North American Cartographic Information Society

The Annual Meeting of the North American Cartographic Information Society NACIS focuses on maps data visual storytelling and cartographic design including the latest in mapping design production and theory The conference facilitates spending social time with mapping peers and broadening networks in the cartographic community In 2023 382 professionals and enthusiasts from government commercial and not-for-profit groups along with academics scholars map GIS librarians artists technologists and students attended our 43rd Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania; 32 sessions with over 140 presentations and 1 keynote.

Cartographic Perspectives Journal CP is the free open-access journal of NACIS devoted to the study and practice of Cartography in all of its diversity. CP is published 3 times a year and includes peer-reviewed research on Cartography and Geovisualization broadly defined technical notes and tutorials on new methods articles on library collections reviews of books and atlases and novel maps. All submitted articles are reviewed and returned to authors within weeks. All graphics included in accepted articles are published in full color at no cost to authors.

The Atlas of Design is dedicated to showing off some of the worlds most beautiful and intriguing cartographic design. Every two years we publish a new volume of full-color maps selected from a worldwide competition and judged by an expert panel. It is more than a museum of images however each map is accompanied by a brief commentary provided by the author and meant to guide readers toward a deeper understanding of the work how it was inspired and its intended message or the ways it means to influence us. Everyday objects even beautiful ones become much more significant when we see what is behind their creation. The Atlas aims to inspire readers both within the field of cartography and without toward new understandings of design and of the power that a well-crafted map can have In an age when more and more mapping tasks are being turned over to computers. The Atlas of Design provides one more answer to the question "What do cartographers do?" 2023 sales distribution = 652 volumes