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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 August 2017

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.

ICA Facebook Posts

  • Eclipse maps of the past show the evolution of science and civilization – qz.com
  • The lie of the land: when map makers get it wrong – in pictures – theguardian.com
  • Map Projections: Flatten the Sphere – gisgeography.com
  • Map Scale: Scale Bar, Inset Map and Ratio Text – gisgeography.com

Applications

  • Maps Show How Water Can Be a Precious Lifeline—or a Deadly Weapon – news.nationalgeographic.com
  • Scientists finally know what is causing underwater ‘fairy circles’ — and it’s not good – inhabitat.com
  • The same technology used in self-driving cars is also discovering ancient civilizations – qz.com
  • Google Follows Galileo In Mapping The Sky – forbes.com

Representations of Place

Maps – The Digital Realm

Cartographic Resources

Opinion

Esoteric Cartographic Applications

Industry News

Historical Maps

  • Mapping the Menacing Sea Monsters in Medieval and Renaissance Cartography – ancient-origins.net
  • Border wars: How European colonisers used maps to build empires in India – scroll.in
  • One of the first examples of a local nautical map from Hispanic America – heritagedaily.com
  • Search on for ‘Holy Grail’ of Nelson maps – nelsonstar.com
  • Collector analyses depiction of Holy Land under Ottomans by cartographers, travellers – jordantimes.com
  • Not on the map: cartographic omission from New England to Palestine – theguardian.com

People into Cartography

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