电子海图是以数字形式表示的、描述海域地理信息和航海信息的海图.在S-52和S-57标准的基础上。综述了电子海图显示与信息系统的发展现状,阐述了其结构与功能,并指出了未来几年电子海图显示与信息系统的发展趋势和应用方向.
Electronic chart is a kind of charts utilized by digital format describing navigational information and geographic information of maritime space. Developing status of ECDIS is summarized, structure and function of electronic charts are described and developing trend is predicted. Application of ECDIS in next few years is presented based on the principles of S-52 and S-57 as well.