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New York Harbor. Courtesy NOAA

Digital Charts – NOAA Takes Technological Leap Forward in Creating Navigational Charts

By On September 20, 2011

NOAA’s development of a new navigational chart processing system, designed to meet the changing needs of the maritime community, moves into initial limited production on September 21. The new system, [...]

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‘Charting a More Perfect Union’: NOAA releases Civil War chart collection

By On October 8, 2010

U.S. Coast Survey cartographers traveled with Union forces to produce battlefield maps during the Civil War (Map of the Battlefield of Chickamauga). Credit: NOAA In recognition of the 150th anniversary [...]

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Antique Chart Overlays – Google Mashup

By On June 5, 2010

Ever wonder how your voyage plan would look to Gerardus Mercator, John Speed or even Captain Cook? Laying out voyage plans has gotten easier in the past decade. From excel [...]

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Poll of the Week: Electronic vs Paper Charts

By On October 1, 2009

Related Forum Discussion.

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The 2008 Submarine Cable Map

By On May 24, 2008

.Telegeography.com is selling one of the most interesting world maps I’ve seen to date. The map depicts the over 120 subsea cables including detailed information on the major systems. You [...]

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Antipode Maps: The Far Side of the World

By On April 7, 2008

This map shows the antipodes of each point on the Earth‘s surface – the points where the blue and pink overlap are land antipodes. Notice that most land has an [...]

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Hurricane Tracking Mashup

By On September 18, 2007

Here is a list of gCaptain’s picks for the most interesting ways to track Hurricanes. 1) IBISeye.com’s Hurricane Tracker. Click on past and future tracking points for more detail on [...]

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