International Cartographic Association
- International Cartographic Association
The International Cartographic Association (ICA), French Association Cartographique Internationale (ACI), is an organization formed of national member organizations, to provide a forum for issues and techniques in cartography. Since its foundation in Bern in 1959 it has met biennially. English and French are the official languages.
President
ICA's first president was Eduard Imhof. Currently William Cartwright is in the chair.
Commissions
To coordinate international cartographic work Commissions and Working Groups were found, which are chaired by experts in a specific field of cartography.
Commissions
* Commission on Cartography and Children
* Commission on Digital Technologies in Cartographic Heritage
* Commission on Education and Training
* Commission on Generalisation and Multiple Representation
* Commission on Geospatial Analysis and Modeling
* Commission on Geospatial Data Standards
* Commission on Geovisualization
* Commission on the History of Cartography
* Commission on Management and Economics of Map Production
* Commission on Mapping from Satellite Imagery
* Commission on Map Projections
* Commission on Maps and Graphics for the Blind and the Partially Sighted
* Commission on Maps and the Internet
* Commission on Maps and Society
* Commission on Marine Cartography
* Commission on Mountain Cartography
* Commission on National and Regional Atlases
* Commission on Planetary Cartography
* Commission on Theoretical Cartography
* Commission on Ubiquitous Mapping
* Commission on Underrepresented Groups and Cartography
* Commission on Use and User Issues
Working Groups
* Working Group on Art and Cartography
* Working Group on Cartography on Early Warning and Crisis Management
* Working Group on GIS and Sustainable Development
* Working Group on Mapping Africa for Africa
* Working Group on Open Data Access and Intellectual Property Rights
* Working Group on Tourist Cartography
External links
* [http://cartography.tuwien.ac.at/ica/ ICA web site]
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