Atlas and Numerical Atlas of Belgium

The third edition of the National Atlas of Belgium is financed by “Belgian Science Policy” (Belspo) in the framework of the program “ATLAS: Exploitation of the results of the socio-economic survey 2001”.

Six volumes will be published besides the guide of reading:

• political and electoral geography
• agriculture and rural world
• cities
• the habitat
• economic activities
• population

The Geomatics Unit is responsible for the final cartographic of volumes 1. 4 and 5 (political and electoral geography, the habitat and economic activities)

A second project entitled “digital Atlas of Belgium” not only makes it possible to update the maps but also to add additional maps like creating its own maps.