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Pollution and Salvage

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and Terminals

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& Logistics Contracts

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Transactions, Bankruptcies and Workouts and Maritime Port Development

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Government and Security

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& Alerts

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& White Papers

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The Headlines

Case
Studies

• Charts
  & Tools

Charts & Tools

Maritime

Calculation Tools

• Distance
  Calculator

• Date
  and Time Gateway

• The
  FootRule

unit conversions

• Tides
  and tide prediction

• International
  Seabed Authority

• Board
  of Commissioners of Pilots of the State of New York

Charts

• Australian
  Hydrographic Service

has Over 400 paper charts plus electronic
and raster charts. An interactive browser identifies charted areas within
the Australian region.

• Canadian
  Hydrographic Service

offers Navigational and bathymetric
charts in paper and digital formats for Canadian waters

• General
  Bathymetric Chart of the Ocean

(GEBCO) has contoured and 3D bathymetric
charts of the world’s ocean. These data are available in digital form
on CD-ROM, and as a series of 18, Fifth Edition printed sheets.

• Goddard
  Institute for Space Studies (GISS)

An extensive database of various oceanic
and atmospheric parameters including temperature, clouds, precipitation,
storm tracks and climate change effects

• Hydrographic
  and Oceanographic Department, Japan Coast Guard

Navigation, bathymetric and geophysical
charts covering the seas around Japan

• Land
  Information New Zealand

Hydrographic charts in analogue and
digital formats for the New Zealand region

• National
  Geophysical Data Center

The official distribution point for
National Ocean Service bathymetric maps, bathymetric/fishing maps, regional
maps, geophysical maps, and preliminary maps. NGDC also has an interactive
map (ArcIMS) graphic selection page, and previews of maps in pdf format

• Ocean
  Portal (UNESCO)

A far-reaching list of websites related
to charts and hydrography, which can be accessed through the search
facility

• Office
  of Coast Survey (NOAA)

A comprehensive range of charts for
U.S. waters and includes electronic navigation charts, print-on-demand
charts plus products and services for Geographic Information Systems
(GIS)

• United
  Kingdom Hydrographic Office

A leading provider of charts of the
world’s oceans as well as electronic charts (ARCS Navigator) of the
world’s major shipping lanes

• NOAA
  – On-Line Chart Viewer

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) launched its On-line Chart Viewer. The service
allows persons with Internet access to display virtually any nautical
chart in the national suite. It also allows for panning and zooming.
While not sufficient for navigational purposes, it is great for familiarization.

Satellite and Other
Images of Earth

• Coastal
  Zone Color Scanner

Images are accessed through a geographically
referenced browser

• National
  Oceanographic Data Center

An extensive catalogue of mapped ocean
data derived from satellites and other observational systems

• SeaWiFS
  Project

A broad time-series of satellite images
of the ocean, in particular ocean color which is related to plankton,
river sediment, chemistry and current patterns

• Visible
  Earth

A major catalogue of satellite images
covering a wide range of environmental parameters

• Currency
  Converter

Convert currencies, updated
daily