Removing buoys that mark hazards in RI waters could save the Coast Guard money, but boaters say it could come at a high cost.

Focusing on issues that drive its product/ service development, namely marine/navigation safety; demand for high quality, timely electronic charts; and the ability to maintain and distribute up-to ...

“You can look at the charts and see a certain buoy ... like these whose designs mostly predate Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), Electronic Navigation Charts (ENC), and Electronic ...

“With the navigational aids ... But the question is whether they still do. Many predate electronic charts, global positioning system technology, and automatic identification system (AIS ...

As concern over navigational safety increases, so does interest in ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display Information System), which integrates information from various navigational and positioning ...

electronic navigation charts, and electronic charting systems.” The intention, the Coast Guard says, is to “support the navigational needs of the 21st century prudent mariner … Deliver effective, ...

Charts were not simple maps of an area ... It's important that electronic and manual methods of navigation are used in tandem, as it's easy for shipping accidents to occur.