Where do I get NOAA nautical charts?

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The top image is from an Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) and the bottom image is output from the NOAA Custom Chart application. </figcaption> </figure>  <div class="pad30"></div>   <p>NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey is the nation’s chartmaker, providing thousands of electronic navigational charts covering 95,000 miles of shoreline and 3.6 million square nautical miles of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes waters to the outer limits of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. Here鈥檚 a quick overview of the nautical charts that NOAA produces.</p> <div class="zebralist"> <ul> <li><p>The <strong><a href="https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/charts/noaa-enc.html">NOAA Electronic Navigational Chart</a></strong> (NOAA ENC<sup>®</sup>) is NOAA's premier nautical chart product. The charts are used on the navigation systems of many types of ships and recreational boats, as well as large commercial vessels that use a sophisticated navigational computer called an Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS).</p></li> <li><p><strong><a href="https://devgis.charttools.noaa.gov/pod/">NOAA Custom Chart</a></strong> is an application that enables users to create their own custom nautical charts, derived from the latest NOAA ENC data.</p></li> <li><p><strong><a href="https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/publications/coast-pilot/index.html">United States Coast Pilot®</a> </strong>is ten volumes of supplemental information important to navigation. PDFs are updated regularly and are free for download.</p></li> <li><p><strong><a href="https://historicalcharts.noaa.gov/">Historical Maps & Charts Collection</a></strong> contains over 35,000 images, including some of the nation’s earliest nautical charts.</p></li> </ul> </div>  </div> <div class="span1"></div>  <div class="span3"> <div class="pad15"></div> <h6 class="title-divider span3">Get <strong>Social</strong> <span></span></h6> <p> <a href="https://instagram.com/noaaocean" class="zocial icon instagram" alt="Instagram logo" aria-label="Instagram logo"></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/noaaocean" class="zocial icon twitter" alt="Twitter logo" aria-label="Twitter logo"></a> <a href="https://facebook.com/usoceangov" class="zocial icon facebook" alt="Facebook logo" aria-label="Facebook logo"></a> <a href="https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/rss.html" class="zocial icon rss" alt="RSS icon" aria-label="RSS icon"></a>  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/usoceangov" class="zocial icon youtube" alt="youtube logo" aria-label="youtube" ></a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/noaa-national-ocean-service" class="zocial icon linkedin" alt="LinkedIn logo" aria-label="LinkedIn" ></a> </p> <div class="pad15"></div> <h6 class="title-divider span3">More <strong>Information</strong><span></span></h6> <div class="clear"></div> <ul class="sidebarLinks "> <li><a href="https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/">Office of Coast Survey</a></li> <li><a href="https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/publications/print-agents.html#paper-charts">NOAA-Certified Chart Agents</a></li> </ul> <div class="pad15"></div>  <div class="well"> <p><span>Did you know?</span></p> <p>President Thomas Jefferson founded Coast Survey in 1807 and tasked it with creating charts of the nation's coastal waters so America's young shipping industry could thrive. Reflecting Coast Survey's beginnings, the聽<a href="https://historicalcharts.noaa.gov/" target="_blank">Historical Map & Chart Collection</a>聽contains over 35,000 images — charts, maps, sketches, and more — that are available free to the public.聽</p> </div> <img src="/bootstrap/img/shadow1.png" class="shadow" alt="" />  <div class="pad15"></div> <br> <p><strong>Last updated:</strong> 11/26/24<br> <strong>Author:</strong> NOAA<br> <a href="/about/faq.html">How to cite this article</a></p> <div class="pad15"></div> <p><a href="/contact.html">Contact Us</a></p> </div> <div class="pad45"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>    <footer role="contentinfo"> <a href="#" id="scroll-to-top"><img src="/bs4/img/Scroll-To-Top_Icon@2x.png" alt="scroll to top arrow icon" role="button" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="left"></a> <div id="footer-top"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="pad45"></div> <div class="span12 text-center"> <ul class="btn-link text-center">  <li> <a href="/contact.html"><button type="button" class="btn btn-large btn-primary-alt">Contact Us</button></a> </li> <li> <a href="/contact.html#feedback"><button type="button" class="btn btn-large btn-primary-alt">Report an error</button></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer-main"> <div class="pad25"></div> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="span3 text-center"> <a href="http://www.noaa.gov/"><img src="/bootstrap/img/noaa_logo_circle_72x72.svg" alt="NOAA Logo" /></a> <h5 class="text-center"> <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/">Science. 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Where do I get NOAA nautical charts?