MAPPING THE ROAD FROM GREECE TO RUSSIA. A MENTAL MAP DESIGNED ON THE WAY TO THE XXIII INTERNATIONAL CARTOGRAPHIC CONFERENCE IN MOSCOW

Mr. Polymenidis1, Mr. Pagonis2, Mr. Vavekis3

1 - Municipality of Volos, Urban Planning, Volos, Greece

2 - Municipality of Athens, Urban Planning, Athens, Greece

3 - Journalist-Photographer, Athens, Greece

polym60@panafonet.gr

 

International Cartographic conferences always are a good opportunity for the cartographers to present their research. But in this case the I.C.A. conference itself is the main reason for a field research.

The Greek team will design a mental map of the road to Moscow. The map will be created using the latest technology and equipment like GPS, digital cameras, etc. The photographs of the journey will be the main thematic information of the mental map designed for this purpose.

The basic target of this map is to visualize the latest year differences of the Eastern European road network. From the south Greece to the north Russia, almost 3.200 km of roads will be covered by motorbikes in five to six days on August 2007.

Thematic photographs will portrait the tradition of Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine and finally Russia.

The latest year changes, from new buildings to infrastructure networks will enrich the map with the available information of the development of this part of Eastern Europe.