You are invited to an event on Tuesday 26th March from 12.00pm to 4.30pm at the Bodleian Library Map Collection, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BG. This is a unique opportunity to view maps not normally open to the public and hear from experts within the field. The programme includes: • Lunch on arrival at the King’s Arms, 40 Holywell Street, Oxford, OX1 3SP • A session viewing BCS Map Award winning entries • Coffee and networking • A session viewing unique map treasures from the Bodleian Map collection Cost £36.00 (including a two course-lunch and coffee). If you are a BCS Fellow and would like ..read more

Following the early termination of our current administrator contract due to family issues, the BCS wishes to appoint a replacement to start in the New Year. This varied role is part time, typically between 12 and 18 hours a week, and would suit someone with previous admin or bookkeeping experience, but there is no need for any knowledge of the cartographic industry. The role is to provide all the bookkeeping, membership and event support required by the Treasurer and the Membership, Programme and Publication teams. A full list of tasks is given below. Anyone doing the work is not employed by ..read more

Ministry of Defence, Portsmouth Deadline: 14 October 2022 The MOD is looking for someone to lead a customer-facing geospatial team whose primary purpose is to meet the bespoke geospatial requirements of deployed maritime users. Full details available here ..read more

The UK membership organisation for companies and individuals working in the geospatial sector, the Association for Geographic Information (AGI), and the British Cartographic Society have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Under the agreement, the two partners will raise awareness and promote membership of each other’s organisation and encourage attendance and participation at in-person and virtual events. The two organisations acknowledge that this partnership offers much scope for collaboration given that they both play a vital role in supporting the future development of the UK geo ..read more

The UK membership organisation for companies and individuals working in the geospatial sector, the Association for Geographic Information (AGI), has released details for its flagship event. GeoCom is the largest independent event in the UK GI calendar which is organised for geospatial professionals by geospatial professionals. This year’s event will take place on the 5 December 2023 at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) in London. Under the theme ‘Intelligent Geospatial for a Sustainable Future’ thought leaders from around the world will come together with an expected 400 strong audienc ..read more

GEO Business is back on 17-18 May 2023 and currently looking for speakers to present at this year’s show. Would you be interested in applying? Do you have an exciting project or case study relating to any aspect of geospatial? Is there a topic you want to highlight or some new research you’d like to talk about? Can you share examples of best practice or important insights that can help drive the profession forward? If the answer is yes, then submit your ideas through our call for speakers. This is your chance to share your knowledge and shape the future of the geospatial profession. Speaking i ..read more

This evening, there’s a free-to-join online Charles Close Society meeting with Peter Lloyd on the Hagstrom New York Subway maps. This is a different headline topic from the BCS conference talk, and as you know if you have heard him, Peter is a brilliant subway map historian and speaker with more superb images to show. Please come if you can. Fuller details below. Here’s the Zoom invitation for 19.30: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88176899896?pwd=eXBDR2VsK0pYMko3eHpPSFNZWEszZz09 Meeting ID: 881 7689 9896 ..read more

Initial application process deadline: 4 December 2022 Market-leading planning and development consultancy, Turley, are welcoming planning graduates on to their tailored programme that could launch your career in the sector. Find out more ..read more

The MAGIC Maps Team, an interactive, geospatial map service by Defra and Natural England (https://magic.defra.gov.uk/), is currently conducting user research to help inform future improvements to the MAGIC Maps service, and would love to hear from both users and non-users. 1. Online survey till 29 October 2023. 2. Online interviews in October/November 2023. Please find the survey link below; there will be a section where people can indicate their interest in the upcoming online interviews and/or future user research. https://defragroup.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_byF6RBSsSMVq48m For any relat ..read more

The UKCC are pleased to announce that at the International Cartographic Society General Assembly in Cape Town, Alex Kent has been elected one of 7 Vice-President of the ICA and wish him a successful and productive 4 year term of office. David Forrest UKCC Secretary ..read more