| Vocabulary: | lcgft |
| Type: | form/genre |
| Status: | approved heading [active] |
| Date Created: | 2011-05-04 00:00:00 |
| Date Modified: | 2012-05-02 09:31:29 |
Aeronautical charts
Alternate Terms
Navigational charts
Broader Concepts
Scope Notes
- This heading is used as a genre/form heading for maps giving information intended for use in air navigation, such as compass rose, isogonic lines, location of landing fields, beacons, hazards to air navigation, etc.
Sources
- LCSH, Dec. 1, 2009: (hdg.: Aeronautical charts)
- Glossary of mapping, charting, and geodetic terms, 1973: (aeronautical chart: a specialized representation of mapped features of the earth, or some part of it, produced to show selected terrain, cultural and hydrographic features, and supplemental information required for air navigation, pilotage, or for planning air operations)
- Glossary of the mapping sciences, 1994: chart, aeronautical (a chart designed for use in navigating aircraft. An aeronautical chart shows airports and aids to and hazards to aerial navigation, as well as some of the natural features an man-made objects shown on general maps. Also called a navigational chart)
- Wikipedia, Dec. 1, 2009: (aeronautical chart: map designed to assist in navigation of aircraft, much as nautical charts do for watercraft, or a roadmap for drivers)
