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| Admiralty stops printing paper nautical charts after 222 years |
| 2022-08-07 |
| [MSN] Since the first maritime maps were printed by the department of the Admiralty 222 years ago, they have been a mainstay of vessels across the world. Nearly two centuries after hydrographer Alexander Dalrymple’s charts were first produced from copper plates in 1800, the blue and yellow maps represent the global standard for nautical navigation, from naval tankers to pleasure yachts. Read the rest at the link |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #3 EMP's are going to be fun! |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2022-08-07 12:40 |
| #2 File under the Musings of an Old Guy: When I own a physical object that imparts factual information, it is secure, tangible, readily available, and uncontrolled by any external entity. It reflects the best knowledge of that moment (or should if I'm circumspect in its purchase). I have its content securely. When I rely exclusively on electronic content for the same material, I face a far less secure level of confidence regarding its availability at all times, and its reliability to be consistent going forward. It is subject to blockage at times of critical need, or modification by some external source. In other words, I am at risk of it being unreliable or subject to disruption. It is foolish to abandon the skills of past secure information for the world of electrons exclusively, for reasons apparent to thoughtful and cynical minds like mine. Like the rush to abandon cash and paper record-keeping, your confidence in the security and privacy of your affairs is in the hands of the anonymous "other" whose "best interests" may well not be yours! |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2022-08-07 12:30 |
| #1 Now the charts are electronic with real time position info overlaid and USN ships and subs still have "navigational incidents." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-08-07 05:04 |