The Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS) is a
learned society
A learned society (; also learned academy, scholarly society, or academic association) is an organization that exists to promote an discipline (academia), academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and s ...
in the fields of
cartography
Cartography (; from grc, χάρτης , "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 im ...
and
geographic information science Geographic information science or geographical information science (GIScience or GISc) is the scientific discipline that studies geographic information, including how it represents phenomena in the real world, how it represents the way humans unders ...
. It includes the U.S. National Committee for the
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 and geographic ...
(ICA). It started in 1974 as the Cartography Division of the
American Congress for Surveying and Mapping
The American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) was an American professional association representing the interests of those engaged in measuring and communicating geospatial data.
Originally, it was composed of four organizations:
* America ...
(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 is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and d ...
is titled ''
Cartography and Geographic Information Science
''Cartography and Geographic Information Science'' is an academic journal about cartography and geographic information science published by Taylor & Francis on behalf of the U.S. Cartography and Geographic Information Society,
in affiliation with t ...
'', and is published on behalf of CaGIS by
Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis Group is an international company originating in England that publishes books and academic journals. Its parts include Taylor & Francis, Routledge, F1000 (publisher), F1000 Research or Dovepress. It is a division of Informa ...
.
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
The North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) is a US-based cartographic society founded in 1980. It was founded by specialists in cartography, which included government mapmakers, map librarians, cartography professors and cartogra ...
References
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Cartography organizations
Learned societies of the United States
Geographic data and information organizations in the United States