"Anderson, Matthew R [NTK] sent:
That map is incorrect at least with respect to
TAT-14. They depict it landing in New York City,
though its two North American landing sites are
actually well south of there in Manasquan and
Tuckerton, NJ."
Thanks for highlighting the mis-placements of some of the cables. Offices in NY
City serve as the International Transmission Maintenance Centers and Gateway
Offices of multiple carriers, if those latter designations are still relevant
today. There are some other generalizations made on the map, as well, but I think
the general concept of their being, along with their general utility in the
universe, comes across just the same. Unless, of course, one is organizing a
fishing expedition;)
Kidding aside, these "errors" are actually intentional, and the publisher makes
no bones about it at the bottom of the page. See disclaimer under the South
Atlantic Ocean:
"Cable Routes do not represent all subsea cable networks and do not reflect
actual location of cables"
Frank
Frank Coluccio wrote:
Kidding aside, these "errors" are actually intentional, and the publisher makes
no bones about it at the bottom of the page. See disclaimer under the South
Atlantic Ocean:
"Cable Routes do not represent all subsea cable networks and do not reflect
actual location of cables"
The relevant charts and or current navigation software have the cables
well marked because mariners have an obligation under several
international treaties (going back to 1884) not to hit them... If you
have the tools to go on a "fishing trip" you have the tools to find the
cable. If you obfuscate the location of cables I can plead ignorance
when I drag it up with my achor.
http://mapserver.maptech.com/mapserver/nautical_symbols/L4.html
Like with back-hoeing through fiber, if you think hitting a submarine
cable is bad there's plenty other stuff out there that has potentially
disastrous consequences, gas lines, oil lines, well heads, high voltage
power lines, and of course lots of other things that fall into the
category of navigational hazards.
joelja