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33 U.S.C. § 892

Section 892 · Definitions

Current version, with additions and removals from the December 19, 2002 version.

Current — December 23, 2022
As of December 19, 2002

In this subchapter:

In this subchapter:

(1) Administrator

(1) Administrator

The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The term "Administrator" means the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

(2) Administration

(2) Administration

The term “Administration” means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The term "Administration" means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

(3) Hydrographic data

(3) Hydrographic data

The term “hydrographic data” means information acquired through hydrographic or bathymetric surveying, photogrammetry, geodetic, geospatial, or geomagnetic measurements, tide and current observations, or other methods, that is used in providing hydrographic services.

The term "hydrographic data" means information that—

(A) is acquired through—

(i) hydrographic, bathymetric, photogrammetric, lidar, radar, remote sensing, or shoreline and other ocean- and coastal-related surveying;

(ii) geodetic, geospatial, or geomagnetic measurements;

(iii) tide, water level, and current observations; or

(iv) other methods; and

(B) is used in providing hydrographic services.

(4) Hydrographic services

(4) Hydrographic services

The term “hydrographic services” means—

The term "hydrographic services" means—

(A) the management, maintenance, interpretation, certification, and dissemination of bathymetric, hydrographic, geodetic, geospatial, geomagnetic, and tide and current information, including the production of nautical charts, nautical information databases, and other products derived from hydrographic data;
(A) the management, maintenance, interpretation, certification, and dissemination of bathymetric, hydrographic, shoreline, geodetic, geospatial, geomagnetic, and tide, water level, and current information, including the production of nautical charts, nautical information databases, hydrodynamic forecast and datum transformation models, and other products derived from hydrographic data;

(B) the development of nautical information systems; and

(B) the development of nautical information systems; and

(C) related activities.

(C) related activities.

(5) Act of 1947

(5) Coast and Geodetic Survey Act

The term “Act of 1947” means the Act entitled "An Act to define the functions and duties of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and for other purposes", approved August 6, 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.).
The term "Coast and Geodetic Survey Act" means the Act entitled "An Act to define the functions and duties of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and for other purposes", approved August 6, 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.).
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