<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2016-05-19 11:55 GMT+02:00 Simon Poole <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:simon@poole.ch" target="_blank">simon@poole.ch</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div id=":2sa" class="">The current mapping of de-facto boundaries of effective control is<br>
easily defensible and has a certain logic that even the greatest<br>
nationalists typically will accept (that knowing who really controls an<br>
area is helpful in avoiding getting killed).</div></blockquote></div><br><br>how would this help in the dispute between Italy and France about where the mountain peak (area) of Mont Blanc / Monte Bianco belongs to [1]? Or for offshore areas? Our aim should not be to satisfy officials, but to depict the actual situation. Yes, control of the area is a very good indication where it can be used, but things are not always so clear (areas without effective control by one party do exist).<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Most of the countries are involved in claims of disputed borders? Fine, then it should be mapped like this, even if it doesn't please officials of one country or another.<br><br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">cheers,<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Martin<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br>[1] <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenzverlauf_auf_dem_Mont_Blanc">https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenzverlauf_auf_dem_Mont_Blanc</a><br></div></div>