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Cartogram 73 is now available

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Cartogram 73 is now available. This edition of the New Zealand Cartographic Society Newsletter contains articles on, amongst others:

- Reports on four cartographic events in 11 days! (August 27th - September 6th: Thematic Cartography Workshop, GeoCart'2012, 8th Mountain Cartography Workshop, Design Principles for Statistical Maps talk)

- Life membership for president Geoff Aitken and the Geoff Howard and Robin Pickering Memorial Scholarship

- NZCS publications update

- A gift from Argentina, LINZ news, 2013 cartographic conferences and 2015...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Last Updated ( Monday, 17 December 2012 02:00 )
 

40th Anniversary Celebrations, 19th February 2011

Saturday, 19 March 2011 04:29 Tony Moore
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‘Celebrating New Zealand Mapping’ - New Zealand Cartographic Society 40th Anniversary (1971-2011)

Was held on Saturday 19th February 2011

At the James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor, Wellington

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT

 

CARTOGRAPHY IN NEW ZEALAND SINCE 1931 - PDF SLIDESHOW in 5 PARTS compiled by Mairi Clark

          

1931 - Late 1940s (4.7Mb)      Late 1940s - 1960 (5.3Mb)      The 1960s (5.2Mb)                                      1970 - mid 1980s (3.1Mb)                 Mid 1980s to Today (2.9Mb)

Last Updated ( Saturday, 14 April 2012 04:11 )
 

Children's Map Competition now open

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…Is a mapping competition run by the New Zealand Cartographical Society (NZCS) on behalf of the International Cartographic Association (ICA). Prizes include posters, NZ chart series, wall maps, books, and a once-in-a-lifetime experience for 2 lucky winners. Open to all children under 16 yrs – 4 age categories (under 6yrs, 9-12yrs & 13-15yrs)

Theme: “My Place In Today’s World”                Entries due in 28th March 2013

·       Winners of the NZ competition will receive an individual prize and a prize for their school, then winning entries will be forwarded to the ICA for international judging.

Click on the banner above or go here for more details.

 

Geocart'2010 News

Wednesday, 31 March 2010 09:59 Tony Moore
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The fifth National Cartographic Conference GeoCart'2010 and the first ICA Symposium on Cartography for Australasia and Oceania ran at The University of Auckland, New Zealand, 1-3 September 2010.

The Conference is endorsed by the International Cartographic Association (ICA).

Keynote Speakers included:

  • Cynthia Brewer, Pennsylvania State University, USA
  • Manfred Buchroithner, TU Dresden, Germany
  • David Crossman, Geospatial Intelligence Organisation, NZ Defence Force, New Zealand
  • Phil Allen, GeoSmart, New Zealand
  • Colin MacDonald, LINZ, New Zealand

Special Presentation by

  • William Cartwright, President of the ICA, Australia

Here is the programme. CD Proceedings cost NZ$30 and can be bought by arrangement via the email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

There will be a book associated with the conference, collating the best papers as reviewed by an international scientific programme committee and published in Springer’s Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography series. Professional papers, Posters and other submissions will be collated in the conference proceedings.

Last Updated ( Friday, 08 October 2010 10:10 )
 


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