Webinar Apr. 19: NOAA Custom Chart Version 2.0
A webinar on NOAA Custom Chart version 2.0 will be held April 19 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. EST.
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NOAA Releases Custom Chart Version 2.0
The most notable change is a new feature called a Personal Chart Catalog that enables users to save, share and reload the parameters of any custom charts that they create.
Read moreResearch Vessel Successfully Maps Deepsea Mountain
The summit of an underwater mountain, higher than Mount Kosciuszko, has been mapped for the first time by RSV Nuyina. The seamount had been identified from satellites on the edge of the Furious Fifties; the area in the Southern Ocean between 50 degrees and 60 degrees latitude.
Read moreNOAA Sunsets North Slope of Alaska Paper Nautical Charts
NOAA is continuing with the sunset plan for paper and raster nautical charts in August and September. A set of 15 charts covering the eastern half of the North Slope of Alaska will be moved into last edition status on August 5, 2021 and will be canceled on February 2, 2022. Another set of 14 charts covering the western half
Read moreNOAA Continues Sunsetting Paper, Raster Nautical Charts
NOAA is continuing with the sunset plan for paper and raster nautical charts in July. A set of nine charts covering Lake Superior was moved into last edition status on July 1 and will be canceled on December 30, 2021. This set of charts has been fully supplanted by new electronic charts as part of NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey Raster
Read moreDubai Nautical Chart Company Modernizes with Print-on-Demand
The Dubai-based company Elcome has completed a major investment in modernizing its paper nautical chart distribution processes to meet emerging market conditions. Elcome has been a United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) ADMIRALTY agent since 1980 and is South East Asia’s largest supplier of nautical charts and publications. The company has upgraded its chart supply business to a print-on-demand model that
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