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1989: Vol. LXVI No. 2

Current Developments in Computer Assisted Cartography at the UK Hydrographic Department

Submitted
July 31, 2015
Published
2015-05-14

Abstract

Since the introduction of Computer Assisted Cartography (CAC) techniques into the chart production process at the UK Hydrographic Department in the early 1970s, automation has come to play an increasingly important role. Current policy is to make use of such techniques wherever they offer benefits in terms of cost-effectiveness or production efficiency. This policy has been pursued since combination of the separate CAC production and development units in 1981. The aim of this paper is to summarise the development of the digital production flowline since 1981, to outline the current objectives for further development of the flowline, and to review the progress that is being made towards achieving those objectives. The paper deals specifically with the use of CAC to support production of the conventional paper chart. Expertise gained in the use of CAC is now being applied to experimental work related to the ‘electronic chart’ concept, but those developments fall outside the scope of this paper.