Commercial Maritime Information: A Critical Appraisal.

Abstract

The proposed project initially had the following objectives: To study currently produced maritime statistical data; To analyze the purposes for which statistics are produced, the users of statistics and the cost of the current statistics production system; To meet with users of maritime statistics to determine what needs are and are not being filled; To meet with the agencies generating maritime statistics and the entities reporting to these agencies to determine what improvements in the system can be made; and To recommend a consistent government-wide program of maritime data acquisition, processing, and dissemination that will operate with maximum efficiency to achieve full utilization of the statistical data that are produced. This report is intended to fulfill these initial objectives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA105660

Entities

Organizations

  • National Research Council

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Processing
  • Databases
  • Engineers
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • International Trade
  • Marine Transportation
  • Maritime Industry
  • National Security
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistical Data
  • Systems Management
  • United States

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