TY - JOUR
T1 - DEVELOPMENT OF S-121 FOR MARITIME LIMITS AND BOUNDARIES
AU - Beaupré, J.-F. O.
AU - Lévesque, S.
AU - Ahola, R.
AU - Durand, S. B.
AU - O’Brien, C. D.
AU - Pritchard, J.
AU - Alcock, M.
JO - The International Hydrographic Review
VL - 28
SP - 94
EP - 107
PY - 2022
DA - 2022/11/30
DO - https://doi.org/10.58440/ihr-28-a07
UR - https://ihr.iho.int/articles/development-of-s-121-for-maritime-limits-and-boundaries/
KW - Boundary
KW - Georegulation
KW - International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
KW - Law of the Sea
KW - Standard
AB - The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) establishes guidelines for management of coastal States’ maritime limits and boundaries information. For consistent deposit of maritime limits and boundaries under the UNCLOS, a standards-based approach is required. This article describes development of this approach through the IHO S-121 standard. Requirements for IHO S-121 are outlined, followed by the data model development methodology. Results outline the data model structure and show how IHO S-121 meets UNCLOS requirements. IHO S-121 represents a significant advancement for consistent management of coastal States’ limits and boundaries data and will help States meet their UNCLOS obligations.