The Seasteading Institute

Reply To: Google Earth stuff

I was going to upload this stuff to the Wiki, but you cannot upload KMZ or any other kind of Google Earth file. So I just shared them on my ADrive account.

StormSurf Wave Height Models.kmz

Overlay showing North and South Atlantic wave heights, based on the JASON-1 system, for different time periods.

SeaAroundUs Seamount Database - under 400m avg depth.kmz

Culled from the 14000+ seamounts listed in the SeaAroundUs.org seamount database. Only lists those that have an average depth higher than 400m.

SeaAroundUs Seamount Database - under 100m depth.kmz

Also from the 14000+ SeaAroundUs.org database. This only shows seamounts with a depth higher than 100m...not average depth just highest point.

Global Oceanic Boundaries - Flanders Marine Institute.kmz

This shows EEZ data for the entire globe...includes disputed EEZ borders.

If you are looking for a mooring location that is in sorta sheltered waters you can look at the Vitoria-Trindade Seamounts, at 20.652516S 34.766171W. It's 300nm east off the Brazil coast, and some of the seamounts are only 10m below the surface. I wouldn't want to be so close to shore, but it might be a nice place for an early seastead.

EDIT: Sep2011 updated links

EDIT: Replaced links with Dropbox links that don't expire.