![]() Users could find their positions on updated charts they could zoom in on any location, or zoom out for the big picture to plan a day of sailing. Last year, Coast Survey beta tested MyNOAACharts, an app for Android tablets that allowed users to download NOAA nautical charts. Using digital technology, cartographers can now use more data at a higher spatial resolution and richer attribution than was possible on paper nautical charts, giving the maritime industry greater navigational intelligence to manage risks. This year, NOAA decided to shift the focus of chart production to digital products, while still supporting an important (but declining) demand for paper. NOAA pioneered digital charts in the 1990s, and demand has grown steadily since then. For two hundred years, NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey has gathered ocean measurements and created the Nation’s nautical charts – on paper. The nautical chart – that simple and so very complex map that enables safe navigation over millions of miles of coastal waters – is undergoing a revolution. ![]()
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