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6121
clutter
In ECDIS, excess information or noise data on a DISPLAY or CHART, reducing legibility.
6122
collection object
In ECDIS, a FEATURE OBJECT describing the RELATIONSHIP between other OBJECTS.
6123
colour differentiation test diagrams
In ECDIS, screen diagrams supplied in the PRESENTATION LIBRARY for use by the mariner to check brightness and contrast settings and to find ... more
In ECDIS, screen diagrams supplied in the PRESENTATION LIBRARY for use by the mariner to check brightness and contrast settings and to find out whether the screen still has the capability of distinguishing the important colours.
6124
colour fill
In ECDIS, the use of colour to fill the interior area of a chart symbol to make it more readily recognizable. In ECDIS, a method of distingu... more
In ECDIS, the use of colour to fill the interior area of a chart symbol to make it more readily recognizable. In ECDIS, a method of distinguishing different area features by filling areas with colour. “Transparent” colour fill is used to allow information to show through the fill, e.g., soundings in a traffic separation zone.
6125
compilation update
In ECDIS, the CORRECTION INFORMATION which has been issued since the last new edition of the ENC or since the last OFFICIAL UPDATE applied t... more
In ECDIS, the CORRECTION INFORMATION which has been issued since the last new edition of the ENC or since the last OFFICIAL UPDATE applied to the SENC, compiled into a single, comprehensive ENC UPDATE.
6126
connected node
In ECDIS, a NODE referred to as a beginning and/or end node by one or more EDGE. Connected nodes are defined only in the CHAIN-NODE, PLANAR... more
In ECDIS, a NODE referred to as a beginning and/or end node by one or more EDGE. Connected nodes are defined only in the CHAIN-NODE, PLANAR GRAPH and FULL TOPOLOGY data structures.
6127
course up display
In ECDIS (or radar), the information shown on the DISPLAY with the direction of the vessel’s course upward.
6128
cumulative update
In ECDIS, the collection of all sequential CORRECTION INFORMATION which has been issued since the last new edition of the ENC or since the l... more
In ECDIS, the collection of all sequential CORRECTION INFORMATION which has been issued since the last new edition of the ENC or since the last OFFICIAL UPDATE applied to the SENC.
6129
data dictionary
In ECDIS, conveys the meaning of ENTITIES and ATTRI­BUTES, the RELATIONSHIP between entities and attribu­tes and the relati­onship betwee... more
In ECDIS, conveys the meaning of ENTITIES and ATTRI­BUTES, the RELATIONSHIP between entities and attribu­tes and the relati­onship between attribute and value doma­ins.
6130
data model
In ECDIS, a conceptual specification of the sets of components and the RELATIONSHIPS among the components pertaining to the specific phenome... more
In ECDIS, a conceptual specification of the sets of components and the RELATIONSHIPS among the components pertaining to the specific phenomena defined by the model reality. A data model is independent of specific systems or DATA STRUCTURES.
6131
data structure
In ECDIS, a computer interpretable format used for storing, accessing, transferring and archiving data.
6132
digitizing conventions
See ENCODING CONVENTIONS
6133
display category
In ECDIS, three categories for SENC objects are established in the ECDIS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS: display base: permanently retained on the d... more
In ECDIS, three categories for SENC objects are established in the ECDIS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS: display base: permanently retained on the display; standard display: displayed at switch-on, recalled by single operator action; ALL OTHER INFORMATION: displayed individually (by class) on demand.
6134
display generator
In ECDIS, the manufacturer’s software which takes an OBJECT from the SENC, assigns a symbol and colour, and presents it appropriately on t... more
In ECDIS, the manufacturer’s software which takes an OBJECT from the SENC, assigns a symbol and colour, and presents it appropriately on the DISPLAY, using the tools and procedures provided in the PRESENTATION LIBRARY.
6135
display priority layer
In ECDIS, layers to establish the priority of information on the DISPLAY. Lower priority information must not obscure higher priority infor... more
In ECDIS, layers to establish the priority of information on the DISPLAY. Lower priority information must not obscure higher priority information.
6136
display scale
In ECDIS, the ratio between a distance on the display and a distance on the ground, normalized and expressed for example 1/10,000 or 1:10,00... more
In ECDIS, the ratio between a distance on the display and a distance on the ground, normalized and expressed for example 1/10,000 or 1:10,000.
6137
ECDIS
See ELECTRONIC CHART DISPLAY AND INFORMATION SYSTEM
6138
ECDIS Chart 1
An ECDIS version of IHO INT 1, including all SYMBOLS, line styles and colour coding used for chart and navigation symbols, contained in the ... more
An ECDIS version of IHO INT 1, including all SYMBOLS, line styles and colour coding used for chart and navigation symbols, contained in the PRESENTATION LIBRARY.
6139
Electronic Chart Data Base (ECDB)
In ECDIS, the master data base for electronic navigational chart data, held in digital form by the national hydrographic authority.
6140
Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS)
A navigation information system which with adequate back-up arrangements can be accepted as complying with the up-to-date chart required by ... more
A navigation information system which with adequate back-up arrangements can be accepted as complying with the up-to-date chart required by regulations V/19 and V/27 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention, as amended, by displaying selected information from a SYSTEM ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL CHART (SENC) with positional information from navigation sensors to assist the mariner in route planning and route monitoring, and if required display additional navigation-related information.