-------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: NGA (Formerly DMA, NIMA) Nautical Charts for regions 1-9 and misc. Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 20:05:23 +0000 From: Lee, Kent <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Dennis, List: At East View we've done a lot of research on this issue as part of our plans to provide just such a solution, especially in the aftermath of NGA terminating public access (including FDLP distribution) about three years ago. In terms of basic nautical charts (there are a variety of other more exotic NGA nautical publications, none of which pose digitization issues from the foreign intellectual property point (IP) of view) there were some 4200 NGA charts being distributed as of April 2010. But of course FDLP recipients might have thousands more, considering the multiple editions for many charts and also formerly active charts which were declared withdrawn before April 2010. At most about 25 percent of these 4200 charts pose no problems as far as we can tell in terms of anyone (libraries, vendors) offering a digital archive solution. We know exactly which charts these are, since we have built a database showing the foreign charts used as key source materials in the compilation of each NGA chart. The 3000+ charts with foreign chart materials present a significant IP issue, or rather issues, for anyone wishing to digitize the NGA charts. These charts involve 60-plus non-US hydrographic agencies. Each agency has its own opinion, not surprisingly. The largest single foreign chart contributor is the British Admiralty, who has a very strong opinion on this matter and regularly enforces it with a small army of lawyers. The NGA nautical charts are thus an example of that very rare breed of US Government publication which is not necessarily public domain by virtue of being a US Government publication. It represents a kind of minefield for any comprehensive digitization program. On a separate note, just over 1000 NGA nautical charts (mostly new revised editions, but some completely new charts) have been published since public access ceased. Had that not happened, FDLP recipients would have received all these charts. Kent Lee President and CEO East View Geospatial, Inc. 10601 Wayzata Blvd. Minneapolis, MN USA 55305 Phone: +1.952.252.1205 Fax: +1.952.252.1202 [log in to unmask] www.geospatial.com www.eastview.com -----Original Message----- From: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Angie Cope Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 9:58 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: NGA (Formerly DMA, NIMA) Nautical Charts for regions 1-9 and misc. ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "John Stevenson" <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 8:56:46 AM Subject: Re: NGA (Formerly DMA, NIMA) Nautical Charts for regions 1-9 and misc. Dennis, NOAA's online chart viewer http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/OnLineViewer.html currently includes links to selected NGA charts for regions 1 (North America), 5 (Western Africa, Mediterranean, Black Sea) and 9 (Eastern Asia, South Eastern Russia, Philippines). NOAA offers many disclaimers about these charts but makes them available as a service. They can be very helpful for libraries lacking charts for the covered areas. John A. Stevenson Associate Librarian, Student Multimedia Design Center University of Delaware Library 181 S. College Ave. Newark, DE 19717-5267 302 831-8671 [log in to unmask] On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 9:03 AM, Angie Cope < [log in to unmask] > wrote: ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "Dennis Matthews" < [log in to unmask] > To: "Air Photo Maps, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship" < [log in to unmask] > Sent: Tuesday, March 5, 2013 11:36:04 AM Subject: NGA (Formerly DMA, NIMA) Nautical Charts for regions 1-9 and misc. All, Does anyone know if the NGA (Formerly DMA, NIMA) nautical charts regions 1-9 ( http://mdnautical.com/220-nga-formerly-dma-nima-nautical-charts ) are available online or if a library has done something to digitize their sets? Our library ended up discarding most of our regions due to space issues and I've always wanted to find an "e-replacement" in case someone came looking for map(s) in a region we don't have carry. Thanks, Dennis Dennis G. Matthews Library & Archives Paraprofessional 6 Western Washington University Western Libraries 516 High Street Bellingham, WA 98225 Email: [log in to unmask] Telephone: 360.650.3098 (Collection Services) 360.650.3272 (Map Collection) Fax: 360.650.3954