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been supplied freely to others developing similar capabilities. 



Two additional automatic cartographic production systems are 

 scheduled for installation in late 1967. These systems will pro- 

 vide more advanced capabilities, making it possible to place names 

 and symbols in any desired position automatically, using various 

 type sizes and styles. Digitizers will provide the capability of 

 storing cartographic source data in such a manner that it can be 

 readily retrieved from a library file, processed by a computer, 

 and graphically produced on the coordinatograph within a matter 

 of minutes. These new cartographic systems will greatly increase 

 both output and quality of the finished products. Future plans 

 will provide a color separation capability whereby each color plate 

 of a printed chart can be digitized, recorded, and stored for chart 

 compilation or revision. 



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