3 thematic layers
- Administrative Map of the Republic of Armenia 11administrative regions / marzes
- Physical Map of Armenia 1,938DEM-derived terrain surface
- Hypsometric Map 1,938DEM-derived elevation bands
Source-aware data lab
Ararat Lab source profile
Ararat Lab is the data-normalization and cartographic publication layer behind AP thematic maps. On public maps the source is shown simply as Ararat Lab; this page records the external datasets, public APIs, clipping rules, and normalization principles used to build the map-ready layers.
Public-map rule: map popups should show readable facts, not technical field names. Dataset acronyms, raw IDs, and import details belong here, while the map itself stays clear for users.
Current Map Armenia inventory: the Armenia room currently publishes 32 thematic maps and more than 158,000 public map features. Heavy layers are served through the AP atlas delivery layer with viewport-aware loading, so the browser receives the geography needed for the current view instead of loading every record at once.
4 thematic layers
- Geological Map of Armenia 102USGS lithological polygons / active faults / mineral resources
- Tectonic Map 21GEM active fault line layer
- Earthquake Map 85earthquake epicenters / seismic zones
- Mineral Resources Map 21USGS MRDS mineral point layer
9 thematic layers
- Climate Regions 1,240NASA POWER climatology / IDW surface cells
- January Temperature 1,240NASA POWER climatology / IDW surface cells
- July Temperature 1,240NASA POWER climatology / IDW surface cells
- Precipitation 1,240NASA POWER climatology / IDW surface cells
- Snow Cover 1,240NASA POWER climatology / IDW surface cells
- Winds 1,240NASA POWER climatology / IDW surface cells
- River Network 22,994rivers / basins / drainage
- Lake Sevan 23,259lake / basin / water level / settlements
- Groundwater 2,740OSM water infrastructure layer
7 thematic layers
- Soils 1,240soil texture surface cells
- Vegetation 26,741OSM vegetation layer
- Forests 15,000OSM forest layer
- Agricultural Crops 7,710OSM agriculture layer
- Viticulture 1,057OSM viticulture layer
- Horticulture 2,941OSM horticulture layer
- Livestock 255OSM livestock layer
4 thematic layers
- Industry 360industrial infrastructure
- Electric Power and Utility Infrastructure 1,800energy / utility infrastructure
- Mining Industry 1,000mines / processing / deposits
- Transport 1,879roads / rail / airports / logistics
4 thematic layers
- Population Density 30,863WorldPop 1km population-density grid
- National Composition 1Armenia census country-level layer
- Cities and Settlements 1,250named settlements
- Public Institutions and Landmarks 5,757education / healthcare / civic / culture / worship
1 thematic layers
- Armenian Heritage and Architecture 78RA heritage point layer
Republic of Armenia boundary, marzes, and communities
Administrative geometry is normalized into public labels such as State boundary, Marz, and Community.
Physical and hypsometric layers
Elevation samples are converted into terrain classes and hypsometric readings for Armenia-only thematic maps.
Faults, seismicity, and mineral records
Fault, earthquake, and mineral records are clipped to Armenia and shown as separate evidence classes.
Temperature, precipitation, wind, and snow indicators
Climate layers are derived as readable thematic grids rather than as raw API dumps.
Rivers, lakes, groundwater, soils, vegetation, forests
Hydrological, soil, vegetation, forest, and agricultural records are kept in separate layers so they do not overload the map.
Cities, settlements, density, and public geography
Settlement and population layers are filtered for Armenia and generalized for fast browser rendering.
Armenian heritage and wider Armenian World geography
Republic-of-Armenia thematic layers remain in Map Armenia. Wider Armenian architectural and cultural geography is handled by the separate heritage and Armenian World maps.
Normalization before display
Ararat Lab converts raw public data into map-ready GeoJSON/API layers, removes service labels from public popups, clips records to the intended geography, and keeps evidence classes separate.
Connected public rooms
Ararat Lab supports the visible atlas pages and keeps source notes outside crowded map popups.
Thematic layer specification
The Armenia thematic room now has a formal public-layer contract: units, display modes, legend rules, popup standards, source labels, performance rules, and upgrade targets for each map family.