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Hydrographic Survey by David Goodfellow

Norway-Croatia ENC Agreement

01 Jan 2006

Heading the Primar Stavanger regional ENC distributor network, the Norwegian Hydrographic Service has signed a bilateral agreement with the Croatian Hydrographic Institute for distribution of the latter's electronic nautical charts (ENCs). The agreement, says Norwegian Hydrographer Frode Klepsvik, will extend ENC coverage of the Adriatic which has hitherto been dependant on Italian charts.

Director of the Norwegian Hydrographic Service Frode Klepsvik and Dr Zvonko Grzetic, Head of the Croatian Hydrographic Institute, agree new extensions to electronic nautical chart coverage of the Adriatic.

As a result of the agreement, Croatia will also join nine other nations on the Primar Stavanger advisory committee for determination of policy and developments. Established in April 2002, Primar Stavanger presently distributes official ENCs from more than 30 countries. Other hydrographic office members include those of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Latvia, Poland, Russia and Sweden while recent distributor agreements have also been concluded with Italy, Korea, Singapore and the East Asian Hydrographic Commission.

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