Maritime Boundary - Spatial object type

Definition: A line depicting the separation of any type of maritime jurisdiction.

Description: SOURCE IHO Dictionary, S-32, Fifth Edition.NOTE 1 Maritime boundary represents either:1) the seaward outer limits of the maritime zones of a coastal State, such as territorial sea, contiguous zone, exclusive economic zone and continental shelf;2) the limits of the maritime zones of States with opposite or adjacent coasts.Maritime boundaries are a politically sensitive subject, because it affects coastal State''s jurisdiction concerning fishery, petroleum and other resources of the sea as well as other uses of the sea. [Source: "Maritime Boundary", S.P. Jagota]

INSPIRE Data Theme: Administrative Units - [INSPIRE Data Theme Administrative Units]

INSPIRE Application schema: Maritime Units - [INSPIRE Application schema Maritime Units]


Attributes

Definition: Date and time at which this version of the spatial object was inserted or changed in the spatial data set.

Multiplicity: 1

Stereotypes: lifeCycleInfo

Valuetype: DateTime

Definition: The country that the maritime zone of this boundary belongs to.

Description: NOTE If the boundary divides two maritime zones belonging to the same country, only this country should be specified. If the boundary divides maritime zones belonging to neigbouring countries, both countries should be specified.

Multiplicity: 1...2

Valuetype: CountryCode

Definition: Date and time at which this version of the spatial object was superseded or retired in the spatial data set.

Multiplicity: 0...1

Stereotypes: lifeCycleInfo

Valuetype: DateTime

Definition: Geometric representation of the maritime boundary.

Multiplicity: 1

Valuetype: GM_Curve

Definition: External object identifier of the spatial object.

Description: NOTE An external object identifier is a unique object identifier published by the responsible body, which may be used by external applications to reference the spatial object. The identifier is an identifier of the spatial object, not an identifier of the real-world phenomenon.

Multiplicity: 1

Valuetype: Identifier

Definition: Legal status of this maritime boundary.

Description: NOTE The legal status is considered in terms of political agreement or disagreement of the maritime boundary.

Multiplicity: 1

Stereotypes: voidable

Valuetype: LegalStatusValue

Definition: The technical status of the maritime boundary.

Description: NOTE The technical status of the maritime boundary is considered in terms of its topological matching or not-matching with the borders of maritime zones separated by this boundary. Edge-matched means that the same set of coordinates is used.

Multiplicity: 1

Stereotypes: voidable

Valuetype: TechnicalStatusValue



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