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2. Admiralty chart - Wikipedia

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   All printing of Admiralty charts was carried out in England until the first World War. In 1915, the survey ship HMS Endeavour was sent to support the Gallipoli campaign, and carried printing equipment so that charts from her surveys could be rapidly made available to the fleet. In 1938 trials were made with the rotary offset process, using a ...

3. Nautical chart - Wikipedia

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   Online version of Chart No.1 with "Symbols, Abbreviations and Terms" used in nautical charts; Portolan Chart of Gabriel de Vallseca, 1439; The short film "Reading Charts (April 6, 1999)" is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive. Nautical charts available online (Nautical Free) Online Nautical Charts Viewer

4. OpenSeaMap - Wikipedia

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   OpenSeaMap is a software project collecting freely usable nautical information and geospatial data to create a worldwide nautical chart. This chart is available on the OpenSeaMap website, and can also be downloaded for use as an electronic chart for offline applications. [1] The project is part of OpenStreetMap. OpenSeaMap is part of the ...

5. Nautical publications - Wikipedia

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   In the UK, the Admiralty issues 76 volumes covering the world and these are used frequently by most merchant ships. [8] In the US, the United States Coast Pilots is a nine-volume American navigation publication distributed yearly by the National Ocean Service. Its purpose is to supplement nautical charts of US waters.

6. United Kingdom Hydrographic Office - Wikipedia

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   Supplying defence and the commercial shipping industry, they help ensure Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), protect the marine environment and support the efficiency of global trade. [citation needed] The UKHO also produces Admiralty charts, providing SOLAS-compliant charts, publications and digital services for ships trading internationally.

7. Hydrographer of the Navy - Wikipedia

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   The Admiralty appointed Alexander Dalrymple as hydrographer on 12 August 1795, with a remit to gather and distribute charts to HM Ships. Within a year existing charts had been collated, and the first catalogue published. It was five years before the first chart—of Quiberon Bay in Brittany—was produced by the Hydrographer. [1]