CaGIS is proud to present the winners of the 2021 Map Design Competition. We thank the many contributors and judges! Please be sure to visit the Gallery to see some of the winners from this year’s competition.
Carolynne Hultquist and Cascade Tuholske will be presenting “Using Geospatial Data to Evaluate Climate Hazards and Inform Environmental Justice” at the next GeoBytes webinar on Friday, April 22 at 12:00 pm ET. The webinar is FREE for all CaGIS members. See attached abstract for more information about the presentation. Please
The 2021 CaGIS Scholarship Committee is proud to announce scholarship awards to the following two Ph.D. students: Mr. Bing Zhou – Texas A&M; nominated by Lei ZouMs. Hoeyun Kwon – University of Iowa; nominated by Caglar Koylu Congratulations!
On March 22, 2022, the world lost a GIS giant and cartography compadre when Dr. Lynn Usery passed from this earthly plane. Not even a week earlier, Lynn was busily planning workshops for AutoCarto 2022. He will be sorely missed by our community, not only for his many research contributions,
Ellie Leydsman McGinty will be presenting “A History of the Landsat Program” at the next GeoBytes webinar on Friday, April 8 at 12:00 pm ET. The webinar is FREE for all CaGIS members. See attached abstract for more information about the presentation. Please see the CaGIS GeoBytes page for more
Dr. Duane F. Marble passed quietly in his sleep Tuesday February 22nd, 2022 with his wife and children nearby. He loved his family, geography, his students, the outdoors, travel, good food and wine, good books, great conversation, cats, and the company of friends. Duane was born to Francis and Beulah
The Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS) is pleased to announce its inaugural awardees for the CaGIS Rising grant program. CaGIS Rising projects include research or outreach efforts that have the potential to transform global challenges into new opportunities that advance and promote Cartography and GIScience. Creativity, novelty, and the potential
Tom Augspurger will be presenting “Scalable Sustainability with the Microsoft Planetary Computer” at the next GeoBytes webinar on Friday, February 25 at 12:00 pm ET. The webinar is FREE for all CaGIS members. See attached abstract for more information about the presentation. Please see the CaGIS GeoBytes page for more
CaGIS is pleased to announce the call for submissions of extended abstracts and pre-conference workshop proposals for AutoCarto 2022 which will be a hybrid event for both in-person attendees and remote meeting participants. The theme of AutoCarto 2020 is Ethics in Mapping: Integrity, Inclusion, and Empathy which brings attention to
The Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS) proudly announces that applications are now being accepted for the Society’s annual scholarship awards. The scholarships recognize academic achievement and encourage the continuing success of outstanding cartography and geographic information science students. The scholarships also recognize achievement or potential for achievement in original
