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HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY PRIORITIES FOR 2004 NOW AVAILABLE
Updated Charting Data Promotes Safe Navigation
NOAA announced the release of the NOAA Hydrographic Survey
Priorities for 2004. The NHSP identifies and prioritizes navigationally
significant areas within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone
and U.S. territorial waters. Created by the NOAA Office of
Coast Survey, the revised NHSP also provides the dates of
previously charted hydrographic surveys and is part of a continuing
effort to support the navigational needs of the maritime community.
The NHSP is a consolidated "snap shot" of generalized
area outlines depicting the current hydrographic needs of
the nation. Covering more than 500,000 square nautical miles,
each region was prioritized for hydrographic survey based
on input from the marine transportation community, date of
survey, technology and procedures used to obtain current charted
hydrography in the area.
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