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Topic: Navigation

An image of a nautical chart showing a portion of the western Chesapeake Bay shore near Thomas Point and Annapolis, Maryland.
Effort to sync waterway names will improve maritime safety, efficiency
October 25, 2022
Focus areas:
Ocean & Coasts
Topics:
boating safety
navigation
data
An image of a nautical chart showing a portion of the western Chesapeake Bay shore near Thomas Point and Annapolis, Maryland.
Current meter equipment installed on U.S. Coast Guard Lighted Buoy 6 along the Freeport entrance channel.
The fastest-growing port in Texas just got even safer
October 4, 2022
Focus areas:
Ocean & Coasts
Topics:
safety
navigation
ports
marine commerce
Current meter equipment installed on U.S. Coast Guard Lighted Buoy 6 along the Freeport entrance channel.
Aerial view of Naval Base Kitsap - Bremerton, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.
Marine navigation system to increase safety, commerce in Northwest
June 13, 2022
Focus areas:
Ocean & Coasts
Topics:
boating safety
navigation
marine commerce
Aerial view of Naval Base Kitsap - Bremerton, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.
A cruise ship in the Port of Jacksonville, Florida.
Making marine commerce safe and efficient: Celebrating 30 years of NOAA PORTS
July 22, 2021
Focus areas:
Ocean & Coasts
Topics:
ports
navigation
A cruise ship in the Port of Jacksonville, Florida.
Cargo ship docked in Corpus Christi harbor, Texas
NOAA launches two coastal models for mariner safety on West Coast, Gulf of Mexico
March 31, 2021
Focus areas:
Ocean & Coasts
Topics:
modeling
navigation
Cargo ship docked in Corpus Christi harbor, Texas
NASA/NOAA satellite view of the United States at night. 2015 image.
Three datum updates for an ever-changing Earth
November 23, 2020
Focus areas:
Charting
Topics:
nautical charts and maps
navigation
NASA/NOAA satellite view of the United States at night. 2015 image.
October 13, 2020: Launch Boat 2904 from the NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson conducts a hydrographic survey of the Calcasieu Ship Channel in Louisiana to search for navigational hazards after Hurricane Delta came through the area. An offshore oil platform in the background.
NOAA survey teams respond to Hurricane Delta
October 15, 2020
Focus areas:
Charting
Topics:
navigation
hurricanes
October 13, 2020: Launch Boat 2904 from the NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson conducts a hydrographic survey of the Calcasieu Ship Channel in Louisiana to search for navigational hazards after Hurricane Delta came through the area. An offshore oil platform in the background.
Cargo ship enters PortMiami.
Get to know Precision Marine Navigation
July 15, 2020
Focus areas:
Ocean & Coasts
Topics:
navigation
marine commerce
Cargo ship enters PortMiami.
Two large red-colored sensors sit on the deck of a ship.The New York City skyline can be seen in the background. NOAA oceanographers deploy sensors like these in the water to measure the tidal currents for a period of time and then return to collect them. These two were recovered from the Hudson River, just off the coast of lower Manhattan.
NOAA safeguarding navigation in New York Harbor
February 5, 2020
Focus areas:
Ocean & Coasts
Topics:
tides and currents
navigation
Two large red-colored sensors sit on the deck of a ship.The New York City skyline can be seen in the background. NOAA oceanographers deploy sensors like these in the water to measure the tidal currents for a period of time and then return to collect them. These two were recovered from the Hudson River, just off the coast of lower Manhattan.
Electronic navigational chart.
Podcast: Navigating the sea with digital charts
May 3, 2019
Focus areas:
Charting
Topics:
navigation
podcast
Electronic navigational chart.

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