A Map Server for Realtime Hydrographic Data Collection Systems

• Main Authors: Landrum, Jerry, Mejia, Pablo
• Other Authors: NAVAL RESEARCH LAB STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS MARINE GEOSCIENCES DIV
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1998
• Subjects: Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; Underwater and Marine Navigation and Guidance; *HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYING; *SURFACE NAVIGATION; *NAVIGATION CHARTS; DATA BASES; DATA MANAGEMENT; REAL TIME; HYDROGRAPHY; SITUATIONAL AWARENESS; ORCA(OCEANOGRAPHIC REMOTELY CONTROLLED AUTOMATON); PE63704N; Orca
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA358801; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA358801

The Oceanographic Remotely Controlled Automaton (ORCA) is a prototype Naval hydrographic/oceanographic survey system operated from a mother ship. Measurements are radioed to a control station on the mother ship, logged, and displayed in real time. A decluttered and customized chart background was needed to expand situational awareness. This paper describes the adaptation of an existing government map application program to provide the needed map services to the ORCA control station.