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Concept
International Cartographic Association
Summary
The International Cartographic Association (ICA) (Association Cartographique Internationale, ACI), is an organization formed of national member organizations, to provide a forum for issues and techniques in cartography and geographic information science (GIScience). ICA was founded on June 9, 1959, in Bern, Switzerland. The first General Assembly was held in Paris in 1961. The mission of the International Cartographic Association is to promote the disciplines and professions of cartography and GIScience in an international context. To achieve these aims, the ICA works with national and international governmental and commercial bodies, and with other international scientific societies.
The first president, Eduard Imhof of Switzerland was heavily involved in founding the association.
The Secretary-General and Treasurer is responsible for the administration and the general running of the Association.
On 20 July 2019 member nations elected the new Executive Committee (EC) of the ICA for the 2019–2023 term. New ICA president is Tim Trainor.
To coordinate international cartographic work Commissions and Working Groups have been established. These are chaired by experts in a specific field of cartography and comprise members from the international Cartography and GIScience community.
Commission on Art and Cartography
Commission on Atlases
Commission on Cartographic Heritage into the Digital
Commission on Cartography and Children
Commission on Cartography in Early Warning and Crisis Management
Commission on Cognitive Issues in Geographic Information Visualization
Commission on Education and Training
Commission on Generalisation and Multiple Representation
Commission on Geospatial Analysis and Modeling
Commission on Geospatial Semantics
Commission on GI and Sustainability
Commission on History of Cartography
Commission on Location Based Services
Commission on Map Design
Commission on Map Production and Geoinformation Management
Commission on Map Projections
Commission on Maps and Graphics for Blind and Partially Sighted People
Commission on Maps and the Internet
Commission on Mountain Cartography
Commission on Open Source Geospatial Technologies
Commission on Planetary Cartography
Commission on SDI and Standards
Commission on Sensor Driven Mapping
Commission on Topographic Mapping
Commission on Toponymy
Commission on Ubiquitous Mapping
Commission on Use, User and Usability
Commission on Visual Analytics
ICA allows two types of memberships:
Affiliate members are organisations, institutions or companies wishing to support the mission and activities of ICA.
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