Australian International Maritime Treaty Boundaries 2014

Treaties - Australian Maritime Boundaries 2014a is a GIS dataset providing a digital representation of Australia's international maritime boundaries established by treaties. Published by Geoscience Australia in May 2014, it covers the nation's entire marine jurisdiction, including external territories. All spatial coordinates are supplied in the GDA94 datum.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime boundary geometry for legal and jurisdictional research on treaty-defined limits.
• Integrate treaty boundary data with other marine spatial datasets for jurisdictional overlay analysis.
• Serve boundary data via web services for applications requiring authoritative maritime zone definitions.

Strengths

• Published by Geoscience Australia, the primary Australian authority for maritime boundary delineation.
• Coverage includes the whole Australian marine jurisdiction, from latitudes 8°S to 70°S and longitudes 39°E to 174°E.
• Coordinates are provided in the standardized GDA94 datum, functionally equivalent to WGS84.

Limitations

• Data currency is May 2014, potentially not reflecting more recent treaties or agreements.
• The dataset is a digital representation; the official treaty documents prevail in case of inconsistency.
• Specific technical details on feature count, resolution, or topological relationships are not provided.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, developed in consultation with the Attorney-General's Department, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the Australian Hydrographic Office.

Collection Method

Digital delineation and harmonization of international maritime boundary treaties.

Time Range

Currency May 2014.

Freshness

null

Geography

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