NOAA’s Hydrographic Panel to Meet in Charleston

NOAA’s Hydrographic Panel to Meet in Charleston

NOAA’s Hydrographic Services Review Panel, which advises the NOAA administrator on products, services and science related to navigation, water levels and currents, and positioning, will hold a public meeting Sept. 16-18 in Charleston, South Carolina.

The panel will receive updates on regional activities requiring support from NOAA’s hydrographic and geospatial services.

NOAA’s Hydrographic Services Review Panel meeting topics include:

– Stakeholder support for maritime commerce, recreational boating, and coastal resilience;

– Port of Charleston preparations for the Panama Canal expansion;

– NOAA collaboration with the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regional operations;

– Breakout sessions, focusing on port expansion and dredging, navigation safety on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, and geospatial modeling data and coastal resilience.

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Press Release, September 9, 2014