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Survey Iii strun entatl on 



During the past year the Office of llaval Research 

 and the Hydrographic Office have taken steps to bring into 

 being new, more and better instruments for survey data 

 collection. Funds (totaling aboi.it 2-2 million) are budgeted 

 for survey instrcments, iastriainent research and development, 

 ocean buoys, e.-.c. i^ong tlie factors to be considered in 

 the development of survey instruments is adaptability to 

 automatic data processing, for example by digital recording. 



Complete systems studies of survey instrumentation and 

 data collection should be carried out by a competent group. 

 Vie place such a study as a high r.rjorjty item. vie must be 

 able to bring the best of modern techiiolcgy and systems 

 analysis to b;ar o--„ this problem. The insLr-jments, the 

 telemetering; the data processing systems and the ships we 

 build over the next few years can be much more efficient 

 than those v/e now use. If they are not they will be ob- 

 solete when the S'':rvey xs well under way. VJe urge the ICO 

 to take steps to see that such studies be carried out under 

 the guidance of a special subcommittee „ 



Ope ra tions 



The Coast & Geodetic Survey, the Hydrographic Office, 

 and the Bureau of Coiximercial Fislieries should play a major 

 role in the ccean-v^ide survey program. Other agencies such 

 as the Coast Guard, the Weather Bureau, the Atomxc Energy 

 CvTi'jrdssion,. ard the Geological Survey, should also cooperate 

 actively in pi.anning, funding, and participation by personnel 

 and ships where feasible. At the same time, the agencies 

 should turn partly to oceanographic institutions and engin- 

 eering exploration groups for cooperation and special as- 

 sistance. 



S urvey Ship Construction 



The navy has funded or is building several survey and 

 military R&D ships. The first iTav^' survey ship (a 1300 ton 

 AGS) is . funded in FY 1962 and will go to the Plydrograohic 

 Office fox- special military surveys. A 2500 ton "v;orld 

 ocean survey" ship and a 4100 ton coastal surveyor are 



