If you read the Executive Gouge on the following pages and intuitively grasp the fundamental implications of each nugget of truth.well, you need read no more! Furthermore, you become a Geospatial Information Prophet and can grant audiences to those of dimmer wattage than yourself. We recognize that you are busy, so we included an Executive Gouge that distills the essence of the handbook on two pages. For more details on a particular topic see the Where to find it: box at the end of each section. You don't have to read the whole thing front to back right away, if ever.
This handbook is adapted from a previous handbook entitled 'NAVAIR MC&G handbook' and can be downloaded at This handbook will: Help you understand GI&S relevance to your operations, guide you in acquiring a necessary basic competence in GI&S, explain the process for you to get NIMA GI&S data and services, and point you to assistance on GI&S within NIMA, and elsewhere. It is meant as an initial reference for information about Geospatial Information and Services (GI&S) as they relate to maritime navigation and support from the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA). The purpose of this handbook is to help with the introduction of digital databases that will support the transition from maritime navigation relying primarily on paper products, to navigation in the digital environment. In the privacy of your own stateroom or berthing area
