THE DEVELOPMENTS OF ALBANIAN CARTOGRAPHY
ISBN 978-85-88783-11-9
Authors
1Nikolli, P.; 2Idrizi, B.
1UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA Email: palnikolli@yahoo.com
2STATE UNIVERSITY OF TETOVA Email: bashkim.idrizi@yahoo.com
Abstract
Quantitative revolution in science and especially in the social sciences and the increasing amount of geospatial information available, in the second half of the twentieth century in Albania, requested the development of cartographic processes more objective and precise; prof. Agim Shehu played a decisive role in this development. Name of prof. dr. Agim Shehu, is known in Albanian academic and scientific environments, for outstanding contributions to the field of cartography, photogrammetry and Albanology. With the experience of a passionate researcher, Prof. dr. Agim Shehu, has left its mark on Albanian scientific thought. He has over 50 years of successful research, publishing and teaching activity. The legacy of prof. Agim Shehu is varied and reflects his broad interests. Scientific works and his teaching will serve generations of today and tomorrow will be a guide for them. Even today, prof. Agim Shehu, continues to write and successfully contribute to the development of the science of cartography and development especially in Albanian mapping. In this paper an effort is made to analyze the cartographic work of Prof. Agim Shehu and its impact on the development of Albanian and world cartography.