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Topic: Nautical charts and maps

A NOAA hydrographic survey vessel plows through the water with snow-covered mountains in the background.

Contract for 2 NOAA research ships awarded to Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, LLC.

July 6, 2023

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Marine & Aviation

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Climate-Ready Nation

nautical charts and maps

A NOAA hydrographic survey vessel plows through the water with snow-covered mountains in the background.

NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey Custom Chart app shows a complete map of the United States with tools to create nautical charts

NOAA releases custom nautical chart app: NOAA Custom Chart 2.0

March 1, 2023

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nautical charts and maps

NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey Custom Chart app shows a complete map of the United States with tools to create nautical charts

An etched copper plate used for printing maps and charts in the 19th and early 20th centuries. This one is of Anacapa Island and was etched by American artist James McNeill Whistler. It features an overhead view of the island, as well a a side view of the coast, to which he added several birds flying overhead. The image on the plate is depicted backwards for use with a printing press. The artists had to use a mirror to etch the map from a reference sketch.

Friday Find: Doodles from famous artist's time at NOAA's Coast Survey

April 14, 2023

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nautical charts and maps

An etched copper plate used for printing maps and charts in the 19th and early 20th centuries. This one is of Anacapa Island and was etched by American artist James McNeill Whistler. It features an overhead view of the island, as well a a side view of the coast, to which he added several birds flying overhead. The image on the plate is depicted backwards for use with a printing press. The artists had to use a mirror to etch the map from a reference sketch.

NOAA Ship Rainier.

NOAA's Coast Survey announces 2022 plans to map the ocean

February 3, 2022

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nautical charts and maps

NOAA Ship Rainier.

This image shows what the NOAA Custom Chart looks like for the area near San Francisco, California. With this free online tool, it's easy to zoom in and explore this region, or any area covered by NOAA's 3.2 million square nautical miles of charts. And once you find what you're looking for, it's just as easy to download a printable digital copy.

Podcast: The future is here for NOAA's nautical charts

April 19, 2021

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nautical charts and maps

This image shows what the NOAA Custom Chart looks like for the area near San Francisco, California. With this free online tool, it's easy to zoom in and explore this region, or any area covered by NOAA's 3.2 million square nautical miles of charts. And once you find what you're looking for, it's just as easy to download a printable digital copy.

Chart 18665 of Lake Tahoe is the first traditional paper chart to be fully supplanted by an electronic navigational chart as part of NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey Raster Sunset Plan. Shown is the lake's northern shore.

NOAA begins transition exclusively to electronic navigation charts

February 26, 2021

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nautical charts and maps

Chart 18665 of Lake Tahoe is the first traditional paper chart to be fully supplanted by an electronic navigational chart as part of NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey Raster Sunset Plan. Shown is the lake's northern shore.

NASA/NOAA satellite view of the United States at night. 2015 image.

Three datum updates for an ever-changing Earth

November 23, 2020

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nautical charts and maps

NASA/NOAA satellite view of the United States at night. 2015 image.

A view of Barry Glacier, Alaska. (undated photo.) Credit: NOAA.

Mapping the seafloor for signs of tsunami risk in Alaska's waters

September 11, 2020

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nautical charts and maps

A view of Barry Glacier, Alaska. (undated photo.) Credit: NOAA.

The unmanned surface vehicle BEN ( seen in yellow, bobbing on the ocean surface) launched from NOAA Ship Fairweather in U.S. Arctic waters, July 28, 2018.

NOAA issues new strategy to map the ocean

August 17, 2020

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nautical charts and maps

The unmanned surface vehicle BEN ( seen in yellow, bobbing on the ocean surface) launched from NOAA Ship Fairweather in U.S. Arctic waters, July 28, 2018.

A fishing boat out on open sea in Alaska.

NOAA advisory panel to focus on ocean mapping of U.S. EEZ and coastal Alaska

April 17, 2020

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nautical charts and maps

A fishing boat out on open sea in Alaska.

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