NOAA and Maptech BSB are scanned copies of the original paper charts. What you get is exactly what you get on the paper chart.

Click here to download NOAA FREE charts

Click here to buy a DVD with ALL US charts for $ 39.95 - Easier than downloading.

If you want to buy charts for other parts of the world, here are some distributor links:

Maptech International

CANADA: NDI/CHS CHARTS

EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTORS:
ENGLAND - GERMANY - ITALY - SCANDINAVIA
TIKI Pro reads BSB, SoftCharts and Nv.digital
It also reads Aero, Topo and NavPhotos.


NAVIONICS are vector charts with almost complete World coverage. Navionics charts are used on many chart plotters, and are delivered on small CF or SD cartridges. They can be used on a PC with Navionics Multicard Reader. The charts are drawn in layers so you can select what to show or hide, and contains a lot of information on chart objects, tides and current etc. The charts can be rotated and displayed course up.

Click here to go to NAVIONICS website.

Navionics Gold cover very large areas (e.g. USA-West, Alaska & Hawaii on one cartridge) while Navionics Platinum charts contain a lot of extras like port photos, pilot books and 3D charts. TIKI can read both Navionics Gold and Platinum charts, but does not display 3D charts.