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The team at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that is overseeing the transition of marine charts from paper to fully electronic navigation aids gave a webinar April 22 updating users on their timeline and progress. While no federal agency will be publishing paper charts by the end of a five-year process begun in 2019, it doesn't necessarily mean the "end" of paper, because NOAA is creating means for users to print out their own paper charts, based on continually updated electronic information. The webinar, titled "Nautical Chart Cancellation Process, Timelines and Strategic Approach," was presented by Capt. E.J. Van Dem Ameele, chief of the marine chart division of NOAA; Julia Powell, chief of its Navigation Services Division; and Colby Harmon, cartographer for its Marine Chart Division. |