On this week's Diving Deeper Shorts, we revisit our interview on nautical charts with Tom Loeper. (3:02 minutes)

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Diving Deeper podcast: Nautical Charts (3.23.09)

A big part of the Ocean Service's mission is about providing 'navigation services' … things like measuring tides and currents, providing up-to-date nautical charts, and determining exact positions on sea or land. These services help keep the nation's maritime commerce humming along safely. But what else could this information be used for? Who else could use it? And what would you get if you focused all of NOAA's combined navigational tools and services to study one specific coastal area in intense detail, all at one time? In this episode, learn how NOAA's navigational services are evolving beyond navigation.

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On this week's Diving Deeper Shorts, we revisit our interview on geodesy with Dru Smith. (3:43 minutes)

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Diving Deeper podcast: Geodesy (5.20.09)

We have three stories for you this week:

New Deepwater Horizon Archive. A new NOAA archive is launched on the web for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Texas Gets Red Tide Bulletins. Texas gets a new forecast system to warn of toxic algal outbreaks along the coast.

The Scarlet Knight Goes to Washington. The first ocean glider to successfully cross the Atlantic goes on display at the Smithsonian Institution.

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NOAA Deepwater Horizon Archive

Forecast System to Warn of Toxic Algal Outbreaks Along Texas' Shoreline (NOAA Press Release)

First Unmanned, Underwater Robot to Cross An Ocean Highlighted at Smithsonian Ocean Hall (NOS News)