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Country Profile: Moldova

Country Resources


Geoscientific
SeriesPublisherScaleYearsSheets
Moldova 1:200,000 Scale Geological DataAgenția pentru Geologie și Resurse Minerale1:200,0002020 – 20201
Romania 1:500,000 Scale Geological Maps (12 Sheets)Comitetul Geologic1:500,0001964 – 19641
Romania 1:1,000,000 Scale Geological Map (2 sheets)Institut de Geologie Si Geofizica1:1,000,0001978 – 19781
Romania 1:1,000,000 Scale Metallogenic MapInstitut de Geologie Si Geofizica1:1,000,0001969 – 19691

Thematic
SeriesPublisherScaleYearsSheets
The World 1:30,000,000 Scale Topographic Map Series 1145 (NGA)DMA1:30,000,0002

Global Census Archive: GIS Census Data

East View Geospatial has an ongoing effort to add GIS census data to our Global Census Archive program. Please contact us for the status and availability of Moldova census resources.


Global Resources

Topographic
SeriesPublisherScaleYearsSheets
Soviet Military City PlansVoenno-topograficheskoe upravlenie General’nogo shtaba (Soviet Union)Varies1944 – 20033017
Soviet Military 1:100,000 Scale Topographic MapsVoenno-topograficheskoe upravlenie General’nogo shtaba (Soviet Union)1:100,0001947 – 199924897
Soviet Military 1:200,000 Scale Topographic MapsVoenno-topograficheskoe upravlenie General’nogo shtaba (Soviet Union)1:200,0001949 – 200917799
Soviet Military 1:500,000 Scale Topographic MapsVoenno-topograficheskoe upravlenie General’nogo shtaba (Soviet Union)1:500,0001953 – 19983093

Nautical
SeriesPublisherScaleYearsSheets
NGA Nautical Charts POD Certified (All Scales)National Geospatial-Intelligence AgencyVaries1943 – 20134517

Aeronautical
SeriesPublisherScaleYearsSheets
Joint Operations Graphic (JOG) 1:250,000 – AeronauticalDefence Mapping Agency1:250,0001958 – 20074204
Tactical Pilotage Chart (TPC) 1:500,000 Scale – AeronauticalDefence Mapping Agency1:500,0001967 – 2006598
Operational Navigation Chart (ONC) 1:1,000,000 Scale – AeronauticalDefence Mapping Agency1:1,000,0001969 – 2001243
Jet Navigation Chart (JNC) 1:2,000,000 Scale – AeronauticalDefence Mapping Agency1:2,000,0001971 – 1999117
Global Navigation and Planning Chart (GNC) 1:5,000,000 Scale – AeronauticalDefence Mapping Agency1:5,000,0001981 – 199927

Geoscientific
SeriesPublisherScaleYearsSheets
Soviet Military 1:1,000,000 Scale Topographic MapsVoenno-topograficheskoe upravlenie General’nogo shtaba (Soviet Union)1:1,000,0001948 – 19941089

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Historical Country Mapping Information

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Topographic

The modern map base of Moldova was established during the years when the country formed part of the Soviet Union. Topographic series conformed to the Russian 1942 standard, and were published on the Gauss conformal transverse cylindrical projection, Krassovsky ellipsoid.

Soviet military topographic mapping of Moldova is available at the following scales: 1:1,000,000 (3 sheets, complete coverage, published 1981-1986); 1:500,000 (5 sheets, complete coverage, published 1978-1989); 1:200,000 (13 sheets, complete coverage, published 1977-1990); 1:100,000 (40 sheets, primarily complete coverage, published 1952-1989); 1:50,000 (136 sheets, complete coverage, published 1976-1989) and city (1:10,000) topographic mapping of Beltsi, Bendery, Kishinev (Chisinau) and Tiraspol published between 1974 and 1987. These products are available in print, digital raster and digital vector GIS formats from East View Geospatial.

There is very little information about mapping activity in the country since the break-up of the Soviet Union, and as one of the poorest states in eastern Europe little recent mapping progress has been made. It is suggested that official responsibility for mapping now lies with the Department for Architecture, Urbanization and Control of Construction, Chisinau.

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Geological/Scientific

Soviet geological and tectonic mapping of the Republic was compiled at 1:500,000 scale. A 1:1,000,000 scale geological map of Ukraine and Moldova was also produced.

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Tourist/Reference

Small scale general coverage of Moldova has been published by Edicions IMCO, Chisinau and the country also appears on a number of maps covering Ukraine. These include a tourist map from Gizimap, Budapest, and the Quail railway atlas.

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