The ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model (GDEM) Version 3 (ASTGTM) provides a global digital elevation model (DEM) of land areas on Earth at a spatial resolution of 1 arc second (approximately 30 meter horizontal posting at the equator).
The development of the ASTER GDEM data products is a collaborative effort between National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI). The ASTER GDEM data products are created by the Sensor Information Laboratory Corporation (SILC) in Tokyo.
Since 1972, the joint NASA/ U.S. Geological Survey Landsat series of Earth Observation satellites have continuously acquired images of the Earth’s land surface, providing uninterrupted data to help land managers and policymakers make informed decisions about natural resources and the environment.
SENTINEL-2 is a wide-swath, high-resolution, multi-spectral imaging mission, supporting Copernicus Land Monitoring studies, including the monitoring of vegetation, soil and water cover, as well as observation of inland waterways and coastal areas.
The SENTINEL-2 Multispectral Instrument (MSI) samples 13 spectral bands: four bands at 10 metres, six bands at 20 metres and three bands at 60 metres spatial resolution.
Various training and reference materials from the ACPMEA and Inform Joint Regional Meeting held at SPREP 17-21 September 2018.
Treaty between the United States of America and the Cook Islands on friendship and delimitation of the maritime boundary between the United States of America and the Cook Islands, 11 June 1980 (entry into force: 8 September 1983; registration #: 28971; date of registration: 1 June 1992
https://www.un.org/depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/TREATIES/U…
Agreement between the Government of the Cook Islands and the Government of the Republic of Kiribati concerning the Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries between the Cook Islands and the Republic of Kiribati, 29 August 2012 (entry into force:17 January 2014; registration #: 51976; registration date: 13 June 2014
https://www.un.org/depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/DEPOSIT/co…
Agreement between the Government of the Cook Islands and the Government of Niue concerning the Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries between the Cook Islands and Niue, 29 August 2012 (entry into force: 6 May 2013; registration #: 1370; registration date: 26 July 2013
https://www.un.org/depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/DEPOSIT/co…
Agreement on Maritime Delimitation between the Government of the Cook Islands and the Government of the French Republic, 3 August 1990 (entry into force: 3 August 1990; registration #: 27947; registration date: 26 February 1991
https://www.un.org/depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/TREATIES/C…
Agreement between the Government of the Cook Islands and the Government of New Zealand concerning the Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries between the Cook Islands and Tokelau, 4 August 2010 (entry into force: 12 November 2012; registration #: 50545 ; date of registration: 21 March 2013
https://www.un.org/depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/DEPOSIT/co…
Codicil modifying the Agreement of 19 January 1983 between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of Fiji relating to the delimitation of their economic zone, 8 November 1990 (entry into force: 8 November 1990; registration #: 27963; registration date: 7 March 1991
Codicil modifying the Agreement of 19 January 1983 between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of Fiji relating to the delimitation of their economic zone, 8 November 1990 (entry into force: 8 November 1990; registration #: 27963; registration date: 7 March 1991
Maritime boundary treaty delimitation signed but not yet entered into force.
The Republic of the Marshall Islands shares four Maritime Boundary Treaties with its neighboring States. The following describes each treaty and its progress.
Gazetted and deposited to UN DOALOS
Treaty between the Republic of Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia
Vanuatu shares four Maritime Boundary Treaties with its Pacific neighbouring States. The following describes each treaty and its progress.
Gazetted and Entered into Force
Treaty between Vanuatu and Solomon Islands
Treaty Between the Republic of Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands Concerning their Maritime Boundaries of 7 October 2016
Tuvalu shares three Maritime Boundary Treaties with its neighbouring States. The following describes each treaty and its progress.
Gazetted and Entered into Force
Tonga shares five Maritime Boundaries with its neighboring States. The following describes each boundary and progress towards agreement.
Gazetted and Entered into Force
Treaty between Tonga and France (Wallis and Futuna)
Convention between the Government of the French Republic (Wallis and Futuna) and the Government of the Kingdom of Tonga on the delimitation of economic zones, 11 January 1980 (entry into force: 11 January 1980; registration #: 18960; registration date: 27 June 1980
Australia shares three Maritime Boundary Treaties with its Pacific neighbouring States. The following describes each treaty and its progress.
Gazetted and Entered into Force
Samoa shares Maritime Boundaries with five of its neighboring States. Samoa has not officially signed or agreed upon any of those boundaries. The following describes each boundary.
Provisional
Boundary between Samoa and Tonga
Boundary between Samoa and France (Wallis and Futuna)
Boundary between Samoa and United States of America (American Samoa)
Boundary between Samoa and New Zealand (Tokelau)
The Marine Zones (Declaration) Act 2011 repeals the Marine Zones (Declaration) Act 1983. It states that the exclusive economic zone comprises those waters beyond the territorial sea of Kiribati, but within a distance of two hundred (200) nautical miles from the baseline of Kiribati, shall be the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Kiribati.
Normally, the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured is the low-water line along the coast as marked on large-scale charts officially recognized by the coastal state. This is either the low-water mark closest to the shore, or alternatively it may be an unlimited distance from permanently exposed land, provided that some portion of elevations exposed at low tide but covered at high tide (like mud flats) is within 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) of permanently exposed land.
Nauru's Territorial Sea Baseline was defined using the 1993 topographic map produce by Survey Graphics Pty Ltd of Perth, Western Australia, under the direction of the Ministry of Island Development and Industry. The map is based on UTM Grid Zone 58, which is referred to the World Geodetic System 1972 (WGS 72). The WGS 72 coordinate system was then converted to WGS 84 using transformation parameters tabled on Nauru Maritime Boundaries Technical Report (TR 399).