Converting BSB to KAP
A .BSB file and a .KAP file hold different kinds of data, so there is no direct way to turn one into the other. The programs listed below can open .BSB files and may be able to export the content to a format closer to .KAP. One of them is MAPC2MAPC: MAPC2MAPC is a Windows utility by John Thornton for converting and calibrating raster map files between formats used by GPS devices and mapping software. It….
A full step-by-step guide for this conversion is on the way; the information above is drawn straight from our database.
Programs that convert BSB
About these formats
.BSB
BSB Nautical Chart
A BSB file is a chart-set descriptor in the Maptech/NOAA BSB raster nautical chart format. The actual chart image is in the companion .kap file. Open both with OpenCPN (free). Note that…
Open .BSB details →
.KAP
BSB/Maptech Nautical Chart Raster File
A KAP file is a BSB raster nautical chart - a scanned paper chart with embedded georeferencing used in marine navigation software. Open it with OpenCPN (free) or Global Mapper. NOAA retired…
Open .KAP details →
