Wrecks and Obstuctions
The Office of Coast Survey's Automated Wreck and Obstruction Information System (AWOIS) contains information on over 10,000 submerged wrecks and obstructions in the coastal waters of the United States. Information includes latitude and longitude of each feature along with brief historic and descriptive details.

Hydrographic Survey Priorities
NOAA Hydrographic Survey Priorities (NHSP) 2006 Edition provides a snap shot of areas depicting the current hydrographic needs of the nation. The NHSP is updated yearly to reflect recent surveys that have been completed, the dynamic nature or the sea-floor, and trends in waterborne commerce.

Specs and Deliverables
The NOS Hydrographic Surveys Specifications and Deliverables was updated in 2006 and focuses on the minimal criteria needed for both in-house and contract NOS surveys.

Field Procedures Manual
The Office of Coast Survey, Hydrographic Surveys Division Field Procedures Manual (FPM) is a consolidated source of current best practices and standard operating procedures for NOAA field units conducting, processing, and generating hydrographic survey field deliverables.

Hydrographic Manual
The National Ocean Service's (NOS) Hydrographic Manual, Fourth Edition (1976) contains specifications and procedures for hydrographic surveying and includes updates through Change Number 3 (June 1981). This manual is no longer in print, however it and older versions of the Hydrographic Manual can be downloaded from the Hydrographic Society of America website at: http://www.thsoa.org/pg_references.htm

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