Charting a course into the digital era : guidance for NOAA's nautical charting mission /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Nautical Charts and Information
Format:	Government Document Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1994.
Subjects:	United States. > National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Nautical charts > Data processing. Hydrographic surveying > Data processing. Digital mapping. Cartes nautiques > Informatique. Levés hydrographiques > Informatique. Cartographie par ordinateur. Nautical charts. Cartes nautiques.
Online Access:	National Academies Press

Table of Contents:

Preface
Executive summary
1. Overview of the nautical information system
2. User needs for nautical information
3. Filling the data base : data collection
4. The digital nautical data base : from paper charts to electronic charts and beyond
5. Nautical information as a component of a marine geographic information system
6. Nautical information products and their dissemination : toward a new way of doing business
7. Resource constraints : removing the barriers
8. Conclusions and recommendations
Appendixes.