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The International Journal of Cartography, Issue 11.2, 2025 has now been published online. It can be accessed at: tandfonline.com/toc/tica20/current
10 Year Anniversary Issue

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Journal the Editors thought that it would be appropriate to mark this occasion with a Special Issue, containing contributions of short papers from a number of authors, writing on their particular area of expertise.

Reflections on the past 10 years in their particular area of endeavour;

Comments on the current status of this area of practice; and

To propose where research/professional practice in this area might progress in the near future.

We asked contributors to address three areas:

A synopsis of papers published in the issue can be viewed via the Editorial, which is FreeAccess.

Editorial: International Journal of Cartography - 10-year anniversary issue by William Cartwright, Anne Ruas & Georg Gartner

A decade in scientific cartography: insights and future directions by Georg Gartner

Responding to the need for an international professional journal in cartography: reflections on the IJC's 10-year anniversary by Tim Trainor

International Journal of Cartography - a decade of publishing the outcomes of research from the international Cartography and GIScience community by William Cartwright & Anne Ruas

Why conduct cartographic research: a comparison of cartographic research contributions infour International Cartographic Association (ICA) affiliated journals by Carolyn S. Fish, Robert E. Roth, Paulo Raposo, Elaine M. Guidero & Zhaoxu Sui - Open Access

How do people understand maps and will AI ever understand them? by Amy L. Griffin & Anthony C. Robinson - Open Access

Geovisualization: past, present, and future by Natalia Andrienko & Gennady Andrienko

Early warning - international collaboration using map-based and user-centered approaches by Christophe Lienert

Script for a cartographer's tear by Kenneth Field & Ian Muehlenhaus

Maps and changes in time representation by Menno-Jan Kraak - Open Access

Historical studies of the map: taking samples of (online) spread and trends in journal articles by Imre Josef Demhardt

Web Mercator: past, present, and future by Sarah Battersby

Recent semiotic trends in thematic cartography by Laurent Jégou

Pragmatics of visual variables in statistical-thematic and immersive geovisualizations by Beata Medyńska-Gulij

Digital approaches to cartographic heritage - achievements and challenges by Mátyás Gede

Contents

William Cartwright, Anne Ruas and Georg Gartner
Melbourne | Paris | Vienna
Editors for the issue

The International Cartographic Association (ICA) honors the legacy of Professor Li Li, a visionary scholar whose groundbreaking work transformed cartography and geographic information science in China and worldwide.

After graduating from the International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) in 1985, Li led key projects that built China's geospatial infrastructure, including the influential National 1:1,000,000 Topographic Database. Her contributions earned her numerous national accolades.

As ICA Vice President (1999-2003), Li was a leading advocate for China's role in global cartography. She was especially connected to the world of ICA though her key role in the organizing committee of the 20th International Cartographic Conference in Beijing 2001, fostering international collaboration. Most notably, she led China's 11th Five-Year Plan for Geographic Information Standardization, aligning national frameworks with international ISO/TC 211 standards.

Li's expertise in education championed geospatial education, innovation, and intellectual property rights policies in China as well as in developing countries.

The ICA deeply appreciates Professor Li's lasting impact on the field. Her legacy of innovation, leadership, and service continues to inspire the global geospatial community.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to her family, friends, and colleagues.
Georg Gartner

Prof. Dr. Menno-Jan Kraak has retired from his position as professor at the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente in the Netherlands. In his farewell lecture "Maps - What do we see" on 28th March 2025 he highlighted the development of cartography in general and his personal journey as an academic professional in this domain.
This was very well visited and many ICA colleagues have been present at the lecture as well as in the accompanying symposium preceding the farewell lecture. In there, Georg Gartner, Liqiu Meng, Thomas Schulz and Britta Ricker talked about several aspects of "Quo vadis: maps for every direction, and other directions too".

A retirement is of course by default an opportunity to look back, to take a kind of resume of what somebody has contributed and achieved. In the case of Menno-Jan Kraak, the participants and guests have been unanimously of the opinion, that he has contributed significantly to the development of cartography as a scientific discipline, as a teacher and educator as well as a successful networker, something he has proven in his several roles in ICA, as commission chair, vice - president and ultimatively as President.

The event was a big success, not only because it is a pleasure to honour a career, but also because it allows to meet again many collegues of the ICA Family such as Tim Trainor, David Fairbairn, Corne van Elzakker, Ayako Kagawa, Jochen Schiewe or Vincent van Altena to name a few.

- Georg Gartner
President of the International Cartographic Association

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.

Research & Developments in Mapping

A compressed image encryption algorithm leveraging optimized 3D chaotic maps for secure image communication nature.com

Cutting-edge drone tech maps land and water with laser accuracy foxnews.com

Google Maps can soon scan your screenshots to plan your vacation theverge.com

Surface-based sonar system could rapidly map the ocean floor at high resolution news.mit.edu

Kudan and NTT InfraNet trial new 3D mapping method for urban canyon environments gim-international.com

Scientists can map subtle shifts in Earth's gravity using atoms earth.com

Skymaps launches new drone mapping for smart farming thescottishfarmer.co.uk

Esri Collaborates with Google Maps Platform to Offer High-Quality Photorealistic 3D Tiles businesswire.com

New tool maps California's urban tree canopy progress actionnewsnow.com

Long-term study maps greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural soils phys.org

Investigative Cartography

What's behind names of South China Sea on ancient Western maps? news.cgtn.com

Cicada maps show where the noisy insects will emerge in the U.S. this spring cbsnews.com

Tourist maps and the bike craze of the 1890s abergavennychronicle.com

New map of landscape beneath Antarctica unveiled phys.org

Mapping the Natural Environment

Dutch space instrument SPEXone produces world map of aerosols phys.org

Global map reveals seagrass meadows under threat-even inside protected areas phys.org

The hurricane dead zone: Map shows coastline that hurricanes can't seem to reach usatoday.com

As Seoul's gov't withholds sinkhole risk data, privately generated maps fill the breach koreajoongangdaily.joins.com

Creating a road map to a balanced planet news.asu.edu

Societal Mapping

New interactive map shows areas in Cork with highest and lowest incomes corkbeo.ie

Police hail 'game changer' Missing Persons Map rnz.co.nz

New London map shows most deprived neighbourhoods - where nearly half of kids living in poverty mylondon.news

From Meanjin to Warrane, Apple Maps adds more than 250 Indigenous placenames in Australia theguardian.com

Just Maps

Education

History

London Underground Northern line history in four maps hamhigh.co.uk

Industry Updates

Apple Quietly Releases Anticipated Apple Maps Update, No Reason to Ditch Google Maps autoevolution.com

Creature Mapping

Finnish researchers map endangered wolverine habitats using satellite data phys.org

Risk & Hazard Mapping

Cartography Matters

Cartography Remains Critical in the Digital Mapping Age esri.com

Motility Related Mapping

City of Albuquerque launches online public restroom map krqe.com

Great Dunny Hunt underway to get public toilets on the map newsofthearea.com.au

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the weblink authors are their own and do not represent the official position of the ICA. The links are assembled for information and education purposes only.

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.

Mapping the Natural Environment

Artisanal-fishermen-rival-satellite-accuracy-in-mapping-seagrass-beds - thefishingdaily.com

Explore the seafloor: new maps launched in Akaroa - ecan.govt.nz

Woolpert, Chance Maritime Employ Autonomous Vessel and Team Collaboration to Efficiently Map Florida Seafloor - finance.yahoo.com

Nasa's SWOT satellite unveils most detailed ocean floor map yet: Watch - business-standard.com

Scientists baffled by massive structures found deep beneath the ocean - google.com

Next-Generation Water Satellite Maps Seafloor From Space - nasa.gov

What's Beneath All That Ice in Antarctica? New Map Reveals The Hidden World And Possibly The Future - yahoo.com

New map of landscape beneath Antarctica unveiled - bas.ac.uk

Dancing Turtles Show How Animals Use Magnetic Field As A Map - ndtv.com

When is peak monarch migration in Texas? Track butterfly sightings on interactive map - statesman.com

Just Maps

Sakura Map features cherry blossoms from around Japan - asahi.com

Map shows the parts of the world where assisted dying is legal - metro.co.uk

California's 2025 Cheese Trail map offers road trip ideas for Bay Area foodies - localnewsmatters.org

Maps: The states, counties with the most excessive drinkers, per new report - thehill.com

Research & Developments in Mapping

Education, Tutorials & Gatherings

Carto-Cymru - ti.to

NGA partnership giving students real-world experience with topographic map production - nwmissouri.edu

History

Quizzes & Mysteries

Geographic location on the Map? - ngv.vic.gov.au

Google finds 10,000 fake listings on Google Maps, sues alleged network of scammers - cbsnews.com

Google maps is missing from search results - Here's why - euroweeklynews.com

Gulf of America name change in the U.S. - what you'll see in Maps - blog.google

This Gemini feature is one ChatGPT might never be able to match - bgr.com

Turn map locations to slide puzzles - flowingdata.com

Cartographers

Out of this World

Largest 3D map of the universe hints dark energy is becoming weaker, challenging models of the cosmos - abc.net.au

Risk & Hazard Mapping

Latest Gedling borough crime map: what's been reported on your street? - gedlingeye.co.uk

Cartography Matters

Urban Mapping

Publications, Collections & Societies

In Case You Missed It

Building a Large Geospatial Model to Achieve Spatial Intelligence - nianticlabs.com

New AI tool generates realistic satellite images of future flooding - news.mit.edu

Tuvalu: The disappearing island nation recreating itself in the metaverse - bbc.com

Is this the first-ever WhatsApp Map? - ucl.ac.uk

50 years of geographic insight: In interview with Jack Dangermond on Esri's journey and the future of GIS - news.mongabay.com

Mapping science: How GIS transformed our view of the world - nsf.gov

Map integrity: Researchers explore ways to detect 'deep fakes' in geography - binghamton.edu

A growing problem of 'deepfake geography': How AI falsifies satellite images - washington.edu

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the weblink authors are their own and do not represent the official position of the ICA. The links are assembled for information and education purposes only.

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Professor D.R. Fraser Taylor, a former President of the International Cartographic Association (ICA) and a pioneer of scientific cartography, particularly through his groundbreaking work in Cybercartography and Indigenous mapping.

Born in 1937, Professor Taylor dedicated his life to advancing the role of maps in understanding social, cultural, and environmental issues. As the Chancellor's Distinguished Research Professor of International Affairs, Geography, and Environmental Studies at Carleton University, he was also the Director of the Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre (GCRC), where he led transformative research that reshaped modern cartography. His vision extended beyond traditional mapping, embracing digital innovation and community collaboration to develop Cybercartographic atlases that amplified the voices of Indigenous and First Nations communities.

Professor Taylor's contributions to the International Cartographic Association (ICA) have been profound and varied. When he was elected as President of the Canadian Cartographic Association in 1978, he helped to increase Canada's role in international cartographic circles, earning the nation recognition as an important player. This motivated other Canadian cartographers to assume prominence in ICA and helped The Canadian Cartographer (now Cartographica) to become a major academic journal in the field.

In 1984, he was elected a Vice-President of the ICA and in 1987 and 1991 he was elected and re-elected as President of ICA. As such, he shaped the structure and organization of the ICA through his leadership as well as advancing the role of the ICA on an international level.

In 1999, he was awarded the Honorary Fellowship Award of the ICA, and in 2013, he was presented with the Carl Mannerfelt Gold Award, the ICA's highest honor. As a former president of the ICA, he was instrumental in helping to shape the framework of the UN-GGIM (United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management) and ensuring the involvement of cartography and the ICA in this global collaborative initiative. His work in Cybercartography, a concept he introduced in 1997, led to new methods of integrating traditional knowledge, storytelling, and spatial data, profoundly influencing how geographical information is understood and shared.

Professor Taylor's legacy will live on in the publications he has written, the atlases and maps he created, the students he inspired, and the communities he empowered. His passion for cartography, geography, innovation, and inclusivity has reshaped the field and continues to influence future generations of cartographers and researchers.

As he once said, "Maps tell stories", and through his pioneering work, he ensured that countless stories would be told for generations to come.

The International Cartographic Association extends its deepest sympathies to the family, friends, and colleagues of Prof. Fraser Taylor. His vision and leadership have made a significant impact on the field of cartography and the ICA.

We will honour his legacy.
Georg Gartner

The International Cartographic Association (ICA) has honored Peter van der Krogt and his brother Rene van der Krogt with the ICA Diploma for Outstanding Services, recognizing their exceptional contributions to the Barbara Petchenik Children's Map Competition.

Established in 1993 in memory of cartographer Barbara Petchenik, the biennial competition encourages children worldwide to creatively represent the world through maps. Peter's and Rene's dedication ensured meticulous archiving and exhibition of these imaginative works, fostering global engagement in cartography among young minds.

Peter, alongside his brother René, played a pivotal role in the competition's success over the last decades. The ICA's acknowledgment of Peter's and Rene's unwavering commitment underscores the competition's significance in inspiring future generations of cartographers.

Find out more about Peter van den Krogt from the laudation by José Jesús Reyes Nuñez, long-term Chair of the Commission on Cartography and Children and organiser of the Barbara Petchenik Competition.

- Georg Gartner
President of the International Cartographic Association

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.

Research & Developments in Mapping

London cabbies' planning strategies could help inform future of AI - york.ac.uk

Study suggests how the brain, with sleep, learns meaningful maps of spaces - news.mit.edu

New way to map marine park species - news.flinders.edu.au

Collaboration-advances-elevation-mapping - usgs.gov

Google Maps is turning 20 - it's mapping three more countries and adding AI capabilities - cnbc.com

A New AI Tool for the Design of Cartographic Pictograms (PictoAI) and Its Potentials for Increasing Their Meaningfulness - link.springer.com

Education & Tutorials

Mapping the Natural Environment

History

Discoveries

Secret in 400-year-old map may have finally solved the mystery of Roanoke - news.com.au

Hidden oil spills: new map exposes toxic seas - energylivenews.com

US map reveals how states would look if resized by population - newsbreak.com

USGS-releases-first-ever-map-potential-geologic-hydrogen-us - usgs.gov

'Discover Mecca' Map launched ahead of Ramadan - gulfnews.com

Cartographers

Out of South Africa's disorder comes 3D model of Goulburn region - the-riotact.com

A race to map the rainforest - unr.edu

Out of this World

Cartography Matters

Urban Mapping

Congestion pricing maps show which New York roads and tunnels are and are not impacted - cbsnews.com

Fake Aldi on Google Maps wreaks 'havoc' on village - bbc.com

Collections
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The RIMMA conference was held for the first time in Switzerland, at the University of Bern, from 27.-31. January 2025. The conference was co-organized by Andreas Zischg (University of Berne, Oeschger Center for Climate Change Research and MobiLab), Christophe Lienert (LAINAT, Federal Government of Switzerland and Co-Chair of the ICA Commission Cartography in Early Warning and Crisis Management), Horst Kremers (RIMMA Community of Experts), and David Bresch (ETH Zurich, Weather and Climate Risks).

The conference focussed on the integrated management of natural hazards and risks, where information and warnings play a crucial role. One focus was on the effectiveness of warnings that are supposed to enhance preparedness and complement forecasts and emergency planning. Real-time data and warnings must be accessible, understandable, and tailored to different user groups. Impact-based warnings require collaboration between meteorological services, warning services, and warning recipients. Another focus was on visualization and communication, which are key to effective forecasting and warning systems. Maps play a pivotal role in this communication. They are digital, interactive, real-time, and easy-to-grasp. They integrate spatiotemporal big data and multimedia and are an important element of digital twins.

The conference addressed open questions about user-centered information management, visualization of uncertainties, and the economic and humanitarian impacts of natural hazards, alongside topics such as system interoperability, process standardization, and early warning distribution channels.

RIMMA2025 brought together a diverse range of disciplines and experts, including meteorological and warning services, disaster and risk managers, emergency responders, and specialists in cartography, visualization, and communication.

The conference attracted about 230 participant from 30 countries who had research, government and private industry backgrounds. The conference invited for various contribution formats, such as workshops, sessions, round-tables, side-events, exercises, panels, oral speeches and posters. Contributions ranged on the one hand from global to local topics, and on the other hand from conceptual frameworks to (hands-on, technological) applications. Vivid discussions were led in a constructive way. Climate change, urbanization, increased interconnectedness, humanitarian, risk and insurance aspects gave the backdrop to discussions on new, more user- and impact-oriented solutions using established methods and novel, advanced technologies like AI and ML.

The ICA, as well as the Swiss Society of Cartography, were actively present at the conference. Two keynotes were held by ICA-representatives (one by ICA President Georg Gartner on "The relevance of cartography in the context of natural hazards and risks" and one by ICA-Commission Co-Chair Shen Jie on "Cartography for Emergency and Disaster Management: Hotspots and Development Trends"). Other keynotes were held by representatives of the Swiss Government, the World Meteorological Organization, and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

Four ICA-commissions (Commissions Early Warning and Crisis Management, GeoAI, Geovisualization, and Cognitive Issues in Geographic Information Visualization) organized and held workshops, interactive panels and sessions. Representatives of these commissions also delivered oral speeches.

The keynotes were held in the panel in the morning and late afternoon. Parallel sessions were organized throughout the conference days. On the first day, an ice-breaker event with a rich aperitif was organizied, the second day saw a booked-out conference dinner in the "Alte Tramdepot" in Bern's historic city.

RIMMA2025-participants took advantage of a very interdisciplinary event that linked various domains (forecasting, preparedness, warning and response with visualization and communication) that usually still work rather sectorally and not entirely together. This thematic combination and linkage received very positive and encouraging feedback. Bridging various domains and enabling discussions on common (future) grounds was one of the main goals of RIMMA2025 and could be accomplished.

On the last conference day two excursions were offered. One took place at the headquarters of swisstopo (i.a., geodata lab, cartographic production, environmental observation). The other excursion brought interested participants to the "Top of Europe", a.k.a. the Jungfrau Joch. There, at around 3500 m a.s.l., the University of Bern maintains a high altitude research station (i.e., atmosphere, climate, cosmic radiation).

Proceedings of the conference are in the works. A collection of abstracts is published in the Abstracts of the ICA, Volume 9, 2025. Other selected contributions will be published in a dedicated special issue for RIMMA2025 in the International Journal of Cartography.

On behalf of all conference chairs and the LOC, I would like to express my sincerey gratitude to all colleagues, friends, and sponsors. Special thanks goes out to ICA-colleagues and their invaluable contributions for making RIMMA2025 a success. A thank you also goes to the conference program committee (with many ICA-members) for reviewing submissions, and the executive committee of the ICA who - like the Swiss Society of Cartography - kindly granted sponsorship for RIMMA2025.

Additional weblinks
Christophe Lienert
Co-Chair of the ICA Commission Cartography in Early Warning and Crisis Management

The International Cartographic Association (ICA) was honored to participate in the International Science Council's (ISC) Third General Assembly, held from January 27 to 30, 2025, in Muscat, Oman. This significant event marked the first in-person General Assembly since the ISC's establishment in July 2018.

As a full member of the ISC since 2014, the ICA has been committed to promoting the disciplines and professions of cartography and GIScience on an international scale.

By representing ICA, I actively engaged in strategic discussions that focused on shaping the future of global science cooperation. Key topics included the ISC Strategic Plan 2025-2028, enhancing the Council's regional presence, and refining the ISC Statutes and Rules of Procedure.

The Assembly also provided a platform to address critical issues pertinent to the cartographic community, such as the free circulation of scientists and the challenges posed by visa processes. These discussions underscored the importance of inclusivity and the unrestricted exchange of scientific knowledge across borders.

Looking ahead, the ICA is excited to host the 32nd International Cartographic Conference (ICC) in Vancouver, Canada, from August 17 to 22, 2025. Under the theme "Mapping the Future: Innovation, Inclusion, and Sustainability," the conference aims to continue the momentum generated at the ISC General Assembly by fostering collaboration and innovation within the global cartographic community.

Our participation in the ISC General Assembly reaffirms the ICA's dedication to advancing cartography and GIScience as integral components of the global scientific landscape. We look forward to contributing to and benefiting from the collective efforts of the international science community in the years to come.

- Georg Gartner
President of the International Cartographic Association

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by: Emily Ashley, Torch Catcher

Hi. It's been over a year since the maptimeHQ torch was passed and, not gonna lie, these are some pretty big shoes to fill.

but they're definitely shoes worth filling! just gotta find a groove. In the meantime, we hope your maptimes are going as maptimey as ever.

A few of our admins met online in January and thought maybe it's time for the first "maptime census" or a "roll call" of sorts. Why? So we can all help keep the active chapter and organizer listings up to date. Why? So folks can find chapters to attend in their community or fill roles and revive hibernating chapters.

Like a phonebook - or any directory, really - it's best when kept up to date.

How you can help:

Drop us a line. Say hi! Let us know how you and your chapter are doing. (or how you're not doing, because thats totally ok too)

Got any ideas on how to do this? Join the HQ team and help us figure this out and respond to how everyone is doing!

by: Beth Schechter, Maptime Founder

After three or so years with the same leadership of this organization, it's time for a change of the guard. I'm pleased to announce that Emily Ashley (New Orleans), Rachel Stevenson (Boulder), and Omar Ureta (Los Angeles) will be taking over as the new Maptime HQ!

You might be wondering...wait, what's up with this? Where are Beth, Alan, Lyzi and Camille going? And what's next for Maptime?!

And whether you're wondering or not, here are answers to all these questions.
Wait, what's up with this? Where are Beth, Alan, Lyzi and Camille going?
To make a long story short, all of us started to get pretty burnt out after the 2015 Maptime Summit. I could write more about it here, but my talk from this year's State of the Map sums it up the best.

If you're feeling burnt out running your chapter, then take a look at Handing Off a Maptime Chapter for some tips on what to do.

If you've still got plenty of gas in the tank, great! But we're all volunteers, and no one should feel like they have to volunteer indefinitely. If you need to take some time off, do it! If it stops being fun, pass the torch - it's totally ok when that happens. Keep an eye on your metaphorical fuel guage and let the new HQ know before it hits 'E'.

My unsolicited advice to the new HQ is to instill rotating leadership on a yearly basis, so that a handoff happens before burnout does. It might be a good idea for chapters to try the same approach as well - but that's for you to decide :)
Is Maptime still going after 501(c)3 status?
Alan, Lyzi, Camille and I decided to stop putting efforts into this for a few reasons:

It takes money that Maptime doesn't have to do this, specifically to pay fees for things like business registration and bank accounts. It's possible to come up with this money, but ultimately we were too burnt out to consider doing that work.

The legal and bank-related paperwork we had in motion were in the state of California. Moving to Oregon, unbeknownst to me, threw a major wrench into the plans, making it nearly impossible to do without starting all over.

Did I mention that we were all burnt out? Because for really real we were all burnt out.

Based on everything I now know about applying for 501(c)3 status, my recommendation to new leadership is to set up a fiscal sponsorship with an organization they trust. I will leave this decision to them.

I've updated the Bylaws to reflect these changes, and noted them in the changelog at the end. The new HQ can further update them as needed.
What's next for Maptime?
That's a great question - and one that's for Rachel, Emily, Omar and you to answer. I look really forward to seeing what you come up with!

I couldn't be more grateful to have been a part of this organization and to see it sprout from a tiny seedling to a global movement.

Let's see what this next chapter has in store!
*Yes, WIRED Map Lab used this same title to announce the end of their column, but it's just too good and I couldn't help myself.

Pizza Time!

Looking back at a long year of Maptimes and mapping fun, one thing has remained true: Pizza and mapping go hand-in-hand. CartoDB's Maptime pizza donations this past year has ensured that this remains true, and that mappers everywhere, from Chicago to Berlin, didn't go a mapping evening un-fed.

Over the course of the past year, over 70 meetups across the world ate over 2,500 slices of delicious cheesy pie asa result of this collaboration, and CartoDB has announced they are extending their donation for another whole year! This means that every Maptime everywhere can enjoy delicious pizza courtesy of CartoDB well into 2017. now that's reason to celebrate!

##How does it work? Same as before, getting pizza for your Maptime meetup is super easy. One week before every meetup, email santiago@cartodb.com with basic information about your event. Here's what to include:

Maptime chapter

Meetup date

Meetup link

Organizer's name & email

Any interesting developments in your mapping community

And thats it! CartoDB will follow up with simple information on how to submit for pizza pay-back. In addition, if the pizza fuels some great CartoDB projects, inspires beautiful friendships, or if you just want to say thanks, be sure to tweet them @cartoDB.

Enjoy!
Mayday, mayday!
Earthquakes. Tsunamis. Volcanic eruptions. These natural disasters literally reshape the surface of the earth, and destroy centuries of human infrastructure while they're at it.

This is a major problem for first responders to crisis, who are trying to get on the ground and help people as fast as possible. What if the street that used to be there isn't there anymore? What if suddenly water supplies are contaminated? How can you help people get the support that they need when you can't even navigate the space they're in or the supplies they need have been destroyed?

This is where making maps can make a huge difference. They can literally make or break first responders' ability to help.

That's why, this May, Maptime is teaming up with Missing Maps, a collection of nonprofits devoted to organizing volunteers to map satellite data and get these maps working again. We're asking all US Maptime chapters to devote one of your sessions in May to mapping satellite data for the Missing Maps mission.

Missing Maps event in Glasgow, Feb. 2016

Never mapped satellite data before? Have no fear! Missing Maps provides tutorials on how to get started with mapping, making it easy for you and your chapter to get up to speed.

What's better? Participating Maptime chapters will get free pizza, courtesy of Missing Maps!

Want to participate? Sign up here by April 23 to ensure pizza.

Have questions? Email hello [at] maptime [dot] io.

Let's help out Missing Maps and get some important maps back on the map!

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Want to read more about the awesomesauce that is Missing Maps? Check out this article by collaborator Drishtie Patel
by Beth

On Saturday Feb. 13, Maptime Organizers got together via Google Hangout to talk about how things are going.

If you want to watch it in full (it's about 90 minutes!) you can watch this video.

But if you want to just get the highlights (recommended!) read on.
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Our mission is to open the doors of cartographic possibility to anyone interested by creating a time and space for collaborative learning, exploration, and map creation using mapping tools and technologies.

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A Community of Geospatial Professionals and Map Enthusiasts

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GeoLatinas - Latinas in Earth and Planetary Sciences

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Become a Member Be part of an diverse and inclussive community GeoLatinas Initiatives Get to know our volunteer work About GeoLatinas Our Mission and Objectives

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Become a steering group member at Next Generation Cartographers

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Become a steering group member at Next Generation Cartographers

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You can actively support NGC by getting involved in the moderation and organisation of community meet-ups, joining our steering group meetings, supporting in the website programming, and (probably from fall on) support in the organization of a mentoring program.

How? It's best to join our Discord server and send a message in the respective channel. You can also just join one of our upcoming steering group meetings to get a feeling for the group - dates and links will be shared on Discord and on the mailing list. All links are on our website.

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Welcome to Next Generation Cartographers, a group dedicated to advocacy, support and mentorship for early career cartographers within academic and professional cartography.

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Working Groups are the main way in which the Foundation supports OSM in specific areas. Some are more active than others. Working Groups may include a member of the board.

See which WG interests you the most, the topics they handle, and the requirements for joining, and volunteer!

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Working Groups - OpenStreetMap Foundation

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Working Groups are the main way in which the Foundation supports OSM in specific areas. Some are more active than others. Working Groups may include a member of the board.

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Join a local group in your city, region, or country! Help map the world, discuss ideas and collaborate from a local perspective.

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© Mapbox © OpenStreetMap Improve this map

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Present your work or ideas at an upcoming NGC community meet-up

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Present your work or ideas at an upcoming NGC community meet-up

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At most NGC Community meet-ups, we have two short presentations from community members, e.g. sharing their workflow for a map they made, some research they did, ... if you are interested to share some of your work, you can find more details and a list to add your name to on this link

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Join the ICA Commission on Education and Training

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Join the ICA Commission on Education and Training

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or send an Email to Juliane: juliane.cron@tum.de

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Chair:
Dr. Tao Wang, School of Resource, Environment and Tourism, Capital Normal University, China, wangt@cnu.edu.cn, taowang50@163.com

Vice-Chair:
Juliane Cron, Chair of Cartography and Visual Analytics, Technical University of Munich, Germany, juliane.cron@tum.de

Regional Coordinators:
Dr. Anthony Robinson, Pennsylvania State University, United States, arobinson@psu.edu
Dr. Ari Cahyono, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia, aricahyono@ugm.ac.id
Dr. Małgorzata Wieczorek, Uniwersytet Wrocławski, Poland, malgorzata.wieczorek@uwr.edu.pl
Dr. Marcio Schmidt, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brazil, marcio.schmidt@gmail.com
Dr. Stefan Peters, University of South Australia, Australia, stefan.peters@unisa.edu.au

MEMBERS

Andrea PŐDÖR

University of West-Hungary, HUNGARY

Anthony ROBINSON

Pennsylvania State University, Department of Geography, USA

Ari Cahyono

Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada, INDONESIA

Bert VEENENDAAL

Department of Spatial Sciences, Curtin University, AUSTRALIA

Christian HÄBERLING

Institute of Cartography, ETH Zurich, SWITZERLAND

Celia Sevilla Sánchez

National Center of Geographical Information, SPAIN

David FORREST

Department of Geographical & Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, GREAT BRITAIN

David FRASER

Department of Geospatial Science, RMIT University - City Campus, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

Elena POSADA

Center for Research and Development on Geographic Information (CIAF), COLOMBIA

Elger HEERE

Hogeschool Utrecht, THE NETHERLANDS

Elisabeth CHESNEAU

EVS, University Jean Monnet of Saint-Etienne, FRANCE

Felipe PASSOS

Universidade de São Paulo, BRAZIL

Franz-Josef BEHR

Centre for Geodesy and Applied Informatics Geo Web Services, Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart, GERMANY

Gleb ZAGREBIN

Faculty of Cartography and Geoinformatics, Moscow State University, Russia

Greg Dennis BREETZKE

Department of Geography, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND

Hal MOELLERING

Department of Geography The Ohio State University, USA

Haowen YAN

Faculty of Geomatics, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, CHINA

Huayi WU

LIESMARS, Wuhan University, CHINA

Huiping LIU

Beijing Normal University,CHINA

Iomara Sousa BARROS

Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL

Jianghong ZHAO

School of Geomatics and Urban Spatial Information, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, CHINA

Jianya GONG

LIESMARS, Wuhan University, CHINA

Juliane CRON

Chair of Cartography, Technical University of Munich, GERMANY

John C. KOSTELNICK

Illinois State University, Department of Geography-Geology, USA

Karel JEDLIČKA

Dept. of Mathematics, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, CZECH REPUBLIC

Krisztina IRÁS

Department of Cartography and Geoinformatics, Eötvös University, Budapest, HUNGARY

Krylov SERGEY

Faculty of Cartography and Geoinformatics, Moscow State University, RUSSIA

Kovaleva OLGA

Faculty of Cartography and Geoinformatics, Moscow State University, RUSSIA

László ZENTAI

Department of Cartography and Geoinformatics, Eötvös University, HUNGARY

Laura Alemany Gómez

National Center of Geographical Information, SPAIN

Loi Kim NGUYEN

Research Center for Climate Change (RCCC), Nong Lam University, Ho Chi Minh City, VIETNAM

Luis Gerardo ESPARZA

National Institute of Statistics and Geography , MEXICO

Maria Cecilia Bonato BRANDALIZE

Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), BRAZIL

Necla ULUGTEKIN

Istanbul Technical University, Geomatics Engineering Department, TURKEY

Otakar ČERBA

Dept. of Mathematics, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, CZECH REPUBLIC

Patricia BRITO

Escola Politécnica of Universidade Federal da Bahia, BRAZIL

Paul CORCORAN

School of Natural and Built Environments, University of South Australia, AUSTRALIA

Paula AHONEN-RAINIO

Institute of Cartography and Geoinformatics, Dept. of Surveying. Helsinki University of Teknology, FINLAND

Peter VUJAKOVIC

Chair of Education Committee, British Cartographic Society (BCS); Academy for Sustainable Futures, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK

Qun SUN

Information Engineering University, CHINA

Raffaella BALZANINI

Laboratoire d´Informatique de Grenoble, FRANCE

Rakesh MALHOTRA

Department of Government and History, Fayetteville State University, USA

Serena COETZEE

Centre for Geoinformation Science, University of Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA

Suchit ANAND

Nottingham Geospatial Building, University of Nottingham, UK

Sukendra MARTHA

National Coordinating Agency for Surveys and Mapping (Bakosurtanal), INDONESIA

Susanne BLEISCH

Engineering and Geomatics University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, SWITZERLAND

Tamar SOFFER

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Geography Department, ISRAEL

Temenoujka BANDROVA

Department of Photogrammetry and Cartography, University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, BULGARIA

Terje MIDTBØ

Division of Geomatics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NORWAY

Trisha MORIARTY

Geoscience Knowledge Management, Geological Survey NSW, AUSTRALIA

Umesh BHURTYAL

Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Vaclav TALHOFER

University of Defence, Military Geography and Meteorology Department, CZECH REPUBLIC

Valdis BĒRZIŅŠ

Latvian Geospatial Information Agency, Riga, LATVIA

Wei LUO

Department of Geographic and Atmospheric Sciences, Northern Illinois University, USA

Wenke Zimmermann

ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Xinchang Zhang

Guangzhou University, CHINA

Yoshiki WAKABAYASHI

Department of Geography, Tokyo Metropolitan University, JAPAN

Zhenfeng SHAO

LIESMARS, Wuhan University, CHINA

Stefan Peters

School of Natural and Built Environment, University of South Australia, AUSTRALIA

In case contact details need to be updated please inform the commission chair.

You are welcome to JOIN the Commission on Education and Training and receive regularly our newsletters and other relevant information:

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ICA Commission on Education and Training

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Chair: Dr. Tao Wang, School of Resource, Environment and Tourism, Capital Normal University, China, wangt@cnu.edu.cn, taowang50@163.com Vice-Chair: Juliane Cron, Chair of Cartography and Visual Analytics, Technical University of Munich, Germany, juliane.cron@tum.de Regional Coordinators: Dr. Anthony Robinson, Pennsylvania State University, United States, arobinson@psu.edu Dr. Ari Cahyono, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia, aricahyono@ugm.ac.id

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Get involved in the ICA Working group “Standards in Cartography”

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Get involved in the ICA Working group “Standards in Cartography”

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The new ICA Working group “Standards in Cartography” is being established. Get involved to set up the leadership, membership and ways of working! Contact Barend Köbben at b.j.kobben@utwente.nl.

For more info on the ideas see https://kartoweb.itc.nl/standards_in_cartography/ToR.html