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Re: NOAA Gives the 'Heave-Ho' to Paper Maps
From: Greg B
Date: 2013 Dec 29, 20:32 -0500
From: Greg B
Date: 2013 Dec 29, 20:32 -0500
Noell,
Paper charts will still be available.
According to what I have read the problem is that there was
a previous agreement between NOAA and the FAA and the
FAA presses were used to print the NOAA charts. FAA budget
problems require that they concentrate on printing their own
sectional chart products. Also private companies like Maptech
have also been printing NOAA charts for years. For me printing
a 36" X 40" chart from the pdf at FedEx/Kinkos will cost me more
than ordering it directly from one of NOAA's vendors. Also charts
printed by NOAA vendors meet USCG carriage requirements for
commercial shipping.
~Greg
On 12/29/2013 05:44 PM, Noell Wilson wrote:
Paper charts will still be available.
According to what I have read the problem is that there was
a previous agreement between NOAA and the FAA and the
FAA presses were used to print the NOAA charts. FAA budget
problems require that they concentrate on printing their own
sectional chart products. Also private companies like Maptech
have also been printing NOAA charts for years. For me printing
a 36" X 40" chart from the pdf at FedEx/Kinkos will cost me more
than ordering it directly from one of NOAA's vendors. Also charts
printed by NOAA vendors meet USCG carriage requirements for
commercial shipping.
~Greg
On 12/29/2013 05:44 PM, Noell Wilson wrote:
Hi All,
Just a reminder, "all" of the USA NOAA charts in full size high resolution printable PDF format are available for free downloading until 22 January 2014. After that the PDF availability depends on the public response to the service.http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/pdfcharts/
Regards, Noell
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