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ECDIS Link provides an immediate and direct ENC display for map selection and analysis. Purchased ENCs are presented without distortion, while the rest of the coverage remains without details to protect Hydrographic Offices’ intellectual property rights. Nevertheless, routes, ship positions, weather, and other critical information are displayed on web maps, assisting navigators in decision-making.

Using the ship’s draught and no-go parameters set in the Settings menu, ECDIS Link automatically calculates and displays NO-GO Zones, highlighted in red, on top of online maps. This feature assists seafarers in route planning, risk assessment, and navigational awareness. This algorithm is the core of the route automation procedure.

The Info Click function is used to retrieve information from the ENC, similar to how it works in ECDIS. A list of objects under the cursor and their attributes is presented in a tabular format, while their geometry is displayed on the ENC.

Beneath the ENC, navigators can access OSM maps containing information about terrestrial data, roads, cities, and port infrastructure. The toggle in the lower-left corner is used to switch between ENC and OSM.