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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 January 2018

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.

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Cartographic Opportunities

Industry

  • Here acquires Micello to add indoor mapping as part of its IoT business unit – techcrunch.com
  • An Opensource Startup Dies As Mapping Gets Hotter Than Ever – wired.com
  • Apple Maps Gains Indoor Airport Mapping To Make Travelling Less Stressful – independent.co.uk
  • TomTom announces mapping technology that will revolutionise how driverless cars operate on our streets – news.com.au
  • Bosch joins Intel, BMW, Audi, and Mercedes, buys stake in mapping company Here – arstechnica.com

Opinion

  • Inaccurate Environment Agency flood maps distort house prices, claim locals – telegraph.co.uk
  • Nobody Lives Here: Mapping Emptiness in the U.S. and Beyond – bigthink.com
  • Ocean Mapping Expedition Tracing Magellan’s Voyage Reaches the Philippines – globalvoices.org

Cartographic Resources

Cartographic Reveals

The world from above

Cartography Lite

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