[Talk-ca] Canadian International Boundary & Offshore Limit

[Sam Vekemans]

Hi all,

I'm just thinking about that mega Oil Spill that happened, and the Canadian
concerns

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/slick+disaster+triggers+alarm+bells+Canada/3005357/story.html

One of the things im working on is mapping the National Protected areas and
aborigional lands, were some are off-shore.
The Atlas of Canada. http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Atlas_of_Canada is
currently the only source for this boundary info (that i know of), so it's
good to map it.
.. as it show what (canada thinks is this off-shore limit border)

http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/58720651

Rweait noted that most countries just show the 12nm limit.  ... however...
the world doesnt always get along :-)

Because there is this "Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents Marine Protected area"
(rectangle) exists  it's way outside this limit.
http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/54601371

So it would be interesting to see if others can find sources for the US
international waters...  and actually map out there these ecological
reserves are that have been damaged.  (in the gulf  of mexico) ..
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8651333.stm

as well as all the ecological reserves out in the pacific & what the US
thinks is the border limits

But perhaps even more importantly is the mega drilling off Alaska / Canada
coast.  So showing these boarders will help people at least put it into
context.   As it's never clear where these dilling areas are planned.
(since maps are never available)
http://www.pacificenvironment.org/article.php?id=3276


Anyway, I'll wait until this gets rendered (at the different zoom levels),
then wait a little more after that so to get feedback.   Then continue
drawing this border in a few weeks.

Cheers,
Sam

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