Charts & Tools
Intermodal and Terminals

Calculation Tools
 

• Distance Calculator

• Date and Time Gateway

• The FootRule

  unit conversions

• Tides and tide prediction

• International Seabed Authority

• Board of Commissioners of Pilots of the State of New York

Charts

• Australian Hydrographic Service

has Over 400 paper charts plus electronic and raster charts. An interactive browser identifies charted areas within the Australian region.

• Canadian Hydrographic Service

offers Navigational and bathymetric charts in paper and digital formats for Canadian waters

• General Bathymetric Chart of the Ocean

  (GEBCO) has contoured and 3D bathymetric charts of the world’s ocean. These data are available in digital form on CD-ROM, and as a series of 18, Fifth Edition printed sheets.

• Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS)

  An extensive database of various oceanic and atmospheric parameters including temperature, clouds, precipitation, storm tracks and climate change effects

• Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department, Japan Coast Guard

  Navigation, bathymetric and geophysical charts covering the seas around Japan

• Land Information New Zealand

  Hydrographic charts in analogue and digital formats for the New Zealand region

• National Geophysical Data Center

  The official distribution point for National Ocean Service bathymetric maps, bathymetric/fishing maps, regional maps, geophysical maps, and preliminary maps. NGDC also has an interactive map (ArcIMS) graphic selection page, and previews of maps in pdf format

• Ocean Portal (UNESCO)

  A far-reaching list of websites related to charts and hydrography, which can be accessed through the search facility

• Office of Coast Survey (NOAA)

  A comprehensive range of charts for U.S. waters and includes electronic navigation charts, print-on-demand charts plus products and services for Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

• United Kingdom Hydrographic Office

  A leading provider of charts of the world’s oceans as well as electronic charts (ARCS Navigator) of the world’s major shipping lanes

• NOAA – On-Line Chart Viewer

  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) launched its On-line Chart Viewer. The service allows persons with Internet access to display virtually any nautical chart in the national suite. It also allows for panning and zooming. While not sufficient for navigational purposes, it is great for familiarization.

Satellite and Other Images of Earth

• Coastal Zone Color Scanner

  Images are accessed through a geographically referenced browser

• National Oceanographic Data Center

  An extensive catalogue of mapped ocean data derived from satellites and other observational systems

• SeaWiFS Project

  A broad time-series of satellite images of the ocean, in particular ocean color which is related to plankton, river sediment, chemistry and current patterns

• Visible Earth

  A major catalogue of satellite images covering a wide range of environmental parameters

• Currency Converter

  Convert currencies, updated daily