This might be helpful regarding arctic boundaries/claims: http://www.dur.ac.uk/ibru/resources/arctic/
Brad On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 1:36 PM, Sam Vekemans <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm just thinking about that mega Oil Spill that happened, and the Canadian > concerns > > http://www.timescolonist.com/news/slick+disaster+triggers+alarm+bells+Canada/3005357/story.html > > One of the things im working on is mapping the National Protected areas and > aborigional lands, were some are off-shore. > The Atlas of Canada. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Atlas_of_Canada is > currently the only source for this boundary info (that i know of), so it's > good to map it. > .. as it show what (canada thinks is this off-shore limit border) > > http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/58720651 > > Rweait noted that most countries just show the 12nm limit. ... however... > the world doesnt always get along :-) > > Because there is this "Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents Marine Protected area" > (rectangle) exists it's way outside this limit. > http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/54601371 > > So it would be interesting to see if others can find sources for the US > international waters... and actually map out there these ecological > reserves are that have been damaged. (in the gulf of mexico) .. > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8651333.stm > > as well as all the ecological reserves out in the pacific & what the US > thinks is the border limits > > But perhaps even more importantly is the mega drilling off Alaska / Canada > coast. So showing these boarders will help people at least put it into > context. As it's never clear where these dilling areas are planned. > (since maps are never available) > http://www.pacificenvironment.org/article.php?id=3276 > > > Anyway, I'll wait until this gets rendered (at the different zoom levels), > then wait a little more after that so to get feedback. Then continue > drawing this border in a few weeks. > > Cheers, > Sam > > Twitter: @Acrosscanada > Blogs: http://acrosscanadatrails.posterous.com/ > http://Acrosscanadatrails.blogspot.com > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sam.vekemans > Skype: samvekemans > OpenStreetMap IRC: http://irc.openstreetmap.org > @Acrosscanadatrails > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us > > _______________________________________________ Talk-ca mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca
