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5 Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations
Pages 34-40

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... information, the committee considers alternative 2 (partial ANCS II with SCARS/ CAC) to be the most likely feasible, near-term path forward, and alternative 3 (SCARS/CAC plus COTS, no ANCS II)
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... The use of ANCS II beyond what is needed to generate data to support the decisions, as well as any migration of ANCS II components, should be postponed until after the decisions are made. The start-up of continual maintenance under SCARS/CAC of a full chart suite should also be postponed until earlier recommendations are acted on (i.e., the analysis of tradeoffs and the determination of the most feasible, near-term path forward)
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... Following the outcome of the above-recommended evaluation, NOAA should implement, as soon as possible, an automated production environment from the surviving components of existing systems or the COTS alternatives to perform the following functions: · import of data · maintenance of a vector database · output to raster, paper, vector, and hybrid products Recommendation 5. NOAA's information systems migration plan should define and reflect the NOAA agencywide hardware and communications approach, including software and data objectives.
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... Load the vector database from the following sources in order of priority: · existing source data (selected themes only) · Defense Mapping Agency Digital Nautical Chart · paper charts · new survey data Recommendation 8.
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