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Well, having a look at the UKHO example, compare 

a.      (full seafloor coverage (multibeam)) 

with entries:

e. , f. and l.  (leadline)

As a regular practicing navigator I’d be inclined to treat the first as rather 
more reliable than the rest…especially if I was thinking about anchoring depths 
for an overnight stop with the sort of tidal range they have in the Channel 
Islands/Iles Anglo-Normandes (which are what are shown) of something like 10m, 
33’. So yes, a value judgment and not always an improper one.

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Disclaimer:  I have nothing useful to add to this discussion.  ;-)

 

Now, let me ask a naive question:  Isn't there a value judgement being place 
here calling these "reliability" charts?

 

Doesn't that presume that latter measurements are more reliable than earlier 
ones? 

 

I realize that this is the term that is used, but isn't this more analogous to 
the "References" section of paper?  IOW, what were the sources for the data.

 

Sorry for the distraction.

 

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Dear Dana,

The only examples I come across regularly appear on British Admiralty charts, 
but only those published as of some time (sorry to be vague) around the last 
couple of decades of the 20th century. An exact date could be got from Guy 
Hannaford ([email protected]), the UKHO archivist who is extremely 
helpful. It is possible this is as a result of an International Hydrographic 
Organization standard. Here is an example:



Before that date reliability indications as to survey data were loosely noted 
in the chart colophon, but only in terms of the date of the most recent survey 
and the ship and surveyors who did it. There was sometimes a reference to 
previous surveys where that data was incorporated in the new chart. Otherwise 
indications of reliability were given by convention - e.g. for vigias. In 
addition, for soundings (when individual soundings rather than depth contours 
were the norm) a different font was used (usually italic) to indicate soundings 
from previous charts of doubtful reliability.

 

Hope that helps.

Stephen D

 

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