Compilation/Update of State Geological Maps in Georgia

The start of the first systematic geological works in Georgia dates back to 1841, and the results of field geological studies and the first geological reports were published in 1843.Since 1841, systematic geological studies have already originated in Georgia.Among the geological maps, the 1:200,000 scale geological map and the set of specialized maps for various purposes based on it are one of the important ones.Almost all branches of the country's industrial-economic complex (industry, construction, energy, agriculture, environmental protection, medicine, tourism, oil and gas pipelines, railways and highways, tunnels, reservoirs, construction of melioration systems and others) and services of an economic profile are users of the information provided in the mentioned maps and their explanation cards (geological reports).Regional geological surveys of the territory of Georgia, which include the compilation and publication of different thematic geological maps, were last conducted in the 70-80s of the last century and need to be compiled/updated with modern approaches and methodologies.After a gap of ten years, since 2014, a Division of Geological Survey was established in the Department of Geology of the National Environment Agency of Georgia, the main activity of which is the compilation/update of state geological maps of various themes and preparation of geological reports.