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Laser Plot is the leading developer and manufacturer of marine electronic chartplotters, applications software and nautical electronic chart databases for recreational, fishing, government and commercial vessels worldwide. Laser Plot Inc. was founded as a private company in 1983 to conduct R & D to improve marine navigation through using low cost computer technology. Laser Plot introduced it's ChartNav systems and Sea-D electronic chart database products in 1986. Laser Plot has received international recognition as a pioneer in electronic nautical charting and marine information systems technology, including the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) award for the best electronic chart plotter in 1991, 1992 and 1995. Laser Plot is the pioneer and leader in raster electronic chart technology for over 10 years. Dr. Richard Gregory-Allen, the lead software engineer at Laser Plot, noted "ChartNav electronic chart systems now have the capability to use raster and vector chart databases from the USA, Britain and Canada in addition to Laser Plot's own award-winning SEA-Ds, with raster and vector navigation and bathymetric charts." The robust, high performance and inexpensive ChartNav systems are now installed in over 2000 vessels. The first vessels to be upgraded to ARCS will be the U.K. Royal National Lifeboat Institution who have over 50 ChartNav systems installed in their high-tech lifeboats. The ability to use several governments' electronic chart products on one system provides the best choices and value for users.