Concept of Creating of an Electronic Atlas “Ukraine. Cultural and Landscape Heritage”

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to develop conceptual and methodological approaches to the creation of an electronic atlas “Ukraine. Cultural and landscape heritage.” This is one of the priority measures to accelerate the pace of practical implementation and popularization of the approach of the cultural landscape in Ukraine. The study is based on: analysis and generalization of the main documents on the implementation of the concept of cultural landscape in international law in order to protect both cultural and natural heritage; study of legislative and practical experience of some foreign countries in the application of the concept of cultural landscape in the context of its identification, typology, cartographic visualization and popularization; a review of the current state of legislative, regulatory and methodological support and practical results on these issues in monument preservation activities in Ukraine. The goals, objectives, conceptual principles and methodological approaches to its creation, namely: development of its content, organization, thematic parts, principles of description and representation of mapping objects, creation of appropriate GIS, visualization of spatial and attributive data, etc., are defined.