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The GoogleEarth™ ACI is a collection of Paper Chart, Paper Chart Thumbnail and ENC Cell data sets distributed in KML format. With the GoogleEarth™ ACI, you can use a geographical browser to view all currently available AHS Paper Charts (grouped by scale - small, medium & large), AHS Paper Chart Thumbnail images, and ENC Cells.
Both Paper Charts and ENC Cells viewed in the GoogleEarth™ ACI contain links to their respective pages on the AHS website, providing quick access to associated Notices to Mariners and other metadata. Paper Chart thumbnails are low-resolution images spatially overlaid to provide an idea of both what the chart looks like and where it is geographically located on the earth.
The GoogleEarth™ ACI is updated each fortnight in line with Notices to Mariners updates. With this initial release of the GoogleEarth™ ACI you will need to download an updated version every fortnight to have the latest data available.
Please note that the GoogleEarth™ ACI is intended as a visual information aid and is NOT TO BE USED FOR NAVIGATION.
To start using the GoogleEarth™ ACI, click on the link below (in the Downloads section) to begin your GoogleEarth™ ACI experience.
Downloads
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The GoogleEarth™ ACI can be downloaded as a KMZ file. This is a compressed KML file. More information on KML and KMZ files can be found at http://earth.google.com
NOTE: The GoogleEarth™ ACI requires GoogleEarth™ to run. You can download it here:  |
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Current Features
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- Paper Charts (Small, Medium & Large Scale)
- Paper Charts (New Editions 2008)
- Paper Chart Thumbnails
- ENC Cells
- ENC Cells (New Cells 2008)
New features and data will be added to the GoogleEarth™ ACI in due course. |
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Feedback
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The AHS welcomes any feedback or suggestion for the GoogleEarth™ ACI.
If you are using this service, please feel free to send in your feedback and suggestions for the GoogleEarth™ ACI. You can do so by emailing webmaster@hydro.gov.au or using our Feedback Forms. |
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Related Links
Important Chart Related Information
Australian Chart
Index
Australian ENC Cell Coverage
Maritime Gazetteer of Australia
Notices to Mariners
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