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Defense Mapping Agency
Background
Information
Charts used in the Navy may be prepared by the Defense Mapping
Agency Hydrographic/Topographic Center (DMAHTC), the National
Ocean Service (NOS), the British Admiralty, or by other hydrographic
agencies. Whatever the source, all charts used by the Navy are issued
by DMAHTC. In this last portion of the chapter you will learn how
determine chart coverage and select charts for any area in the world.
How charts are numbered and the portfolio designations. The system
used to correct charts and techniques used to make corrections. We will
also discuss the chart ordering system.
DMA Pub 1-N
The Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) Catalog of Maps, Charts, and
Related Products is a four-part catalog published by the Defense
Mapping Agency Office of Distribution Services (DMAODS). It
provides a comprehensive reference of all DMA maps, charts, and
related products available. It is organized as follows:
PART I-AEROSPACE PRODUCTS
PART 2-HYDROGRAPHIC PRODUCTS
Volume I United States and Canada (Region 1)
Volume II Central and South America and Antarctica (Region 2)
Volume III Western Europe, Iceland, Greenland, and the Arctic
(Region 3)
Volume IV Scandinavia, Baltic, and USSR (Region 4)
Volume V Western Africa and the Mediterranean (Region 5)
Volume VI Indian Ocean (Region 6)
Volume VII Australia, Indonesia, and New Zealand (Region 7)
Volume VIII Oceania (Region 8)
Volume IX East Asia (Region 9)
Volume X Miscellaneous Charts and Publications
Volume XI (SECRET) Classified Charts and Publications (U)
Semiannual Bulletin Digest for Hydrographic Products
Monthly Bulletin for Hydrographic Products
(CONFIDENTIAL) Quarterly Bulletin for Classified Hydrographic
Products (U)
PART 3-TOPOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS
PART 4-TARGET MATERIAL PRODUCTS
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