GR-Atlas is an interactive interdisciplinary thematic atlas of the “Greater Region SaarLorLux”, which comprises the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Belgian region Wallonia, the former French region Lorraine as well as the German federal states Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate. Although there are many cross-border initiatives in different areas, it is still very difficult to collect comparable data for all sub-regions of the Greater Region. The GR-Atlas, which is completely bilingual (German/French), is the central result of a research project (led by Michel Pauly) which was first funded by the Fonds National de Recherche (FNR = The Luxembourg National Research Fund) and then by the University of Luxembourg.
The atlas, which is constantly being added to, presents about 50 different thematic maps on the basis of an internet geographical information system (WebGIS), including maps from the fields of history, business, politics, religion, social affairs, demography, natural space, labor, tourism..., which have been created across borders for as much of the Greater Region as possible and gradually been made available online. Each map consists of various layers and can be combined with other maps to reveal spatial congruencies. More detailed information can be seen by zooming in on the map. Four maps show a diachronic view by means of an interactive timeline. An additional map allows the direct comparison of three historical map series from the period around 1800 with current topographic maps and satellite imagery.
The map section is supplemented by a complexly linked text part with explanatory texts, illustrations and tables for the respective thematic maps. The objects displayed on the maps are linked to a database that can be accessed interactively to retrieve information about the objects and to display explanatory articles in the text section by means of web links. In the text section, web links allow you to open the appropriate maps.
To the GR-Atlas http://gr-atlas.uni.lu
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