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

eCARTO News June 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.

Cartographers

Cartography’s Support Structure

  • EuroGeographics Signs Production Agreement with Germany’s Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy – gim-international.com
  • A Thorough Documentation Of China Electronic Cartography System Market Through 2018 To 2025 – sportsalexa.com
  • Indonesia Electronic Cartography System Market Analysis 2018-2025: Questale Report – bitzradar.com
  • Belarus, Russia team up for scientific projects in geodesy, cartography – eng.belta.by

Cartographic Resources

Cartography Fixes

  • ‘Nobody puts Shetland in a box – bbc.com
  • ‘Alternative Maps’ challenges everything you thought you knew about cartography – mashable.com
  • Radio 4 asked where the North began and people got quite worked up – inews.co.uk
  • Don’t Be Duped, This Is The True Size Of Africa – face2faceafrica.com
  • Almost half of Portugal’s students can’t find country on map – theportugalnews.com

Mapping the World

  • Facebook is recruiting mapping experts to help map the world – cnbc.com
  • Mapping the Price of Beer Around the World – visualcapitalist.com
  • Mapping the Acoustic Environment Two Hearing Aids at a Time – iotevolutionworld.com
  • Origins of ordinary things: Maps – newtimes.co
  • Maps reveal hidden truths of the world’s cities – bbc.com
  • FATMAP Puts The Whole World In High Definition With Beautiful 3D Maps – forbes.com

Cartography

Maps

  • The Urban Good – London National Park City map – urbangood.org
  • Thomas Guide Maps: The Rise And Fall of LA’s Directional Holy Grail – laist.com
  • Oldest map of Ireland puts us on the edge of the world – irishtimes.com
  • World’s first atlas sheds light on cartography – hurriyetdailynews.com
  • Michael Raisch Talks The Illustrated Football Atlas – thesefootballtimes.co
  • A beautiful collection of rare maps shows how the world viewed India over the centuries – qz.com
  • In a Novel, Mystical Maps and Intertwined Journeys Through Syria – nytimes.com
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