British Cartographic Society

British Cartographic Society
Founded 28 September 1963 (1963-09-28)
Type Learned Society and Registered Charity
Registration no. 240034
Focus Promoting the Art and Science of Mapmaking
Location
Coordinates 52°05′57″N 0°16′37″E / 52.0991°N 0.277°E / 52.0991; 0.277Coordinates: 52°05′57″N 0°16′37″E / 52.0991°N 0.277°E / 52.0991; 0.277
Area served
The United Kingdom of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Key people
President: Dr Alexander Kent
Vice President: Mr Ken Atherton
Revenue
£72,189 (year ending June 2010)[1]
Website www.cartography.org.uk

The British Cartographic Society (BCS) is an association of individuals and organisations dedicated to exploring and developing the world of maps. It is a registered charity.[2] Membership includes mapping companies, publishers, designers, academics, researchers, map curators, individual cartographers, GIS specialists and ordinary members of the public with an interest in maps.

The BCS is regarded as one of the world's leading cartographic societies and its main publication, The Cartographic Journal, is recognised internationally.[3] Membership of the Society can be useful for making contacts and keeping up with developments.[4]

The BCS promotes all aspects of cartography to a wide range of potential users.

Awards

One of the aims of the Society is to encourage better mapping by providing medals and prizes to individuals or companies who have shown excellence in this field. The annual BCS awards includes categories such as:

New Mapmaker Award Winners:

Publications

The Society also publishes a variety of periodicals and books, including:

Events

The Society holds not-for-profit events open to the public and any interested parties to help raise the profile of cartography in Britain and facilitate the exchange of information and ideas amongst the members of the Society and others. They also aim to advance cartographic education and encourage research through such events.

Examples of regular events:

50th Anniversary Special events:

See also

References

  1. Charity Commission. British Cartographic Society, registered charity no. 240034.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20080520145448/http://www.maptrade.org/organizations/. Archived from the original on 20 May 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20031123130948/http://www.prospects.ac.uk/downloads/occprofiles/profile_pdfs/R1_Cartographer.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2003. Retrieved 4 August 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Clare Seldon. "The British Cartographic Society > The NGS New Mapmaker Award 2009". Cartography.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  5. Clare Seldon. "The British Cartographic Society > The NGS New Mapmaker Award 2010". Cartography.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  6. Clare Seldon. "The British Cartographic Society > The NGS New Mapmaker Award 2011". Cartography.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  7. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20130928131626/http://www.cartography.org.uk/downloads/RestlessEarth_ukv11i4.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. Clare Seldon (2013-10-25). "The British Cartographic Society > GIS and Web Cartography by Jack Dangermond". Cartography.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  9. Clare Seldon (2013-11-25). "The British Cartographic Society > Nicholas Crane - Reflections of a Map Man". Cartography.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
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