First Chapter of National Atlas of Armenia To Complete in 3 Months

DRAWING OF FIRST CHAPTER OF NATIONAL ATLAS OF ARMENIA WILL BE COMPLETED
WITHIN 3-4 MONTHS

YEREVAN, JULY 23. ARMINFO. Works on drawing of the first chapter of
the National Atlas of Armenia will be completed within the coming 3-4
months, Head of the Governmental State Real Estate Registered Manuk
Vardanyan said at a press-conference today.

He said that simultanously with the first chapter, the second one is
prepared. 60% of the works are over, the remaining part will be
completed in 2005. Vardanyan said that the Register completed all the
works on cartography in the country’s communities within 3
months. Only 5 communities of the country have not been mapped, there
works there will be completed in 2-3 months. Besides, establishment of
a state geodesic network was of great importance for cartography,
which, in its turn, became possible due to the stations of satellite
orientation system. Due to this network, 35% of the country’s
territory was photographed. 50 pages of the maps have already been
drawn no space photos.