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2009-06-19)
Constantinescu, Stefan; Giosan, Liviu; Vespremeanu-Stroe, A.
From 1856 to 1939, the European Commission of the Danube (ECD), was responsible for technical surveys at the
mouth of Sulina arm. During this period, ECD prepared general maps of Danube Delta as well as detailed charts for
all the Danube mouths: Chilia, Sulina and Sf. Gheorghe (St. George) that were published in various reports or
atlases. ECD used a local grid network benchmarked at Sulina, divided in 500 feet units. The reference point was
the old lighthouse located on the right bank of Danube. After the Second World War, the Romanian authorities
elaborated new cartographical products using the Gauss‐Kruger projection or Stereo‐70 like national grid. Our goal
is to generate a cartographical background database necessary for refining the coastal evolution model of the
Sulina mouth. To handle the large number of available maps, we chose GeoNetwork like a solution for catalog
service, indexing and defining metadata. The service is operating at geo‐spatial.org.
