Name: Nancy J. Weslager

Q: Where in NOAA do you work now?
A: National Ocean Service/Aeronautical Charting and Cartography/Aeronautical Chart Division/Instrument Approach Procedure Chart Branch.

Q: When did you begin your work with NOAA?
A: Started in the visual drafting unit in December 1968 and moved to the instrument approach drafting area one year later.

Q: Looking back, what events stand out as the most memorable during your time with NOAA?
A: Dropping the Coast & Geodetic Survey name. Many in the agency were sad to see that dropped due to its historic background. Another significant step was the computerization of the system to track our work and create our indices in October 1978. More recently we have begun to do charting with computers and utilize GPS which allows many more air fields to have instrument approaches now.

Q: From your point of view, what have been the most significant changes NOAA has experienced during the past 30 years?
A: In instrument charting, the world we live in and create in is constantly changing and adjusting to new technologies so I am constantly learning new things as time goes on. It keeps things interesting.

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