Where Cartography Meets Industry: Trust in Mapping
International Cartographic Association
by Manuela Schmidt
5d ago
We are happy to announce the online event “Where Cartography Meets Industry – Trust in Mapping,” by our sister society IMIA. It brings together the leading organizations International Map Industry Association (IMIA), the International Cartographic Association (ICA) with Prof. Georg Gartner, the British Cartographic Society (BCS), and the Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS). Join insightful discussions on advancing geo-ethics and exploring strategies to build trust in various aspects of cartography and mapping businesses. The online event is scheduled for April 24, 2024, fr ..read more
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Invitation to AsiaCarto 2024 – The First Asian Cartographic Conference of ICA
International Cartographic Association
by Manuela Schmidt
2w ago
The International Cartographic Association (ICA) and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) are pleased to initiate the first Regional Cartographic Conferences (RCC) in Asia, namely Asian Cartographic Conference (AsiaCarto 2024). AsiaCarto 2024 will be held from 8th to 10th December 2024 at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China. AsiaCarto 2024 aims to bring together Cartographers, GIS scientists, and professionals from related fields to provide a platform for discussion, exchange, and stimulation of research and collaborative projects on Cartography and GIScience. In th ..read more
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Invitation to CartoVis 2024 – ICA Workshop on AI, Geovisualization, and Analytical Reasoning
International Cartographic Association
by Manuela Schmidt
2w ago
The University of Warsaw Department of Geoinformatics, Cartography, and Remote Sensing in collaboration with the International Cartographic Association Commissions on Cognitive Issues in Geographic Information Visualization, Geovisualization, and User Experience (UX), as well as ICA Next Generation Cartographers Working Group are pleased to invite you to the 2024 ICA Workshop on AI, Geovisualization, and Analytical Reasoning, on Saturday, 7 September 2024 at the University of Warsaw, Poland. Early-stage work is explicitly encouraged, especially by junior scholars ..read more
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Invitation to the 18th ICA Conference on Digital Approaches to Cartographic Heritage
International Cartographic Association
by Manuela Schmidt
2w ago
The ICA Commission on Cartographic Heritage into the Digital, continuing the tradition of its annual Cartoheritage Conferences since 2006, is pleased to invite you at the 18th ICA Conference on Digital Approaches to Cartographic Heritage in Bologna, 23-25 October 2024 – in partnership with the the University of Bologna, Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM), supported by the MAGIC – Map & Geoinformation Curators Group. Call for Papers The Programme will be organised in thematic sessions dedicated to issues relevant to the subjects usually treated i ..read more
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ECARTO News February 2024
International Cartographic Association
by David Fraser
3w ago
eCARTO News captures the latest cartographic news and developments from around the world. If you have any general cartography items of interest then please email them to David Fraser, editor of eCARTO News. Navigation and Cartography Expeditions to the Pacific – Expeditions to the Pacific Google Maps error forces lost tourists to walk 60km from bogged car in Cape York – abc.net.au Samsung Partners with Transport for London to Reimagine the Tube Map For First Time in 90 Years – news.samsung.com Research project to map early modern travel – news.vt.edu “As It Happens” Cartography UK weather ..read more
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President’s Blog: Warning about fake emails
International Cartographic Association
by Georg Gartner
1M ago
The digital world we are living in has great opportunities to interact and communicate for all of us. However, is also needs our literacy. This is true for digital maps, but this is very much true also for our default communication means. Unfortunately, fake emails are sent out in the name of ICA, and especially in the name of the President Georg Gartner. Those mails ask eventually for money transfer, claiming that there is some kind of urgent situation. Such emails might be seemingly sent from the email address president@icaci.org, but if you check the header of the e-mail you can reveal the ..read more
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International Journal of Cartography – Issue 10.1, 2024 published online
International Cartographic Association
by Manuela Schmidt
1M ago
The new issue of the International Journal of Cartography is now available on the Journal website.  A synopsis of papers published in the issue is provided below. The contributions in this Issue begins with a paper from Jason Van Horn, entitled Erwin Raisz Plan to Advance Academic Cartography in the United States.  Van Horn notes that “Erwin Raisz represents the vanguard of early Twentieth Century American cartography.”  The paper covers Raisz’s plans to build academic cartography as its own sub-discipline in geography.  It examines his strategy and how his 1938 textbook ..read more
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ECARTO News January 2024
International Cartographic Association
by David Fraser
2M ago
eCARTO News captures the latest cartographic news and developments from around the world. If you have any general cartography items of interest then please email them to David Fraser, editor of eCARTO News. New Technology New technology is helping scientists map the ocean floor in the Galapagos – dal.ca RaCERS project to boost map-making and environmental monitoring – news.satnews.com Tesla Launched a Cool 3D Map Visualization, but You Won’t Be Able To Use It – autoevolution.com New Mapping Finds the Oceans Are Filled With “Dark Vessels” – news.yahoo.com Publications Old maps in geography a ..read more
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President’s Blog: A year full of opportunities
International Cartographic Association
by Georg Gartner
2M ago
The year 2024 is full of opportunities for Cartography and ICA. In the advent of artificial intelligence and more and more digitalization in all parts of our lives and societies the functions of maps as instruments which bring some kind of order to complex phenomena, which help us to gain spatial awareness, to understand and attract attention, to provide illustrative information intuitively and to provide trustworthy information is eventually more important than ever. The International Cartographic Association (ICA) is therefore seeking on pro-actively fostering research, education and exchan ..read more
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ECARTO News December 2023
International Cartographic Association
by David Fraser
3M ago
eCARTO News captures the latest cartographic news and developments from around the world. If you have any general cartography items of interest then please email them to David Fraser, editor of eCARTO News. Insights Geovisualization: Current Trends, Challenges, and Applications – Geographies Stamou, L. Cartography and Art: A Comparative Study Based on Color. – geographies2010007 Iliopoulou, P.; Feloni, E. Spatial Modelling and Geovisualization of House Prices in the Greater Athens Region, Greece. Geographies 2022, 2, 111-131. – geographies2010008. Zhang, S.; Lippitt, C.; Bogus, S ..read more
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