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Topic: Charts and maps

An aerial image of a green salt marsh in coastal Maine.

The coast is clear-er: NOAA unveils new land cover maps 900 times greater in detail

June 2, 2026

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An aerial image of a green salt marsh in coastal Maine.

bathymetric information collected around American Samoa, Ofu and Olosega Islands, Taʻū Island, and Rose Island during the 2023 survey season

Exploring the seafloor and shallow-water corals on NOAA Ship Rainier

April 17, 2024

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bathymetric information collected around American Samoa, Ofu and Olosega Islands, Taʻū Island, and Rose Island during the 2023 survey season

August 23, 2023: A GPS antenna and receiver determine an accurate position and elevation for a geodetic control mark on the top of Mt. Blue Sky, Colorado, elevation 14,266 feet.

No, Colorado won't lose one of its beloved 'Fourteeners'

April 18, 2024

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August 23, 2023: A GPS antenna and receiver determine an accurate position and elevation for a geodetic control mark on the top of Mt. Blue Sky, Colorado, elevation 14,266 feet.

Photo of The Treasures of NOAA’s Ark exhibit on display at the Maritime Museum’s West Wing Gallery.

NOAA’s Treasures at the Erie Maritime Museum

April 25, 2024

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National Geodetic Survey

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Photo of The Treasures of NOAA’s Ark exhibit on display at the Maritime Museum’s West Wing Gallery.

Welcome to noaa.gov

Treasures of NOAA's Ark

September 25, 2023

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National Geodetic Survey

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Welcome to noaa.gov

A group of four images (top to bottom): an image of the Visual Lab at University of New Hampshire/Joint Hydrographic Center, an uncrewed surface vessel during survey operations, a digital terrain map of the entrance to Portsmouth Harbor, NH., and an image of an autonomous underwater vehicle being deployed.

NOAA and University of New Hampshire to announce new center for ocean and Great Lakes mapping

September 18, 2023

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A group of four images (top to bottom): an image of the Visual Lab at University of New Hampshire/Joint Hydrographic Center, an uncrewed surface vessel during survey operations, a digital terrain map of the entrance to Portsmouth Harbor, NH., and an image of an autonomous underwater vehicle being deployed.

A group of four images (top to bottom): an image of the Visual Lab at University of New Hampshire/Joint Hydrographic Center, an uncrewed surface vessel during survey operations, a digital terrain map of the entrance to Portsmouth Harbor, NH., and an image of an autonomous underwater vehicle being deployed.

New ocean mapping center expands NOAA, University of New Hampshire partnership

September 19, 2023

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A group of four images (top to bottom): an image of the Visual Lab at University of New Hampshire/Joint Hydrographic Center, an uncrewed surface vessel during survey operations, a digital terrain map of the entrance to Portsmouth Harbor, NH., and an image of an autonomous underwater vehicle being deployed.

Emily Narrow, mission videographer, enjoys the sunset over the Pacific Ocean from the back deck of NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, during the NOAA Ocean Exploration mission: Discovering the Deep: Exploring Remote Pacific Marine Protected Areas In 2017.

U.S., Australia partner to explore and map the Pacific Ocean

December 21, 2022

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ocean exploration

Emily Narrow, mission videographer, enjoys the sunset over the Pacific Ocean from the back deck of NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, during the NOAA Ocean Exploration mission: Discovering the Deep: Exploring Remote Pacific Marine Protected Areas In 2017.

The Treasures of NOAA's Ark exhibit on display at the Tellus Science Museum in Atlanta, GA. Several cases are spread throughout the room, with maps, and charts, early scientific instruments, and other historical artifacts inside them.

Discover NOAA's treasures at the Tellus Science Museum

December 14, 2022

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The Treasures of NOAA's Ark exhibit on display at the Tellus Science Museum in Atlanta, GA. Several cases are spread throughout the room, with maps, and charts, early scientific instruments, and other historical artifacts inside them.

A NOAA survey vessel next to a dock along with a NOAA Corps officer in foreground.

Great Lakes mapping missions combine surveying and science

October 21, 2022

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A NOAA survey vessel next to a dock along with a NOAA Corps officer in foreground.

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