Analyzing the data from the website of the National Atlas of Russia, its relevance and demand

Abstract

Exploring the relevance of the contents loaded in site Russian federation National atlas is considered in the article. Its attendance and the provided data’s importance for the period of the recent 7 years are analyzed. This analysis made a background for the author on renovation of the resource. During the research some foreign experience on creating printed and digital national atlases was studied. Basing on the modernization results the change in activities of the users was noted in comparison with their previous ones. The research shows that the site has been functioning for fifteen years already, and the information provided still remains relevant. Due to connecting the domain .ru the renovated resource became more easily available for foreign audience. In the period of the Russian Federation digital transformation the National atlas site (nationalatlas.ru) with its updated contents can make a part of the National spatial data system.