Treaties - Australian Maritime Boundaries 2014a: International Treaty Boundaries

Geoscience Australia developed this digital representation of Australia's international maritime boundary treaties. The dataset covers the entire Australian marine jurisdiction, with a geographical extent from approximately 8°S to 70°S latitude and 39°E to 174°E longitude. It was published in May 2014, incorporating technical amendments based on user feedback.

Use Cases

• Visualizing international maritime treaty boundaries for legal or diplomatic reference based on the described treaty data.
• Conducting spatial analysis of Australia's marine jurisdiction for resource planning based on the described coverage area.
• Integrating treaty boundaries with other maritime datasets like scheduled areas for a unified GIS view based on the described harmonization.

Strengths

• Developed by the authoritative national agency Geoscience Australia in consultation with other key government departments.
• Provides a defined geographical coverage spanning Australia's mainland, offshore islands, and external territories.
• Includes technical amendments for dataset harmonization based on direct user feedback.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data currency is May 2014; treaty changes after this date are not reflected.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia

Collection Method

Delineation of maritime limits and boundaries, developed as a GIS data product.

Time Range

Currency: May 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 01:46:55.430982; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australian marine jurisdiction, including waters adjacent to the mainland, offshore islands, and External Territories.