAND À/TO COTTER ISLAND
- 6217B PTARMIGAN BAY
- 7552 BELLOT STRAIT AND APPROACHES/ET LES APPROCHES new chart added
So 818 charts (1753 including sub-charts) are available in the Canada CHS layer. (see coverage)
Note : CHS has some charts only available in paper but unavailable in digital form, especially in the Arctic part : this concerns a number of old charts in which the horizontal datum is either unknown or is so poorly positioned that these charts are unusable with modern precise positioning technology. A mere one per cent of the Canadian Arctic is charted to 'modern standards.
These updates are right now automatically viewable on mobile applications :
- Weather 4D R&N iPhone-iPad iOS9+ on the Apple Store with subscriptions available on GeoGarage platform online payment website
Note : don't forget to visit Notices to Mariners; published monthly and available from the Canadian Coast Guard both online or through a free hardcopy subscription service.
This essential publication provides the latest information on changes to the aids to navigation system, as well as updates from CHS regarding CHS charts and publications.
See also written Notices to Shipping and Navarea warnings : NOTSHIP
