Page Comparison

Below are the sources of Skylight’s map. Layers 2-4 can be toggled on and off to assist with the analysis of events.

1. Basemap: Mapbox

   • This is the underlying display of land and water before the application of any layers. It includes the coastlines, country boundaries, labels on land (e.g. country and city names), labels on water (e.g. Arafura Sea, Indian Ocean).

2. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Layer: Flanders Marine Institute (2019). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase: Maritime Boundaries and Exclusive Economic Zones (200NM), version 11. Available online at http://www.marineregions.org/ https://doi.org/10.14284/386 .

   • For the shape of the boundary, we use: TBD

   • For the name of the layer (appears on hover), we use: TBD

3. 12 Nautical Mile (12 NM) Layer: Flanders Marine Institute (2019). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase: Territorial Seas (12NM), version 3.

   Available online at https://www.marineregions.org/ https://doi.org/10.14284/387 .

4. Bathymetry Layer: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. ETOPO Global Relief Model: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/etopo-global-relief-model . Last updated 2020.

   

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