Hellenic Military Geographical Service
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The Hellenic Military Geographical Service or HMGS ' onMouseout='HidePop("14930")' href="/topics/Greece">Greece
1:10.000 scale: covers 16 cities in Greece
(HGRS87 or ΕΓΣΑ'87) which specifies a Transverse Mercatorial Projection mapping Greece in one zone.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
Topographic Maps
HMGS produces and supplies topographic maps of various scales that cover the whole country and occasionally parts of neighbouring countries. It should be emphasised that not all maps noted below are available to public, since part of them is confidential and available only upon approval of HMGS. Although not a state monopoly and not very famous among hikers, certainly HMGS maps have a much wider coverage in small scales than commercial leisure maps. The maps used the Hellenic Geodetic Reference System 1987Hellenic Geodetic Reference System 1987
The Hellenic Geodetic Reference System 1987 or HGRS87 is a geodetic system commonly used in Greece. The system specifies a local geodetic datum and a projection system...
(HGRS87 or ΕΓΣΑ'87) which specifies a Transverse Mercatorial Projection mapping Greece in one zone.
- 1:25.000 scale - 26 maps available for regions near AthensAthensAthens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
- 1:50.000 scale - approximately 385 maps
- 1:100.000 scale - around 130 maps available
- 1:250.000 scale - 32 maps available
- 1:500.000 scale - 10 maps available
- 1:1.000.000 scale - 5 maps available