ENC center was established in 2003, as a continuation and reformation from the Navigational Information Research Center previously established in 1999. The core research focus is the Electronic Navigational Chart (ENC).
As the concept of homeland extends to the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), management of the coastal and maritime zones has become a major issue. ENC has become the basis of maritime management and the core platform for integrating diverse static and dynamic information. The research group in ENC center has been the initial promoter of ENC development in Taiwan.
This center started with the research on marine GIS, ENC, ECDIS and DGPS. Over the years, we have successfully carried out many research projects, planned or implemented several national scale database, application systems and services, including ENC, Fishing Vessel Monitoring System, Coast Guard Fleet Management System, AIS vessel traffic service, AIS weather information service, etc..