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The Office of Coast Survey (OCS) is the oldest U.S. scientific organization and is the Nation's only official chartmaker. Its history dates from 1807 when the United States Congress directed that a "survey of the coast" be carried out. In the ensuing years additional responsibilities were assigned to the young agency to meet scientific and engineering needs of a growing national population and economy. The Marine Chart Division collects marine navigational data to construct and maintain nautical charts, Coast Pilots, and related marine products for the United States.
By 1836, the (OCS) was called the U.S. Coast Survey. In 1871, a geodetic connection between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts was officially authorized and the name was changed to the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (C&GS) in 1878. In 1926, the production of aeronautical charts was added to meet the requirements of the new air age. In 1970, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey became the National Ocean Survey under the newly established National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and in 1982, it was renamed the National Ocean Service (NOS). Later that year in December 1982, the Office of Charting and Geodetic Services was created within the new National Ocean Service was created to better focus on charting and geodetic activities, re-establishing the former C&GS acronym. In 1991, the office was renamed to its former 1878 name of Coast and Geodetic Survey.
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