| NOAA’s Hydrographic Services Review Panel to meet in Washington, DC Public can sign up for webcast |
NOAA’s Hydrographic Services Review Panel, a federal advisory committee that advises the NOAA administrator on products and services related to navigation services, water levels and currents, and global positioning, will hold a public meeting March 5-7, in Washington, DC. The panel will receive input and updates on national and regional navigation services activities and resource needs, sea level rise and coastal inundation, geospatial and positioning data, technology, the NOAA fleet, priorities for the Arctic, integrated coastal and ocean mapping, as well as recommendations from stakeholders and partners. The panel will consider information from this meeting as it makes recommendations to the NOAA administrator. WHAT: NOAA’s Hydrographic Services Review Panel meeting topics include: navigation services, issues, and solutions sea level rise and coastal inundation data integration and challenges technology priorities value, gaps, and recommended improvements to NOAA’s navigation products and services
WHEN: Tue., Mar. 5, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m EST Wed., Mar. 6, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m EST Thu., Mar. 7, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST
Please check the agenda on the HSRP website for updates on time and speakers. Seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Times and speakers are subject to change. WHERE: Hall of States, 444 N. Capitol Street NW, Room 285, Washington, DC WHO: Nicole LeBoeuf, acting NOAA assistant administrator for the National Ocean Service Ed Saade, chair, HSRP Federal Advisory Committee Rear Adm. Shepard M. Smith, director, NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey Larry Mayer, director, Joint Center for Hydrography, University of New Hampshire Members of the Hydrographic Services Review Panel
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NOAA Office of Coast Survey is the nation’s nautical chartmaker. Originally formed by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807, Coast Survey updates charts, surveys the coastal seafloor, responds to maritime emergencies, and searches for underwater obstructions that pose a danger to navigation. # # # |
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