This week, NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey hosted its third annual workshop on nautical chart adequacy. Twelve students participated in the training and learned techniques to evaluate the suitability of nautical chart products using chart quality and publicly available information. This year’s workshop emphasized cartography and the ability to transfer NOAA procedures to the students’ charting products. The workshop provided a theoretical background on:
- Chart production at NOAA
- Review of NOAA charted symbols and abbreviations
- Review of automatic identification systems (AIS) and satellite-derived bathymetry (SDB)
- Overview of the chart adequacy procedure
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