Cartography

Shop workers’ union demands higher wages, strike brewing

Ljubljana – The SDTS, the retail workers’ union, said on Thursday that disgruntlement is growing in the sector in the face of stagnating wages despite ever growing profits. “There have been open demands for a strike,” it said. Addressing the press in Ljubljana, SDTS secretary general Ladi Rožič said the union had tested the sentiments with a petition.

After Sofia's Public Transport and the Subway Goes into Google Maps

After several years of development, Sofia has an integrated application in Google Maps for Public Transport. The service was realized with the help of a Bulgarian - Adrian Hristov, who works for the technological giant, university lecturer Prof. Simeon Ananiev said in an interview with BGNES, who closely follows the process and provides expert assistance in its realization.

Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia will Exchange Cartographic and Geodetic Data

The Republic of Bulgaria and Republic of Macedonia will exchange cartographic, geodetic data and cadastral materials. This includes the Memorandum of Cooperation between the Bulgarian Agency for Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre and the Real Estate Cadastre Agency of the Republic of Macedonia, which was signed today between the two agencies, reports novini. 

A list of various phantom islands recorded throughout history

Phantom islands can generally be divided into three groups. Most of the phantom islands recorded through history were usually derived and marked according to the reports made by early ship captains and sailors, during their missions to explore new realms. Many of the phantom islands in this category were later revisited and proved to be non-existent, or mistaken for some already extant island.

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