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Subject: RE: Is anyone using the Digital Nautical Chart (DNC(R)) that
would care to comment on it?
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:25:23 -0800
From: Edwards, Adella <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]>
I was just looking at these yesterday, and was put off by what looked
like an archaic proprietary software (VDU Patch Software) I don't know
what it is and was reluctant to download and install it. Are the
resulting files GIS friendly?
Adella Edwards
Cartography Centre
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
James Cook University, Qld 4811
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From: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship
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Subject: Re: Is anyone using the Digital Nautical Chart (DNC(R)) that
would care to comment on it?
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: Is anyone using the Digital Nautical Chart (DNC(R)) that
would care to comment on it?
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:33:15 -0500
From: Gregory Curtis <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship
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I just had occasion to use them last week. They work well. I was able
to manipulate them and size them for the client's needs.
On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Angie Cope <[log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
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Subject: Is anyone using the Digital Nautical Chart (DNC(r)) that
would
care to comment on it?
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:52:42 -0500
From: John A Stevenson <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Organization: University of Delaware
To: MAPS-L <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Dear Colleagues,
Apologies in advance if I've overlooked a review of the current
product.
Have MAPS-L readers have seen or used the Digital Nautical Chart
(DNC(r))
at http://dnc.nga.mil/NGAPortal/DNC.portal ?
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) describes their
DNC(r)
as "an unclassified, vector-based digital database containing maritime
significant features essential for safe marine navigation."
As U.S. depository libraries no longer receive printed charts on
deposit
and no charts have been distributed since late 2008, would anyone
comment as to whether this online resource is a good substitute?
Thanks for any comments people are willing to share.
--
John A. Stevenson
Associate Librarian
Coordinator, Government Documents and Maps Processing Unit
University of Delaware Library
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717-5267
302 831-8671
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--
Gregory Curtis
Librarian
Government Publications, Maps, and GIS
Fogler Library
University of Maine
V: (207) 581-1681
F: (207) 581-1653
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