View DFO Maps through the Public GeoBrowser

View DFO Maps will take you to the Public GeoBrowser which allows user to consult a variety of pre-defined maps representing DFO information. Information presented on the Public GeoBrowser comes from various DFO web map servers as well as map servers external to the Department, using the capabilities of the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure.

Bathymetric Gridded Data

CHS offers 500-metre bathymetric gridded data for users interested in the topography of the seafloor. This data provides seafloor depth in metres at any location, in latitude and longitude.

Locate Hydrographic Surveys

Locate Hydrographic Surveys will take you to the Survey Locator, which allows users to locate specific hydrographic surveys or to identify surveys in an area of interest. Surveys have been organized by type and by age. Similar to the Chart Catalogue, the Survey Locator has advanced navigation and query capabilities that can be enabled with the ‘Multi-Select’ button.

Digital Charts - Raster CD Collections (BSB)

BSB is a raster chart format that stores compressed raster image data in a run-length encoded binary form along with ASCII text describing the projection, datum and other information necessary for navigation and other applications. A raster chart in the BSB format consists of multiple files with the extensions *.bsb, *.cap, and *.kap.

Digital Charts - Vector CD Collections (S-57)

The most significant digital product being delivered in the S-57 format is the Electronic Navigational Chart (ENC). S-57 was adopted as an official IHO standard by the XIVth International Hydrographic Conference, Monaco, 4-15 May 1992, and is also specified in the IMO Performance Standards for Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) (IMO Resolution A.817 (19) as amended).

The GeoPortal Data Browser Application is built using Java technologies and works as an Applet hosted by a Web Browser (for example Internet Explorer or Netscape). The Web Browsers can host the Applet with no modifications. If the Applet fails to appear check:

1. Java is enabled on the Web Browser. This is found in the following locations:
- Internet Explorer : Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Microsoft VM
- Netscape : View > Preferences > Advanced

2. No other Java plugin is set for the browser
- Internet Explorer : Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Java
- Netscape : View > Preferences > Advanced