On 15/06/2020 10:23, Colin Smale wrote:
A new mapper has changed the status of Rockall, removing it from the UK
admin boundaries. As I understand it Rockall is accepted as UK territory
although it can't be used as a baseline to extend the EEZ. I contacted
the mapper with a changeset comment and their motivation is based on
"fixing the EEZ".
Wikipedia suggests that Rockall is considered (administratively
speaking) part of the isle of Harris, in the Western Isles.
As Rockall has from time to time been the subject of a territorial
dispute with Ireland, should we use the "disputed territories" process
for Rockall?
I'd just revert it. There's no dispute as such about the ownership of
Rockall, as no other country claims it. Ireland doesn't recognise UK
sovereignty over Rockall, but doesn't claim it for itself either.
I see that the mapper in question has also changed the description of
Rockall from island to rock, which also seems wrong to me. It is an
island, albeit a very small one. But those are their only two edits,
which suggests that they have a particular aganda rather than trying to
improve OSM.
I think both edits should be reverted for now, but the mapper should be
invited to suggest the changes he wants here and see if he can get a
consensus around them.
Mark
_______________________________________________
Talk-GB mailing list
[email protected]
https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
