1. Office of Coast Survey The Nation’s Nautical Chartmaker
Rear Admiral Gerd Glang
Presentation to NAVSAC
May 2016

3. Printing large batches of nautical charts ~2003

4. New editions have several years of critical changes
Chart 12373

5. Legacy charting system
Vector Data
Raster Data
Source Data
RNC
RNC New Editions
Bentley Software
ENC
ENC New Editions
Critical
Data
Weekly Updates
BSB / POD
RNC
Critical
Data
ENC
Weekly Updates

6. Moving to a central database
Vector data
Raster data
Notice To
Mariners
Source Data
Navigation Information System
Product databases
Published products
Weekly updates
RNC
Paper
ENC
We are switching over to a single production system
As charting matured over the decades, different systems were developed to produce different products. We are moving into a single Navigation Information System (NIS), which will synchronize information and improve consistency.

8. Print-on-demand paper charts

9. Raster charts

10. Electronic navigational charts

11. Evolving into the next generation of navigation
Paper chart use diminishing in the next 10 years
Digital charts provide situational awareness
Digital charts require international standard
Regulations should support interoperability of charts and data streams

12. NOAA needs more and better charting data from federal partners
Observations…
NOAA supports NVIC 01-16
We look forward to forthcoming clarifications
NOAA appreciates USCG agreement that digital U.S. Coast Pilot meets carriage requirements
NOAA needs more and better charting data from federal partners
NOAA looks forward to continuing conversation as we move our charting update paradigm from “new editions” to “frequent downloads.”

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