Hydrography and e-navigation

Find out how e-navigation helps navigators plan a voyage in Canada.

E-navigation in Canada

E-navigation (electronic navigation) is the:

• use of high-tech equipment to analyze and collate maritime data
• electronic delivery of navigational information and communications

The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) is in charge of delivering marine navigational services in Canada. In 2008, the CCG began the development of a national e-navigation implementation strategy. Since then, they've worked to develop the federal vision for e-navigation with:

• the Canadian Hydrographic Service
• Transport Canada
• Environment and Climate Change Canada
• other federal partners

Canada's maritime information portal

Canada's maritime information portal directs mariners access to all the official electronic data and services needed to plan a voyage in Canada. This includes:

• tides
• charts
• notices
• hazards
• currents
• ice conditions
• marine weather
• sailing directions

Related links

• International Maritime Organization: E-navigation
• Canada's maritime information portal
• Canadian Coast Guard
• Canadian Coast Guard E-navigation Strategy (2008)
• Findings of Canadian e-navigation user needs survey (2009)
• Nautical charts and services
• Navigational safety and radiocommunications