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GEOSPATIAL SERVICES
Tactical Procuction Services
| BACKGROUND |
DATA SHEET |
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L-3 Nautronix (formerly HSA Systems) established a hydrographic data production and maintenance capability in 1995 in response to an increased demand for authorised digital navigation products to be supplied by the Australian and International Hydrographic Organisations.
Based in the University of Wollongong's Innovation Campus in Wollongong, Australia, the L-3 Nautronix Geospatial Group is a dedicated unit of professionals passionate about their role in this industry.
The Geospatial Group’s core activity is the production and maintenance of hydrographic navigation products involving a range of services spanning: |
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The storage and maintenance of the Australian Hydrographic Office RAN portfolio of commercial
and military charts, |
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The compilation of new nautical paper and digital charts, |
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Independent quality assurance, and |
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Supporting International Hydrographic Capacity |
| CLIENTS |
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Australian Hydrographic Service RAN (15 years) |
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Land Information New Zealand (12 years) |
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Maritime Safety Queensland (11 years) |
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Australian Maritime Safety Authority (11 years) |
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International Hydrographic Organisations |
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National and International Port Authorities |
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National and International Defence Organisations |
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Private and Commercial Organisations |
| CAPABILITIES |
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Navigation chart compilation in accordance
to national and international specifications for: Electronic Navigation Charts (ENC),
Additional Military Layers (AML) Raster Nautical Charts (RNC) and Tactical or
special purpose charts |
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Independent Verification & Validation Services |
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Bureau service from small to large production and maintenance tasks |
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Hydrographic Nautical Chart & ENC Training Services |
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Scanning operations - large & small-format raster scanning & data conversion services |
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Provision of data in multiple formats,
HCRF, GeoTIFF, TIFF, Postscript, SVG,
etc. |
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Quality Management System conforming to ISO 9001:2000 |
| The L-3 Nautronix Geospatial Group can assist a client with: |
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Hydrographic Consultancies |
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Requirements analysis and chart scheming |
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Data modelling - metadata analysis, data
accuracy, etc. |
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Evaluation of input and output formats |
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Data conversion |
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Quality Control requirements and processes |
The L-3 Nautronix Geospatial Group is one of the few organisations in the world compiling official navigation charts for Hydrographic Offices. The group has the expertise and capacity to undertake projects ranging from the compilation of special purpose data sets to support applications such as under-keel clearance or precision berthing, to the production of a country wide portfolio of navigation
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| CHART COMPILATION |
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Skilled team of Hydrographic Cartographers |
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Conform to official Hydrographic Office chart standards |
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Chart compilation from raster and vector source surveys |
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Production and maintenance of charts for Australian Hydrographic
Office, Land Information New Zealand, Papua New Guinea |
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Proven history of successful charting project |
| RASTER CHART PRODUCTION |
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Maintenance of the Australian Hydrographic Offices Raster Chart
portfolio since 1995 |
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Conformance to national and international raster chart specifications:
ARCS (UKHO), Seafarer (AHS), NZMariner (LINZ), State based
charts (DPI Western Australia, Great Barrier Marine Park
Authority) |
| ENC/AML CHART PRODUCTION |
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Involved with the development of the IHO ENC and ECDIS standards
(since 1991) |
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Proven history of successfully delivered ENC projects |
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Efficient chart production tools and processes |
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Work conforms to the IHO S-57 and S-58 standards |
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