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Welcome to the website of the International Cartographic AssociationGet to know the new ICA Executive Committee for the term 2023-2027
Welcome to the website of the International Cartographic Association
Get to know the new ICA Executive Committee for the term 2023-2027

eCARTO News July 2015

eCARTO News capture 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 to Cartography

  • New cartographic resources website for the Pacific Islands – powerofmaps.org.au
  • New Mission – “Making geospatial education and opportunities accessible to all” – geoforall.org
  • New Australian National Map Competition – sssi.org.au

Feature

Mapping Applications

  • Thematic Mapping for Disaster Risk Assessment in Case of Earthquake – fig.net
  • World map of difference between solar time and clock time – imgur.com
  • WW2 shipwrecks map – google.com.au
  • Two Views from the Top of the World – esri.com
  • Mapping Everywhere Fossils Have Been Found in the U.S. – citylab.com
  • Mapping the U.S. by Property Value Instead of Land Area – citylab.com
  • Mapping the Global Population – pewglobal.org
  • The Atlantic Slave Trade in Two Minutes – slate.com
  • Avion comercial derribado en Ucrania – elmundo.es

Cartographic Visualization

Cartographic Resources & Education

Theory

Opinion

Cartography for Transport and Location

  • The 9th International Symposium on Mobile Mapping Technology – mmt2015.org
  • Audi, BMW and Daimler Near Deal to Buy Nokia Mapping Service – wsj.com
  • Think tank set sights on GPS monitoring for containerised cargo – railexpress.com.au
  • Watch This 3D Animated Timeline Of How The Tube Map Developed – londonist.com
  • Historical Map: Polish Airlines LOT Route Map, 1939 – transitmaps.tumblr.com
  • Cómo funciona Swarm, la nueva geolocalización social – gersonbeltran.com
  • City-sized portions of Open Street Map – mapzen.com

The Guises of Cartographers in 2015

Cartography and Language

  • UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger – unesco.org
  • A world of languages – newtechreview.com
  • Metaphor map charts the images that structure our thinking – theguardian.com
  • Mapping the world’s linguistic diversity—scientists discover links between your genes and the language you speak – phys.org

Guidance for Map Collections

  • Helpful Hints for Small Map Collections – ala.org
  • Electronic Maps and GIS – ala.org
  • Metadata Primer for Map Librarians – ala.org
  • Map, GIS and Cataloging/ Metadata Librarian Core Competencies – ala.org
  • Map Collection Security Guidelines – ala.org
  • GIS in Every Library – ala.org
  • There’s a Map for That! – ala.org
  • Volunteered Geographic Information. Selected Web Resources – ala.org
  • Cartographic Citations: A Style Guide, Second Edition – ala.org
  • RDA and Cartographic Resources – ala.org

Paper maps

Alternative Cartography

 

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