Digital Nautical Chart

Abstract

The Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) has tasked the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) to develop a product specification for a Digital Nautical Chart (DNC) database. The DNC will be used by the Department of Defense in nautical Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems. This paper will describe the structure and content of the DNC database.... Navigation, Electronic Chart.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA260810

Entities

People

  • James H. Hammack
  • S. D. Coughlan

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cartography
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Directories
  • Engineering
  • Hydrography
  • Information Systems
  • Marine Navigation
  • Metadata
  • Military Research
  • Nautical
  • Navigation
  • Organizational Structure
  • Production
  • Prototypes
  • Standards
  • Systems Engineering

Readers

  • Geodesy
  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics