Creating a database with information about Vietnam’s administrative boundaries

Abstract

This study is based on the current state of management and legal documents in Vietnam. The documents related to national borders and territories, documents signed by Vietnam, and international treaties to which Vietnam is a member. Administrative boundaries on the mainland have documents guiding the determination of administrative boundaries. The administrative boundary consists of the land part and the sea part. There is no record of defining administrative boundaries at sea. This study proposes a number of options for determining maritime boundaries (internal waters) for the coastal provinces of Vietnam. Administrative boundary records, maps, and national geographic databases are used to build the administrative boundary database. The research results provide suitable technical solutions to determine the maritime boundary, taking into account the morphological features of the coast. The administrative boundary database is fully built, legal, unified, and included in the management system. The administrative boundary database management system is centrally managed and is capable of providing information to organizations and individuals in need.