Review article

History of Publication "Symbols and Abbreviations on Nautical Charts" Edited by Hydrographic Institute

Tea Duplančić Leder orcid.org/0000-0002-0246-9051 ; Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Split, Split, Croatia
Nenad Leder ; Hydrographic Institute of the Republic of Croatia, Split, Croatia

Abstract

History of nautical cartography can be traced on the basis of recent editions of the publication „Symbols and Abbreviations Used on Charts“. This paper examines all editions of that publication covering the area of Eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, from its first issue in 1929 published on one sheet, until these days when it has gone through 5 editions. Every new edition includes more and more symbols and abbreviations, and its contents are consistent with worldwide trends in nautical cartography. In this way, nautical charts like no other thematic charts have been standardized all over the world. Such standardization has been achieved as a result of recommendations of the International Hydrographic Organization, allowing for users simple reading and interpreting of any nautical chart. The paper also refers to IHO Symbols and Abbreviations for the production of electronic navigational charts and INT charts.

Keywords

nautical chart symbols; symbol; nautical chart; Adriatic Sea

Hrčak ID:

62897

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/62897

Publication date:

14.9.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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