SiiTech has made announcement that International S-57 Hydrographic Data Electronic Navigation Charts are now available for all users of Web VTS (web based VTS).

SiiTech is a top provider of modern products and solutions allowing organizations to integrate AIS and ARPA surveillance technology, nautical charts, road maps, and Web technology.

With support of S-57 chats, Web VTS has turned a true vessel traffic system, which is really affordable for maritime users.

Moreover, BSB chart support is still available and Web VTS permits displaying any groupings of Microsoft Virtual Earth Maps, Google Maps, BSB and S-57 (NOAA) charts.

Now all Web VTS users have a unique alternative to watch land maps and nautical charts at once without overlapping each other.

The US NOAA S-57 charts are available free-of-cost on Web VTS.

The on-line S-57 charts support is not directed for navigation purposes thus far, but SiiTech thinks that is just a matter of time when sailors may utilize that option for navigation purpose also.

With fast growing marine satellite Internet and Wi-Fi wireless technology that time would come much quicker than anybody could anticipate.

SiiTech has uploaded some of NOAA S-57 charts near Seattle, US. The Web VTS system with NOAA charts can be viewed at siitech.net/VTS (Free registration required).

The system displays approximately 5,000 vessels in real-time throughout the world at any given time.

Web VTS is the only one commercial system that has such open demo. Anybody could test it at any time, without any limitations.