Office of Coast Survey Navigation Services Division

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NOAA organizational unit government division

The Office of Coast Survey Navigation Services Division is a unit within NOAA responsible for providing nautical charting, navigation information, and related services to support safe and efficient maritime transportation.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
NOAA Office of Coast Survey	6
Office of Coast Survey	3
Office of Coast Survey Navigation Services Division canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T28120 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Office of Coast Survey Navigation Services Division
Context triple: [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, hasDivision, Office of Coast Survey Navigation Services Division]

A. Maritime Administration
The Maritime Administration is a U.S. federal agency responsible for promoting and regulating the nation’s merchant marine, maritime transportation system, and related infrastructure and workforce.
B. Naval Research Laboratory
The Naval Research Laboratory is the U.S. Navy’s corporate research laboratory, conducting advanced scientific and technological research to support naval and national defense capabilities.
C. United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is a U.S. maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service responsible for safeguarding the nation’s coasts, waterways, and maritime interests.
D. Office of Naval Research
The Office of Naval Research is a U.S. government agency that coordinates, executes, and promotes science and technology programs for the United States Navy and Marine Corps.
E. Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
The Office of Marine and Aviation Operations is the fleet and aviation branch of NOAA, responsible for operating research ships and aircraft that support the agency’s environmental and scientific missions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Office of Coast Survey Navigation Services Division
Target entity description: The Office of Coast Survey Navigation Services Division is a unit within NOAA responsible for providing nautical charting, navigation information, and related services to support safe and efficient maritime transportation.

A. Maritime Administration
The Maritime Administration is a U.S. federal agency responsible for promoting and regulating the nation’s merchant marine, maritime transportation system, and related infrastructure and workforce.
B. Naval Research Laboratory
The Naval Research Laboratory is the U.S. Navy’s corporate research laboratory, conducting advanced scientific and technological research to support naval and national defense capabilities.
C. United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is a U.S. maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service responsible for safeguarding the nation’s coasts, waterways, and maritime interests.
D. Office of Naval Research
The Office of Naval Research is a U.S. government agency that coordinates, executes, and promotes science and technology programs for the United States Navy and Marine Corps.
E. Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
The Office of Marine and Aviation Operations is the fleet and aviation branch of NOAA, responsible for operating research ships and aircraft that support the agency’s environmental and scientific missions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NOAA organizational unit ⓘ government division ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
focusArea	customer outreach and liaison with maritime users ⓘ nautical chart products and services ⓘ navigation safety information dissemination ⓘ support for electronic navigational charts ⓘ
jurisdiction	U.S. coastal waters ⓘ U.S. navigable waterways ⓘ U.S. ports and harbors ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedIn	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
parentAgency	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ Office of Coast Survey ⓘ linked to: Office of Coast Survey Navigation Services Division
parentDepartment	U.S. Department of Commerce ⓘ
partOf	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ Office of Coast Survey ⓘ linked to: Office of Coast Survey Navigation Services Division U.S. Department of Commerce ⓘ
purpose	to provide navigation information to mariners ⓘ to support efficient maritime transportation ⓘ to support safe maritime navigation ⓘ
responsibility	engaging with maritime stakeholders on charting and navigation needs ⓘ providing nautical charting services ⓘ providing navigation information ⓘ supporting marine transportation system efficiency ⓘ supporting marine transportation system safety ⓘ
sector	marine transportation ⓘ maritime navigation ⓘ nautical charting ⓘ
serviceType	marine navigation information services ⓘ nautical charting services ⓘ navigation services ⓘ
usesDataFrom	aids to navigation information ⓘ bathymetric data ⓘ coastline and shoreline data ⓘ hydrographic surveys ⓘ
worksWith	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ U.S. Coast Guard ⓘ linked to: United States Coast Guard commercial shipping industry ⓘ pilots and mariners ⓘ port authorities ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration → hasDivision → Office of Coast Survey Navigation Services Division ⓘ

Office of Coast Survey Navigation Services Division → partOf → Office of Coast Survey ⓘ