Australian Maritime Boundaries Under Offshore Petroleum Act 2014

May 2014 digital representation of scheduled and offshore areas defined under Australia's Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006. The dataset provides a GIS product for Australia's entire marine jurisdiction, covering latitudes from 8°S to 70°S and longitudes from 39°E to 174°E, developed by Geoscience Australia in consultation with other Commonwealth agencies.

Use Cases

• Analyze the spatial extent of scheduled areas and offshore areas for marine resource management planning.
• Integrate maritime boundaries and graticular block datasets for jurisdictional analysis in block SC51.
• Use the territorial sea baseline and outer limits data for legal and regulatory compliance mapping.
• Visualize Australia's maritime zones, including waters adjacent to the mainland and External Territories, for cartographic applications.

Strengths

• Coverage spans Australia's entire marine jurisdiction, from 8°S to 70°S latitude and 39°E to 174°E longitude.
• Published by Geoscience Australia, the primary authority for Australia's maritime limits, in consultation with key government agencies.
• Technical amendments were made based on user feedback, including harmonization of boundary datasets in specific blocks.

Limitations

• Data currency is from May 2014, potentially outdated for current legal or regulatory applications.
• The dataset is a digital representation; in case of inconsistency, the limits under the legislation prevail, requiring cross-referencing.
• Specific technical details on row count, column structure, or sample data are unavailable for assessment.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Digital delineation and representation of legislated maritime limits and boundaries.

Time Range

Currency: May 2014.

Freshness

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Geography

Australia's marine jurisdiction, including mainland, offshore islands, and External Territories.