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  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 (2009). ETOPO Global Relief Model: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/etopo-global-relief-model . Last updated 2020.

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  • See if creating a Custom Area resolves your needs. Any areas created via this method will show under “My Areas” in the layer menu and can be toggled on and off.

  • Check if the upcoming improvements to Skylight (next section) would resolve your issue and email support@skylight.global with your response.

  • We can put you in contact with the organizations that currently manage these data sources to advocate for changes to their maps (Mapbox, MarineRegions).

Upcoming improvements to map layers

  • The EEZ layer and 12 miles layers were last updated in 2019 and some boundaries have shifted since 2019. We are working to update our default EEZ layer to the latest version in the next few months.

  • Long term, we would like to allow users to change labels and upload new files to replace what are visible by default in the EEZ and 12 NM layers. We are working on the requirements for this change, but do not have an estimate on delivery yet.