SevenCs is a specialist software house that develops chart display engines for ECDIS, WECDIS, tactical displays, portable pilot units and other maritime and nautical applications, digital maritime chart production and distribution software applications, and specialist professional maritime and nautical navigation software. SevenCs is based in Hamburg, Germany and employs 62 professional staff many of whom have backgrounds as mariners, cartographers or mathematicians in addition to being software engineers. SevenCs provides a range of complimentary services in addition to its software, including software training, chart production consultancy, and customer support. SevenCs also carries out research in fields related to electronic charts and charting.