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symbols in any desired position and using various type sizes and styles. 

 Among the components of these systems are digitizers which will provide 

 the capabihty of storing cartographic source data in such a manner that it 

 can readily be retrieved from a library file, processed by a computer, and 

 graphically produced on the coordinatograph within a matter of minutes or 

 hours. Future plans will provide a color separation capability, whereby 

 each color plate of a printed chart can be digitized and recorded separately, 

 and stored for chart compilation or revision use. 



Cartographic automation at the Naval Oceanographic Office will play 

 an ever increasing role in supplying the fleet and the oceanographic com- 

 munity with accurate and up-to-date charts. The high-speed production 

 capabilities of automated systems will make it possible to supply needed 

 charts more quickly and economically than ever before. 



