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1 online resource |
| Contents |
""Technical Issues in NOAA�s Nautical Chart Program""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""COMMITTEE COMPOSITION AND SCOPE OF THE STUDY""; ""HOW THE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED""; ""ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""CONTEXT""; ""CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""1 Overview of the Nautical Charting Mission ""; ""AUTOMATED NAUTICAL CHARTING SYSTEM (ANCS II) AND SUPER2 COMPUTER-ASSISTED REVISION SYSTEM/ COMPUTER- ... ""; ""CONCERNS ABOUT NAUTICAL CHARTING ACTIVITIES""; ""ERA OF CHANGE"" |
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""2 Evolution of Information Needs and Products """"CUSTOMERS AND THEIR NEEDS""; ""Traditional Users""; ""Nontraditional Users""; ""DIGITAL CHART SYSTEMS""; ""DATABASE REQUIREMENTS""; ""Source Data Collection and Validation""; ""Database Maintenance""; ""Chart and Data Production""; ""Certification and Quality Assurance""; ""Marketing and Distribution""; ""3 Technical Considerations ""; ""PAPER AND RASTER CHARTS""; ""POPULATING THE VECTOR DATABASE""; ""DATA PERISHABILITY""; ""DATA STANDARDS""; ""COMMERCIAL OFF-THE-SHELF AND OPEN SYSTEMS""; ""Migration Planning""; ""Hardware""; ""Software"" |
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""Other System Elements""""Open-System Design Philosophy""; ""SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES""; ""4 Technical Path to an Open System ""; ""CURRENT SOFTWARE TOOLS""; ""PATH FORWARD""; ""Task Management""; ""Source Logging""; ""Source Evaluation""; ""Vector Database Management""; ""On-Line Data Warehouse""; ""Output Management""; ""EXAMPLES OF ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS""; ""COMMENTS ON THE NOAA MODERNIZATION PLAN""; ""5 Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations ""; ""SUMMARY""; ""FINDINGS""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""APPENDICES"" |
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""APPENDIX A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members """"APPENDIX B Production Modernization Plan ""; ""APPENDIX C Management Guidelines for Future System Development Projects ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""QUALIFIED MANAGEMENT AND STAFF""; ""ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS""; ""LIFE-CYCLE COST ASSESSMENT""; ""NOAA�S ROLES AND MISSIONS""; ""SYSTEMS ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT APPROACH""; ""Developmental Approaches""; ""Training Requirements""; ""APPENDIX D Data Formats and Chart Systems ""; ""DATA FORMATS""; ""Vector Product Format""; ""Digital Nautical Chart""; ""CHART SYSTEMS"" |
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""Electronic Chart System""""Electronic Chart Display and Information System""; ""APPENDIX E Estimate of Costs for Building a Database ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""ANALYSIS""; ""IMPACTS TO NOAA""; ""References"" |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Electronics in navigation -- Technological innovations
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Nautical charts -- Technological innovations
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780309572798 |
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0309572797 |
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