Ocean Mapping Strategy
This online engineering PDH interactive presentation introduces the U.S. ocean mapping strategy, hydrographic surveying, and modern seafloor mapping technologies that support safe marine navigation and maritime infrastructure planning.
This presentation highlights the role of NOAA Office of Coast Survey in leading national efforts to map and characterize the seafloor and coordinate hydrographic surveying activities across U.S. waters.
The course explains the purpose and importance of ocean mapping in supporting safe navigation, port operations, and the U.S. marine transportation system. It also describes how seafloor data are collected using survey vessels, small boats, autonomous systems, and collaborative partnerships among federal, state, academic, and private sector organizations.
In addition, the presentation introduces modern hydrographic technologies, including high-resolution bathymetry and precision marine navigation, and discusses the legal mandates, institutional responsibilities, and international standards governing hydrographic surveying and nautical chart production.
This 2 PDH online interactive presentation is designed for engineers, surveyors, hydrographers, maritime professionals, and coastal planners seeking a foundational understanding of U.S. ocean mapping and its role in supporting safe and efficient maritime operations.
This continuing education interactive presentation is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- To understand the scope, importance, and strategic goals of U.S. ocean mapping and its role in national maritime activities.
- To explain how Coast Survey leads seafloor mapping in the United States using ships, small boats, autonomous systems, and collaborative partnerships.
- To describe the legal mandates, institutional responsibilities, and international standards that govern hydrographic surveying and nautical chart production in U.S. waters.
- To explain the role of hydrographic surveying and ocean mapping in supporting safe marine navigation and the U.S. marine transportation system.
- To analyze navigation challenges associated with modern vessel dimensions, port operations, and limited underkeel clearance in major navigation channels.
- To evaluate how high-resolution bathymetric data, precision marine navigation, and modern hydrographic technologies improve navigation safety and port efficiency.
- To understand the value of federal, state, academic, and private sector partnerships in expanding national seafloor mapping coverage.
- To apply risk-based hydrographic survey planning and national bathymetric data integration approaches, including the Hydrographic Health Model and the National Bathymetric Source.
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