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• Annual Conference 9th Sept 2026 Edinburgh
British Cartographic Society
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#MapMonday On this day in 1215, the Magna Carter was signed at Runnymede, Surrey. This map features main Charter Towns, the locations of Charter copies, associated battlefields alongside existing National Cycle Network routes linking the locations.
Source: magnacarta800th.com/projects/rou...
As promised, here are our first speaker announcements for our Annual Conference in Edinburgh on Wed, 9th Sept 2026! Thank you to Mingshu Wang, University of Glasgow, whose talk will feature on the second day of our events.
Hosted at The Registers of Scotland, Edinburgh - book now buff.ly/0EnErRS
🏆 BCS Awards 2026 🏆
Last few days! Entries welcome until 14th June.
Get your entries in asap!
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Stanfords Travel - Collins Bartholomew - Ordnance Survey - GD3D® - Dennis Maps LTD
Thanks to Kathryn Berger, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) whose talk "Beyond Visualisation: Maps as Analytical Systems in the Age of AI" will feature at our Conference on Wed, 9th Sept 2026!
Hosted by The Registers of Scotland
www.cartography.org.uk/annual-confe...
Thank you to Liam Mason, whose talk "The Scottish Government Design System - Maps in Public Services" will feature at our Annual Conference in Edinburgh on Wednesday, 9th Sept 2026!
Hosted at The Registers of Scotland, Edinburgh, book now: www.cartography.org.uk/annual-confe...
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Thank you to the wonderful Dr. Julia Wagemann who gave us a wonderful insight into Women+ in Geospatial at our Annual Lecture tonight.
Follow our YouTube channel to catch up soon if you missed it, and please consider Julia’s final slide about how you can support diversity in Geospatial.
Less than 1 hour to go before our Annual AGM. Members can come along to hear who will be voted on to Council for the next 12 months. See your email.
The meeting will be followed by our Annual Lecture by Dr. Julia Wagemann, Women+ in Geospatial.
Anyone can attend this talk
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#MapMonday On this day in 1992, the first World Oceans Day was celebrated. This map, ‘Many Seas Only One Ocean’ is an example of Spilhaus World Ocean Map Projection (seamless ocean depiction) with the addition of sea surface temperatures from 0°C – 25°C.
Source: www.perrinremonte.com/expe-eng?ite...
Open until the end of June!
Children's Map Competition 2026 - Supported by @Dennis Maps LTD
The BCS Children’s Map Competition is supported by Dennis Maps – one of the world’s leading map printers.
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Following a successful GEO Business stood side-by-side this week, we are very excited to welcome our first Women+ in Geospatial speaker.
Tune in June 10th for Dr. Julia Wagemann “Who Makes the Map? Diversity, Power, and the Future of Geospatial”.
Registration
www.cartography.org.uk/teatime-talks
