series useful for State, regional, and Federal planning. These maps are produced after coordination. of NOS and USGS mapping programs and after consultation with State and Federal agencies. Priorities are established on the basis of State needs and the availability of cost-sharing funds. The coastal mapping program of NOS provides aerial photographic and office compilation services to map the shoreline and locate nearshore features. The estuarine and lake level programs provide measurement, analysis, prediction, and dissemination services for tides, currents, lake levels, and river flows in the coastal and estuarine areas of the United States, including the Great Lakes and interconnecting waterways. For further information, contact: Chief, Marine Chart Division National Ocean Survey National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Rockville, Maryland 20852 Telephone: 301-443-8741 Detailed field surveys at 600 airports designated by the Federal Aviation Administration and production of obstruction charts covering 10 nmi around those airports have been assigned to NOS. Obstruction charts and control survey data near major airports can be obtained from: Chief, Coastal Mapping Division National Ocean Survey National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration USGS AND NOS COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS Federal mapping agencies cooperate on projects that contribute to national mapping and charting, including special products as well as standard map series. States, Commonwealths, or Territories, their political subdivisions, and their agencies may enter into cooperative agreement in which map production is funded equally by the State agency and the Federal Government. The cost of publication normally is borne by the Federal Government. The effect of cooperative agreements is to expedite mapping of areas of particular interest to the cooperating agency because the cooperators help select new project areas. Cooperators are listed in appendix 1. The list is by no means exclusive; additional cooperative programs can be arranged with other organizations within the same jurisdictions. Occasionally agencies enter into cost-sharing agreements to support specified parts of map prepa ration. For example, an agency could provide all or some of the funds for compiling the planimetry but not the contouring of a topographic map. Similarly, State agencies have shared costs for determining tidal datums and coastal boundaries. If the work to be performed does not directly contribute to national mapping and charting, a repay or reimbursable project may be arranged. In repay projects the work is done by the Federal Government, but the entire cost of the project is paid by the requesting agency. Acceptance of a reimbursable agreement depends on the nature of the work and the ability of the Federal agency to fit the job into its production schedule. In addition to mapping and charting projects, the Federal Government cooperates on surveying and tidal-determination projects. Recent cooperative geodetic surveying programs were undertaken with New York, Georgia, Maine, Connecticut, Oregon, California, and Louisiana. These programs vary widely; further information may be obtained from the Director of NOS. Since the mid-1970's, NOS has been conducting tidal datum surveys in cooperation with Florida, New Jersey, and California. In the near future cooperative tidal datum surveys and coastal mapping will be planned for all coastal areas. The planned program involves cooperative establishment of the tidal datums prior to mapping the desired tidal datum lines to NOS accuracy specifications. For information about a cooperative agreement with USGS, the following offices may be contacted: Alaska and Texas Chief, Rocky Mountain Mapping Center Atlantic Coast States plus Alabama, Indiana, Pennsyl- Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, and Chief, Mid-Continent Mapping Center 1400 Independence Road Pacific Coast States plus Hawaii, American Samoa, and Guam Chief, Western Mapping Center U.S. Geological Survey 345 Middlefield Road Menlo Park, California 94075 Telephone: 415-323-2411 Headquarters office Chief, Topographic Division U.S. Geological Survey MS 516 National Center 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Reston, Virginia 22092 For information about a cooperative program with NOS, contact: Director, National Ocean Survey National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 6001 Executive Boulevard Rockville, Maryland 20852 Both USGS and NOS recognize the need for providing technical assistance to other organizationsFederal, State, or private. Technical information in the form of mapping instructions and professional papers may be obtained from: Technical Information Office U.S. Geological Survey MS 520 National Center Reston, Virginia 22092 Telephone: 703-860-6275 Coastal Mapping Division National Ocean Survey National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 6001 Executive Boulevard Rockville, Maryland 20852 Telephone: 301-443-8744 The USGS technical assistance program includes such services as providing technical instructions, accepting research projects on a repay basis, and training non-Federal personnel at the headquarters or at any of the regional offices across the country. Requests for such arrangements should be directed to: Office of Research and Technical Standards U.S. Geological Survey MS 519 National Center or to the Director of NOS. In addition to the handbook, there are other cooperative programs between NOS and USGS. One is the topographic-bathymetric map series which will incorporate the data previously shown separately on USGS topographic maps and NOS bathymetric maps into one format and edition. The inte grated product is designed to serve the cartographic needs of oceanographers, marine geologists, land use planners, physical scientists, conservationists, and others interested in managing the coastal zone, the wetlands, and the offshore environment. A portion of the 1:250,000-scale topographicbathymetric map for Wilmington, Del.-N.J.-Pa.-Md., is shown in appendix 7, figure 12. Other maps have been authorized at that scale and at 1:100,000 scale. Eventually such maps will be available at 1:24,000 scale and in some cases at 1:10,000 scale. MAPPING AND CHARTING ACTIVITIES The following offices are sources of information about the mapping and charting programs of the particular agency listed. Cartographic data are not always available at these offices. See the following section, "Product and data sources," for a list of data distribution points. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Box 30010 Salt Lake City, Utah 84109 Bonneville Power Administration Information Office Bonneville Power Administration 1002 NE. Holliday Street Portland, Oregon 97208 Telephone: 503-234-3361 x5133 Bureau of Indian Affairs Public Information Office Bureau of Indian Affairs 18th and C Streets, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20245 Telephone: 202-343-7435 Bureau of Land Management Division of Cadastral Survey Bureau of Land Management (420) Washington, D.C. 20240 Telephone: 202-343-8205 Bureau of Mines Office of Technical Data Services Bureau of Mines Columbia Plaza 2401 E St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20241 Telephone: 202-634-1110 Bureau of Outdoor Recreation Deputy Director for Planning Bureau of Outdoor Recreation 4415 Interior Building 18th and C Streets, NW. Washington, D.C. 20240 Telephone: 202-343-7375 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Environmental Data Service Director Environmental Data Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2001 Wisconsin Avenue, NW. Washington, D.C. 20235 Telephone: 202-634-7318 Environmental Research Laboratories Office of Programs Environmental Research Laboratories National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 3100 Marine Avenue Boulder, Colorado 80302 Telephone: 303-499-6212 National Ocean Survey Program Development Division National Ocean Survey National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Rockville, Maryland 20852 Telephone: 301-443-8548 Physical Science Services Branch Scientific Services Division National Ocean Survey National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Rockville, Maryland 20852 Telephone: 301-443-8031 National Weather Service National Weather Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Gramax Building 8060 13th Street Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 Telephone: 301-427-7622 National Park Service Office of Communications National Park Service 3043 Interior Building 18th and C Streets, NW. Washington, D.C. 20240 Telephone: 202-343-6843 Soil Conservation Service Education and Publication Branch Information Division Soil Conservation Service U.S. Department of Agriculture Telephone: 202-447-5063 U.S. Air Force Office of Information Office of the Secretary U.S. Air Force The Pentagon Washington, D.C. 20330 Telephone: 202-695-4602 U.S. Army Public Affairs Office Office of the Chief of Engineers Department of the Army James Forrestal Building Washington, D.C. 20314 Telephone: 202-693-6326 U.S. Geological Survey-continued Public Inquiries Office 1036 General Services Building Public Inquiries Office Technical information Technical Information Office Photographic information EROS Data Center U.S. Geological Survey Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57198 Telephone: 605-594-6511 U.S. Marine Corps Information Branch Information Division Arlington Annex Columbia Pike and Arlington Ridge Rd. Arlington, Virginia 20370 U.S. Navy Research and Public Inquiries Office Public Information Division Office of Information U.S. Navy The Pentagon Washington, D.C. 20350 Telephone: 202–695-0965 For assistance and advice on State mapping programs, contact the State representatives listed in appendixes 1, 2, and 3. These sources should also be able to provide information about municipal and private mapping efforts in the States. Other sources of information about private mapping and aerial surveying companies are listed in appendix 4. Area of concern is limited to the states within the particular region of the country. |