The National Atlas of Georgia
26 May, 2013
The national atlas of Georgia is a scientific and informative geographic and cartographic volume. Thematic maps included are made by famous Georgian scientists (55 authors) and are based on the latest scientific technology. The electronic version of the atlas was created using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The five-year project was implemented by the Vakhushti Bagrationi Institute of Geography at TSU (www.geography.tsu.ge) with the participation of the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences.
While drafting the thematic map, materials and resources were collected from the Ministries of Environmental Protection of Georgia and of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia, as well as the National Center for Statistics and the Patriarchate of Georgia. The electronic version was made possible through the support of the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation (Grant GNSFST06/5-073).
The atlas acts as a national visit card, and is one of the most important resources for the country, as 40 years have passed since the first atlas of Georgia was created (1964). Since then, everything has changed - politics, social-economic and demographic situations, and ecological conditions. With all these transformations, it became vital to prepare and publish a new national atlas.
There are 135 thematic maps including Orthodox churches of Georgia, geomorphological, climate, hydrological, glaciological, landscape, natural resources, population and historical maps. These are presented with relevant texts and diagrams and illustrated with colored pictures.
Chief Editor of the atlas: Ramin Gobejishvili, Full Professor; Deputy Editor: Aleksandre Javakhishvili, Doctor of Geography. The atlas is published by Kartograpia.
While drafting the thematic map, materials and resources were collected from the Ministries of Environmental Protection of Georgia and of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia, as well as the National Center for Statistics and the Patriarchate of Georgia. The electronic version was made possible through the support of the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation (Grant GNSFST06/5-073).
The atlas acts as a national visit card, and is one of the most important resources for the country, as 40 years have passed since the first atlas of Georgia was created (1964). Since then, everything has changed - politics, social-economic and demographic situations, and ecological conditions. With all these transformations, it became vital to prepare and publish a new national atlas.
There are 135 thematic maps including Orthodox churches of Georgia, geomorphological, climate, hydrological, glaciological, landscape, natural resources, population and historical maps. These are presented with relevant texts and diagrams and illustrated with colored pictures.
Chief Editor of the atlas: Ramin Gobejishvili, Full Professor; Deputy Editor: Aleksandre Javakhishvili, Doctor of Geography. The atlas is published by Kartograpia.