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Plovdiv to be included in the European Atlas of cities photographed bya  space satellite

Plovdiv to be included in the European Atlas of cities photographed bya space satellite

17.01.2009 11:32:32

Traffic jams in Europe will be taken care of by means of digital traffic light and transportation control. The total of 185 European cities are included in the list of cities that will be photographed by a space satellite in 2009n and will be featured in a special atlas, the European Space Agency reported.

The two BG cities to be included int hat list are Sofia (to be photographed from above at the distance of 3436 km) and Plovdiv (to be photographed from above at the distance of 1236 km). That data will also be of extreme importance in evaluating te damages in cases of naural catastrophes, such as earthquakes, floods, storms, fires, etc...