ИСТИНА

The paper examines the current development of ideas about the semiotics of space, based largely on the achievements of the outstanding Soviet Georgian cartographer, professor Alexander Aslanikashvili (1916-1981). The challenges associated with the unveiling the conundrums of the basics of cartography, understanding their nature and the practical implementation of the Digital Earth are discussed, dialectics are descibed. The influence of cartosemiotics on general semiotics is investigated. The author substantiates the validity of the interpretation of changes in this area as a scientific revolution (in terms of T. Kuhn).