Admiralty Hydrographic Office
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The Admiralty Hydrographic Office was the British Royal Navy’s chart-making and nautical surveying authority, responsible for producing and updating official maritime charts and related navigational publications.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cartographic organization
ⓘ
government agency ⓘ hydrographic office ⓘ |
| affiliation | British government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collects |
bathymetric data
ⓘ
coastal topographic data ⓘ hydrographic data ⓘ tidal data ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employerOf |
cartographers
ⓘ
draughtsmen ⓘ engravers ⓘ hydrographer of the navy ⓘ naval surveyors ⓘ |
| field |
hydrography
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marine navigation ⓘ nautical charting ⓘ oceanography ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
improvement of safety of navigation
ⓘ
support of Royal Navy operations ⓘ support of merchant shipping ⓘ |
| industry | maritime navigation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Admiralty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | informal Admiralty charting activities ⓘ |
| product |
Admiralty charts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
nautical publications ⓘ |
| regulates | standards for British official nautical charts ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
production of nautical charts
ⓘ
publication of Notices to Mariners ⓘ publication of nautical almanacs ⓘ publication of sailing directions ⓘ publication of tide tables ⓘ updating nautical charts ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
British territorial waters
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colonial waters of the British Empire ⓘ worldwide oceans ⓘ |
| successor | United Kingdom Hydrographic Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Navy
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explorers ⓘ fishing fleets ⓘ merchant mariners ⓘ survey vessels ⓘ |
| uses |
naval surveying ships
ⓘ
oceanographic instruments ⓘ triangulation and sounding methods ⓘ |
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