Electronic Charting Package for North Sea

Norcom Technology Ltd is launching Risk Mitigation Software, an electronic charting package for the North Sea. The package highlights all possible known seabed obstructions including wrecks, pipelines, cables and well heads.

The software also shows areas of unexploded ordnance including military practice and exercise areas, and displays boundaries of all existing oil fields and wind farms together with proposed wind farm developments. This package is a valuable tool for planning purposes to assist in mitigating risk.

The Risk Mitigation Software will be displayed on a large screen on the company's stand (A335) at Oceanology International from 13 to 15 March 2012 in London, UK. This software marks the first time that all these databases have been assembled in a single package and displayed on charts with material derived from data supplied by the UK Hydrographic Office. Due to changes in the Data Protection Act, this information is now available on a cost-effective basis.

It can be used by companies that are planning developments in the North Sea where they have to be aware of possible obstructions on the seabed which could affect their operations. The product is also useful for insurance companies when monitoring risk assessments.