The Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS) is a
learned society
A learned society ( ; also scholarly, intellectual, or academic society) is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and sciences. Membership may be open to al ...
in the fields of
cartography
Cartography (; from , 'papyrus, sheet of paper, map'; and , 'write') is the study and practice of making and using maps. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality (or an imagined reality) can ...
and
geographic information science
Geographic information science (GIScience, GISc) or geoinformation science is a scientific discipline at the crossroads of computational science, social science, and natural science that studies geographic information, including how it represe ...
. It includes the U.S. National Committee for the
International Cartographic Association
The International Cartographic Association (ICA) (, ''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 founde ...
(ICA). It started in 1974 as the Cartography Division of the
American Congress for Surveying and Mapping (ACSM);
in 1981 the division became the ''American Cartographic Association'', and in 1996 it received its current name.
Its official
academic journal
An academic journal (or scholarly journal or scientific journal) is a periodical publication in which Scholarly method, scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. They serve as permanent and transparent forums for the ...
is titled ''
Cartography and Geographic Information Science'', and is published on behalf of CaGIS by
Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis Group is an international company originating in the United Kingdom that publishes books and academic journals. Its parts include Taylor & Francis, CRC Press, Routledge, F1000 (publisher), F1000 Research and Dovepress. It i ...
.
It also hosts the ''AutoCarto'' conference series,
Home page for the ''AutoCarto'' Conference previously known as ''International Symposium on Computer-Assisted Cartography'' (subject also known as automated cartography, hence the name).
See also
* North American Cartographic Information Society
References
External links
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Cartography organizations
Learned societies of the United States
Geographic data and information organizations in the United States