When land or maritime boundaries are disputed, questions of national sovereignty hang in the balance. This is when experience matters most and International Mapping provides that experience.
Whether you’re looking to communicate a boundary position, evaluate an opposing claim, or better understand your maritime entitlements under United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS-III), we can help. No other mapping company in the world—public or private—has more consulting experience with boundary litigation cases than International Mapping. Members of our staff have been serving as international boundary consultants since 1979.
- Formulation of maritime claims
- Evaluation of opposing claims
- Interpretation of cartographic provisions of UNCLOS-III
- Assistance in maximizing a coastal state’s zones of maritime jurisdiction
- Interpretation of cartographic provisions of UNCLOS-III
- Translation services
- Acquisition of satellite imagery
- Cartographic research
Case Studies
Republic of Guyana
Guyana-Suriname Maritime Boundary Dispute
Cartographers from International Mapping assisted the legal team working on behalf of the Government of Guyana in preparing and presenting maps and related graphics for its maritime boundary dispute with Suriname. The case was convened as an Article VII arbitration … More
Interim Government of Southern Sudan (SPLM)
Internal Land Boundary Dispute in the Abyei Region of Southern Sudan
In 2009, International Mapping assisted the law firm of Wilmer Hale in their representation of the Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) in their land boundary dispute with the Republic of Sudan. This case was presented before the Permanent Court of … More
Republic of Honduras
Honduras-Nicaragua Maritime Boundary Dispute
International Mapping assisted the Government of Honduras and their legal team with the preparation and presentation of custom maps and related graphics for the litigation of their maritime boundary dispute with Nicaragua. This case was presented before the International Court … More
Republic of Uruguay
Uruguay-Argentina Pulp Mills Dispute
International Mapping assisted the law firm of Foley Hoag with the preparation and presentation of custom maps and related graphics for their defense of the Government of Uruguay from claims of environmental pollution caused by pulp mills located on the … More
