CARTOGRAPHIC STUDIES OF EUROPE NORTHERNMO ST ARCHIPELAGO

Cartographic surveys of Franz-Josef-Land, the archipelago in the Russi an Arctic discovered by an Austrian expedition in 1873, recently attra cted public attention and international scientific interest again. Aft er a brief review of the historical development and some remarks on th e possibilities and goals of photogrammetry and remote sensing as well as the current objectives of cartography, the research program as suc h is presented. Comparisons of digital and analogue maps of the whole of the Franz-Josef-Land archipelago illustrate the problems encountere d when mapping Arctic regions. Remote sensing and cartography are high ly significant for research in the Arctic, and will remain so in futur e interdisciplinary investigations.