Prototyping ArcInfo 8 for Use in Digital Nautical Chart Maintenance

Author: Stephen M. Lewis
Organization: National Imagery and Mapping Agency

4600 Sangamore Road
Bethesda, MD 20816
USA

Phone: (301) 227-7645
Fax: (301) 227-7647
lewiss2@nima.mil

The National Imagery and Mapping Agency's Hydro NIMA Production Cell (NPC) uses object-oriented technology to create and maintain Digital Nautical Chart (DNC) data. Until the release of ArcInfo 8, Esri did not offer an object-oriented solution. ArcInfo 8 and its object-oriented tools can become an ideal tool for DNC maintenance, and the NPC is testing the software for this purpose and developing a DNC maintenance flow.