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Falling under the auspices of NGS,
the Coastal Mapping Program holds the enormous responsiblity of
producing accurate maps of the nation's 95,000 miles of shoreline.
.The shoreline maps are used to create
and update the shoreline on NOAA's nautical charts and other coastal
management purposes. .The nautical
chart is called the most fundamental of navigation instruments..
For this reason, its accuracy and completeness are essential..
Creating and/or updating this information involves several types
of data collection.
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Some of the phases of shoreline mapping that
are offered to contractors include:
- Planning
- Collecting Remotely
Sensed Imagery from Aircraft or Satellite (with positioning and
orientation parameters)
- Conducting Ground
Control Surveys
- Installing Water Land
Gages
- Making Water Level
Observations
- Processing and Analyzing
Data
- Performing Map
Compilation (with attribution)
- Controlling Quality
- Writing Reports
If you'd like more information on Shoreline
Mapping/Aerial Photography, visit the Coastal
Mapping Program's homepage. You can also view requirements within
the Shoreline
Aerial Photography Scope of Work summary, or
Shoreline Mapping Scope of Work summary. |
Nautical Chart of Smith Point, Virginia
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