We combine the world's leading portable pilot technology with the leading pilot ECDIS software.  

Qastor, by QPS (Quality Positioning Services BV), is a powerful electronic charting system that
gives pilots easy-to-use and easy-to-understand information.  QPS has been developing
portable electronic charting and navigation systems for the marine pilot since 2000.

• IHO
• IMO
• IEC standards

Qastor uses fully specified ECS  engines for digital chart presentation. Various formats can be
read and displayed, such as IHO S-57 Version 3 and C-Map CM93 version 3.  Qastor supports the
IHO S-63 security mechanism as used by Primar and IC-ENC.

Like all good piloting software, Qastor incorporates the Scamin decluttering algorithm. 
This extremely useful software allows charts to be zoomed in and out without overlayed
objects crowding the screen.  Most digital charts worldwide are designed to enable Scamin decluttering. 

Qastor is developed in line with Windows ® GUI (Graphic user interface) guidelines,
making it user-friendly and easy to use.

 

Updates

Although Qastor is built on a compliant engine, the software itself is deliberately not type-approved.
Type approval is not relevant for PPUs.  In fact there are great  disadvantages with type approval
of software... any updates will take a lot longer and be very expensive.  

Qastor is regularly updated.  The last update was completed in June 2009,
and offers improved performance and a number of exciting new features. 
Please contact us for a briefing on everything the new Qastor software can do.

QPS and Navicom Dynamics 

The Navicom Dynamics team is extremely experienced with Qastor and has an active
role in the update process.  The great relationship we have with QPS ensures the feedback
we receive from pilots reaches the ears of the software designers.  Every version of Qastor
makes Navicom Dynamics' products even more relevant and useful to the pilot.

 

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