Chilean Navy Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (SHOA)

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The Chilean Navy Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (SHOA) is the national authority responsible for hydrographic surveying, nautical charting, and oceanographic research in support of maritime navigation and coastal management for Chile.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
hydrographic office
oceanographic institution
abbreviation SHOA
aimsTo ensure safety of navigation in Chilean waters
support coastal zone management
support national defense in the maritime domain
support sustainable use of marine and coastal resources
collaboratesWith International Hydrographic Organization
other national hydrographic offices
country Chile
field cartography
hydrography
marine geophysics
oceanography
hasRole national hydrographic authority of Chile
national oceanographic service of Chile
nautical charting authority of Chile
headquartersCountry Chile
headquartersLocation Valparaíso
jurisdiction Chilean Antarctic Territory
Chilean inland waters
exclusive economic zone of Chile
territorial sea of Chile
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
mainFunction bathymetric mapping
coastal management support
hydrographic data management
hydrographic surveying
maritime safety information dissemination
nautical chart production
oceanographic data collection
oceanographic research
tide and sea level monitoring
nativeName Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico de la Armada de Chile
operatedBy Chilean Navy
parentOrganization Chilean Navy
responsibleFor hydrographic surveys in Chilean waters
maritime safety information for Chilean waters
nautical publications of Chile
notices to mariners of Chile
oceanographic monitoring in Chilean waters
official nautical charts of Chile
tide tables of Chile
sector maritime
usesInstrument multibeam echosounders
oceanographic buoys
tide gauges
usesVesselType hydrographic survey vessels

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Base Arturo Prat
administeredBy
Chilean Navy Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service ("national oceanographic service of Chile")
hasRole
Chilean Navy Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service ("Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico de la Armada de Chile")
nativeName

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