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North American Cartographic Information Society
AbbreviationNACIS
Established1980; 44 years ago (1980)
Region North America
FieldsCartography
Websitenacis.org

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 cartography lab directors. It now represents a broad mixture of academic, government and commercial interests, with a sizeable proportion of working cartographers. Many NACIS members come from related vocations (e.g. art, design, information visualization, GIS, historical research, and software development.) NACIS offers both volunteer opportunities and travel grants for students and members of the community.

Objectives

To improve communication, coordination and cooperation among the producers, disseminators, curators, and users of cartographic information.
To support and coordinate activities with other professional organizations and institutions involved with cartographic information.
To improve the use of cartographic materials through education and to promote graphicacy.
To promote and coordinate the acquisition, preservation, and automated retrieval of all types of cartographic material.
To influence government policy on cartographic information.

Membership

The membership is largely from the United States and Canada, with a small but steady number from other countries. In recent years, NACIS has focused on increasing membership in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Conference

NACIS hosts an annual conference in the fall at a variety of locations around North America.

1980: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1981: Gatlinburg, Tennessee
1982: Arlington, Virginia
1983: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1984: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1985: Chicago, Illinois
1986: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1987: Atlanta, Georgia
1988: Denver, Colorado
1989: Ann Arbor, Michigan
1990: Orlando, Florida
1991: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1992: St. Paul, Minnesota
1993: Silver Spring, Maryland
1994: Ottawa, Ontario
1995: Wilmington, North Carolina
1996: San Antonio, Texas
1997: Lexington, Kentucky
1998: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1999: Williamsburg, Virginia
2000: Knoxville, Tennessee
2001: Portland, Oregon
2002: Columbus, Ohio
2003: Jacksonville, Florida
2004: Portland, Maine
2005: Salt Lake City, Utah
2006: Madison, Wisconsin
2007: St Louis, Missouri
2008: Missoula, Montana
2009: Sacramento, California
2010: Madison, Wisconsin
2011: St. Petersburg, Florida
2012: Portland, Oregon
2013: Greenville, South Carolina
2014: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2015: Minneapolis, Minnesota
2016: Colorado Springs, Colorado
2017: Montréal, Quebec
2018: Norfolk, Virginia
2019: Tacoma, Washington
2020: Null Island (Virtual Conference)
2021: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and hybrid virtual
2022: Minneapolis, Minnesota
2023: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2024: Tacoma, Washington

Publications

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NACIS publishes a triannual journal, Cartographic Perspectives (available online as open-access) and the Atlas of Design, a biennial publication showcasing innovative maps designed by cartographers from around the world.

Initiatives

The organization is a sponsor of Natural Earth, a public domain cartographic dataset available at 1:10 million, 1:50 million, and 1:110 million scales.

See also

References

  1. NACIS.ORG. "NACIS.ORG". North American Cartographic Information Society. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  2. "NACIS.ORG". North American Cartographic Information Society.
  3. "Cartographic Perspectives". cartographicperspectives.org.
  4. "Atlas of Design". The Atlas of Design.
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