ChartViewport

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My name is Rob and I'm an interface designer and software engineer at BBN Technologies. My recent work has involved command and control systems, 3D training games, medical imaging, and geographic information systems (GIS).

Lately I've been working mostly with Java and Flex. I can't say enough how much I appreciate technical blogs and tutorials I find on the web, so here you'll find some contributions of my own.

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ChartViewport

Written by Rob Truxler Monday, 21 September 2009 12:56

Any sailors out there? Over 2008 Christmas break I worked feverishly (literally... I ended up with the flu) to prepare all of NOAA's (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association) nautical charts for the Google Maps API. So for nautical enthusiasts out there, there is now a Google mashup for you, check it out at chartserver.bbn.com. There you can find all (about 2000) published nautical charts covering the coastal United States in a simple to use interface.

Every chart was seamlessly stitched together so that you don't have to think about which chart number applies to your favorite sailing area. The ChartServer takes about 3 days to process the entire image set from scratch and updates weekly. Enjoy.