Maplines Spring 2011

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Maps in the Outdoors

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The UK Big Freeze 11

Behind the Scenes at the Symposium 16-17

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From the Editors elcome to Maplines and our first issue as the ‘magazine of the British Cartographic Society’. Regular readers will undoubtedly notice a few changes to our format and layout this time and it is our intention to extend this process over the coming months to build upon the past successes of Maplines.

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As Spring is now firmly upon us we thought it a great idea to get everyone thinking and talking about the outdoors and the vital role that maps play in getting everyone outside and active. We map makers and users play a pivotal role in helping people to understand the world they live in and the journeys they make and our role should be celebrated! I live with an urban designer. For all the ideas she has regarding public space and public access she would be lost without a map. Ultimately, her designs may aim to change the physical landscape but the resulting map remains the vital instruction book to our world around us and our local communities. Whatever changes have been made, the footpaths are still marked for us to Editorial Contact details: Senior Editor Lynda Bailey Senior Editor, Design & Production Martin Lubikowski Editor Adam King Editor, Design & Production Mark Sansom

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explore. Our active lifestyles thus begin on paper. Our four-article feature on active living and mapping first looks at the latest project by the Ramblers, Get Walking Keep Walking. This is a fascinating read, one that promotes good cartography and one that shows the benefits of clear map design to all their users. If they weren’t map converts before they soon will be! We also look at new, innovative, London cycle maps as well as the work behind the mapping of our latest national treasure and addition to our stunning National Parks, the South Downs. So why not don your walking boots, dodge an April shower or two and get outside to enjoy our beautiful country. Adam On behalf of Lynda, Martin, Adam and Mark, Maplines Editors

‘We often associate the ‘walkability’ of a place with major changes to the landscape, through pedestrianisation and urban redesign. But sometimes all you need is a map.’ Hugh Knowles Forum for the Future www.forumforthefuture.org

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Notes from our President I’ve just got back from a trip to California and the IMTA (EAME) Conference and Trade Show in Novara. The latter was attended by over forty companies in the ‘mapping’ industry mainly from Europe but there were representatives from the USA, Australia and Korea too. There is undoubtedly a note of optimism in the industry about the future. Yes, the expected 40% reduction in road and street map sales has happened, a number of organisations have been bought out and some have down-sized but those that remain have ‘grasped the nettle’.

the web. I’m sure that these developments will continue to provide work for the cartographic community and this work will be extremely challenging and enjoyable.

Some companies have expanded their product range, sales of leisure maps for walking and cycling etc have increased, others have introduced new products while some have chosen to expand the area of coverage of their traditional offerings.

In the last three months the BCS Council has met twice. I’m pleased to say that the Programme Committee has put together a comprehensive and diverse agenda for the BCS Annual Symposium in June where the GIS SIG and newly reformed Design Group will also meet. Additionally, plans for the Better Mapping series of events in 2011 are well in hand. The Publications Committee has met too and work has begun to make Maplines: the Magazine of the British Cartographic Society into a more commercial product. The Membership Committee will also be taking on the task of commissioning a book to celebrate the 50th anniversary of BCS in 2013.

Additionally, at least two major mapping companies have set up websites which provide large amounts of statistical data over

I think the signs for the cartographic industry are really encouraging. From the Society’s perspective we have maintained the number of individual

members at around 600 and on a very positive note, the number of Corporate Members continues to rise. Now, there are nearly seventy Corporate Members, almost double the number three years ago and this can only be good for the Society. Peter Jolly BCS President

News from BCS Council Council Election November 2011 With this issue of Maplines is the nomination form for the November election to the BCS Council. Council is the Society’s governing body; it is vital for the Society that it consists of a fair representation of the membership in order to clearly reflect the Society’s diversity. The Society’s President and Vice President are keen to get new Council members on board to help achieve the strategic objectives and take the Society forward. Could you be part of this vital element of the Society? Meetings are held three times a year in London with an additional meeting at each Symposium. Expenses are paid for attendance at meetings and to cover other costs resulting directly from Society business.

form by 1 August 2011. Forms can be mailed or faxed. If you need more information about what might be involved, or if you need help in contacting other members to nominate you, please contact Roger Hore, BCS Administrator, see p 18.

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Active travel and mapping

Walking with maps hen it comes to getting people fit and healthy, improving social inclusion and building a strong community, maps aren’t the first thing everyone would think of, but the Ramblers’ pioneering ‘Get Walking Keep Walking’, www.getwalking.org project has discovered that mapping is a surprisingly good place to start.

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The World Health Organization (WHO)[i] and the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England[ii],[iii] have both pointed out that incidental activity (walking and cycling) through active travel provides an opportunity for incorporating physical activity into the routine of everyday living.

are concerned about going out alone. As Graham Benbow, a Get Walking Keep Walking volunteer, points out,...‘One of the major problems facing people who want to improve their lifestyle is actually doing something about it, taking that first step. An individual’s self esteem can be low and the thought of having to plan an activity can be just too much. This is where pre-planned walks can be very helpful. It takes away the pressure, it takes away one of the barriers and with a pre-planned route the participant will have confidence in the knowledge that the route has been planned and checked and that it will be interesting and rewarding’.

Physical activity and an active lifestyle reduces the risk of numerous chronic conditions, including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, protect against some cancers, reduce the risk of depression and promote many other positive mental health benefits[iv]. National Heart Forum. Reducing the default speed limit in built-up areas: Highlighting the health benefits of 20mph.

The Ramblers’ BIG lottery funded Get Walking Keep Walking project began in 2007 with the aim of helping inactive people from deprived urban areas to build walking into their everyday lives and get healthier and happier as a result. Since then our unique 12-week walking plan has helped over 65,000 people get more active; from toddlers and parents at Sure Start Centres to a Chinese Community group; from women’s groups to Manchester’s LGBT community. Research has shown that, long after the project is finished, people who took part walk on average two hours more each week than they had done previously. It is clear that Get Walking Keep Walking is succeeding in doing ‘exactly what it says on the tin’ but what has also been uncovered is the crucial role maps play in this process. There are many barriers for people when it comes to taking those first steps to a healthier lifestyle. Often people lack confidence, are unsure about where to walk and sometimes 4 • Spring 2011 / Maplines

Devising interesting, well researched and clearly mapped routes, which are tailored for those taking part has been crucial for building up an enthusiasm for walking which lasts long after the programme is over. Volunteers from within the local area spend a long time using their own knowledge, a local A-Z map and various online map sites to plan a series of routes which are well-suited to the needs of each different group. They take participants down hidden alley ways, to secret gardens and past historic buildings and all within their own community. By using mapping to show people that there are many places to discover right on their own doorstep, the routes help to

motivate people to carry on exploring their neighbourhoods on foot. The time and detail which goes into planning a route may give some insight as to why they have been so successful. Each route is explored, developed, checked and re-checked before any member of the public is taken on the walk and it takes, on average, over 10 hours just to devise a short 2-3 mile route. This attention to detail, and the diligent work of the volunteers, ensures that each route is enjoyable and inspiring. Since the programme began, the volunteers have designed over 1300 short routes across Birmingham, London, Manchester and Sheffield. At 10 hours a route that’s over 13,000 hours of volunteer time, or, if added up back to back, would mean a person working non-stop for a year and a half to develop this many routes! The quality of these walks has played a crucial part in turning furtive first steps into a lifelong love of walking. It is clear that well developed walking routes can help people to lead a more active lifestyle but equally important is the benefits that mapped routes have on social and mental wellbeing. It is surprising to find that people often know very little about their own neighbourhood. Time and time again we hear people tell us ‘I’ve lived here all my life and I never knew this place existed’. By attending a group led walk, people get to meet other members of the community and uncover all the things their neighbourhood has to offer. This can be particularly beneficial in areas with large populations of new migrants and introduces residents to assets they might not yet have encountered, from parks and playgrounds to libraries and children’s centres. We’ve also seen that the more you explore your community the more you become a part of it. David Thompson, a volunteer route developer, was asked to produce walks in Dalston, an area which he knew little about, although he had

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Active travel and mapping lived in London his whole life. Whilst checking a route he discovered the fascinating Arcola Theatre lying at the heart of the local Turkish community and soon became a volunteer there too. David said it enabled him to experience a range of new drama but, more importantly, enlarged his social circle in a city where it is often easy to become isolated and depressed. He never would have discovered such a place were it not for the process of mapping walks and many of our participants say the same thing. We see from those taking part in Get Walking Keep Walking that the more people explore and discover their local community, the more they feel part of it and, in turn, the more they are willing to engage with local activities. It seems that something as simple as walking in a group has a hidden benefit on social cohesion. Indeed, walking within your community can also help to break down stereotypes. Another route developer was planning routes in the Pitsmoor/Burngreave area of Sheffield which has a reputation for gang violence. However, whilst walking there he discovered that the area had many attractive parks, was full of friendly people and was a very pleasant place to take people to walk.

Diane Kavanagh told us, ‘I only started walking out in the country because I was told about the Ordnance Survey maps and the rights of way trails on them’. She’s certainly not alone in discovering how many doors open once you start to know more about maps. The confidence gained through

learning to read maps helps people to devise their own routes, venture to places that are unfamiliar and continue to increase their activity levels in the process. As volunteer Joseph Heathcott eloquently concludes; ‘mastering routes and getting to know the community builds confidence, which bolsters self-esteem and ultimately promotes that all-important sense of belonging so vital to a functioning civic life’.

an online resource which provides information on how to plan walks, set goals and monitor your progress as well as a growing resource of routes which can be downloaded, and all for free. When it comes to the stereotypical image of a Rambler it’s hard to imagine one without an Ordnance Survey map in their hands, so perhaps it was inevitable that mapping would play such an important role in the Ramblers’ quest to introduce people from inactive or disadvantaged backgrounds to the wonders of walking. With obesity, and obesity-related illnesses, on the rise, Get Walking Keep Walking has shown that maps really can play a significant part in helping to get people more active, improving physical and mental health, and ultimately changing lives for the better. Maria Castellino The Ramblers www.ramblers.org.uk

There have been many attempts to encourage the population to walk more and whilst people often begin them with gusto, many fizzle out. Get Walking Keep Walking has learnt that the quality of a well-researched route combined with embedding the walk into people’s own communities is key to building a lasting change.

There is also an intrinsic satisfaction and confidence which comes from learning to read a map and navigate around your own neighbourhood. If you’ve been a map lover all your life it is easy to forget that many people have never even thought about picking up a map before. Volunteer

It enables them to discover the wonder of their own neighbourhoods, building confidence and helping to make walking part of their regular routine. Now, following its success, Get Walking Keep Walking is set to expand to enable even more people to build walking into their everyday lives. The project has just launched a new programme in Durham and many more initiatives are in the pipeline in other areas of the country. Crucially, anyone, anywhere can now access ‘My Get Walking’ –

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[i] World Health Organization (WHO). 2006. Promoting physical activity for health: A framework for action in the WHO European Region. WHO European Conference on Counteracting Obesity: Diet and physical activity for health, Istanbul, Turkey 15-17 November. Accessed from: www.euro.who.int/Document/NUT/Instanbul_co nf_edoc10.pdf [ii] Chief Medical Officer (CMO). 2004. At least five a week: Evidence on the impact of physical activity and its relationship to health. London: Department of Health (DH). [iii] Chief Medical Officer (CMO). 2003. Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer 2002. London: Department of Health (DH). [iv] Department of Health/Physical Activity Policy. 2009. Let’s Get Moving - A new physical activity care pathway for the NHS: Commissioning guidance. London: Department of Health (DH).

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Ultimately I wanted to create a map that was logical, self-consistent, easy to read and elegant. This last feature was the one that I had always found so elusive. It was Ben Irvine, the editor of Cycle Lifestyle, who first suggested the idea of a more stylised map. Initially I couldn’t see it, but Jon Haste from KOLB Illustration showed me that it could work. And so, with the help of Martin Lubikowski from ML Design, I have got to a point now where I feel that all the boxes have been ticked.

The main purpose of this map is as an aid to navigation. In the long-term I would like to see London develop a European-style cycle network, such that any route could be used safely. Indeed, a former Chief Executive of the London Cycling Campaign has said, 'The endgame is not the map, but the prioritisation, completion and signage of an effective London Cycle Network.'

In order to maintain the grid pattern which I had established, I realised that I couldn’t have routes of the same colour criss-crossing each other. It was therefore necessary to have two ‘cold’ colours, navy and cyan and two ‘warm’ colours, red and orange. Finally I found I needed another colour to describe all the diagonal routes that didn’t otherwise fit in. I settled on green, because green is a balancing colour. Using these five ‘compass’ colours

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After that it was just a process of trial and error, superimposing the compass colours onto the official routes. I spent I don’t know how many thousands of hours doing this. It became an obsession, actually.

So, east-west routes in red, because the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, and north-south routes in blue, because blue is a cold colour and the polar extremes are still, I think, cold places. This provided the map with its basic identity; from this starting point I continued to develop my theme.

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I set about coding the routes which make up the London Cycle Network (LCN) and its successor, the LCN+. My preferred method of working was to begin by drawing all the official route information onto a sheet map. I used dots and dashes and thin lines and thick lines to distinguish between the various official routes, be they LCN routes, LCN+ routes, borough routes, or whatever. I would then photocopy this map and use it as a template.

early twelve years ago, I was riding my bike back home from somewhere new, following a cycle route, when all of a sudden the signs just disappeared. The frustrating thing was I didn’t even know in which direction I had been going. I was completely disorientated.

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Active travel and mapping

New National Park for the UK

ovell Johns are currently working on all the mapping needs for the newly-announced National Park of the South Downs to be officially in operation as of the 1st April 2011. The South Downs has been nationally recognised for its natural beauty and the space it offers for people to enjoy the countryside. This is why it has been made into a National Park. The South Downs National Park covers an area over 1,600 square kilometres stretching from Winchester in Hampshire to the chalk cliffs of Eastbourne in East Sussex, with over 107,000 people living in the area.

The new rolled wall map will be sold through Tourist Information outlets and other shops. Using Lovell Johns developed mapping, MapVu 50, based on OS OpenData, the map is designed to clearly display the new National Park area and give visitors a clear idea of how the area can be best used by the public. Lovell Johns’ cartographic team have clearly marked out all footpaths, bridal ways, rights of way, cycle paths and points of interest. Initially 2,000 copies of this will be printed for sale to the public; this will no doubt prove popular with those living in the local area.

Lovell Johns were commissioned to develop a range of official South Downs National Park maps to promote the new South Downs National Park to the public and to encourage schools to use the area for educational purposes.

Laura Warren, Engagement Officer, South Downs National Park Authority, said ‘we will sell about 2,000 of the public maps by putting them in Tourist Information Centres, and visitor attractions around the National Park…for this purpose we really like

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circular walks, as well as allowing users to plot their own walks on the site and share them with others. As walkit.com is specifically tailored to pedestrians, it includes data that is omitted from many traditional vehicle-based journey planners, such as routes across parks, beside rivers and canals, and along footpaths and alleyways.

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walkit.com has been encouraging active travel since 2006, when the service was first launched in London. Since then, there has been a steady expansion of coverage across the UK, with walkit.com now live in over 30 towns and cities. walkit.com is an online walking route planner, providing maps and written directions for urban journeys. This increases the accessibility of walking as a viable travel option for those living and working within cities, and visitors to those cities.

the clarity and quality of the map.’ An additional version is being created for schools and will be added to education packs that are being developed with the Geographical Association. The map is based on the retail version but will be folded to A4. This educational map has been simplified to make it easier to understand for children of all ages. Initially 1,000 of these maps are being printed to add to the school packs. We are extremely pleased to be the official mapping supplier of the new South Downs National Park and look forward to working with them in the future as the area no doubt becomes more popular with visitors from further afield. Liz Murray Lovell Johns walkit.com will be launching an iPhone app, to make the service more accessible to those on the move. The app will offer the same features as the site, providing pedestrian directions Continued on page 15...

Online route-planning tools previously existed for private and public transport journeys, but there was nothing tailored specifically to urban pedestrians, and walkit.com remains the only site with this sole focus. The site served over 3 million walking routes in 2010.

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CSI NI: Personal, Professional, Corporate cus o F Protective Policing In oesn’t have the same ring to it as the more exotic titles of CSI Miami or CSI New York? Still, crime scenes all over the world need to be examined, investigated, and most importantly recorded. Contrary to the TV series, these functions are normally performed by a forensic team and not just one individual. I should say that it also takes much more than one hour to complete an investigation!

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Scenes of serious crime within the jurisdiction of the Police Service of Northern Ireland are no different to those anywhere in the world; they require the same high levels of attention to detail afforded by any crime scene investigation team. In the next few paragraphs, we look at the importance of cartography to PSNI in this difficult and ever changing scientific discipline. Setting the Scene In Northern Ireland, Scientific Support has four distinct disciplines, all working closely as one team. Firstly, the Crime Scene Investigator or CSI who controls the forensic integrity of the scene, examines the scene and collects physical evidence. The Crime Scene Photographer records what the scene and the evidence within looks like by means of stills photographs and video imaging. Photography Branch can also seize any CCTV footage that may assist in detection of offenders. The Fingerprint Bureau provides technical support by recording, comparing and identifying persons by means of fingerprint. A 8 • Spring 2011 / Maplines

Crime Scene Surveyor will accurately record the position of evidence and the layout of the scene. It is of course on this specialism and the final cartographic product that can be created, that I wish to focus. Mapping Section The primary role of the section, based at Police Headquarters in Belfast, is that of assisting in the investigation of serious and terrorist related incidents by surveying crime scenes and producing accurate cartographic products depicting the

cartography. They will have a number of survey and recording tools at their disposal. Manual ‘old fashioned’ tapes or two metre rules can be the technique of choice in some scenes, however handheld electronic laser devices are now issued to all. The CSS will always prepare a well annotated sketch onto which the measurements, scene notes and details can be added. For larger and outdoor crime scenes a Total Station instrument is the preferred method of survey. Constraints The most obvious barrier to a successful survey is of course that all of this has to take place within a forensically aware and managed environment. Protective suits, gloves, masks and equipment must be worn and instruments must be cleaned after each use.

scene topography, relevant evidence and the geographical relationship between linked scenes or locations. With only ten Crime Scene Surveyors (CSS) at the disposal of PSNI, they can attend only crime scenes of a serious nature and some serious or fatal road traffic collisions. The Mapping Section can be tasked to survey a live scene immediately after the crime has happened; clearly this is the preferred way of tasking. Or they can attend at a later stage in the investigation when it appears that maps may assist the depiction of the scenes, or layout of an area. Joining the Scientific Support Branch usually from either a cartography or survey background the CSS will be trained in all aspects of the job; survey, reprographics, CAD, criminal evidence, forensic awareness and

These precautions are not to protect the CSS from the contents of the scene; they are in fact the opposite, the protection of the forensic evidence from outside contamination. Evidence cannot be moved prior to recording and fluids, substances etc cannot be walked through or touched, therefore non-invasive methods of survey must be found to avoid any issues. Reflectorless total station methods can accommodate this if absolutely necessary. The CSS is forensically trained and well drilled on the problems. They should be as forensically aware as any other member of the scientific team.

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Cartography and Crime Add to that the constraint of time limitation to survey in a controlled crime scene and the need for the other members of the Scientific Team to complete their tasks in that timescale also. Add the fact that once the evidence has been lifted and the scene reopened to the public, there will be no chance of revisit or checking and we start to build a picture. Also the daily security situation in Northern Ireland will dictate the level of response and what protection can be afforded to the scene examiners at any incident. The final Product - Maps and Plans? Traditionally the final products have been a series of maps and plans, starting with a location map into ever larger maps finally showing the layout of the scene or scenes in high detail, annotating particular and relevant evidence at high accuracy and to scale. The CSS is a jack of all trades, being able to prepare interior floor plans and elevations of buildings with furniture and fixtures. They must also produce junction layouts and outdoor scenes at large scales and indeed reproduce smaller scale OS based mapping as part of the product portfolio. The need for accuracy and detail in the depiction and plotting of evidence is vital; in larger scenes this can become difficult as the size of the paper plan becomes too large when showing all the detailed evidence. Nothing, of course, can be removed unless it has no evidential worth. Digital Presentation As is obvious, being able to visualise a crime scene in colour, in three dimensions, from any angle and to zoom in or out on a screen is much better than a paper copy map or photograph. Therefore, a key objective of the section is the implementation of digital crime scene recording systems and digital presentation of scene layouts for investigators and the courts. Some years ago this was initiated in the purchase of CAD and related software for the preparation of maps and plans. This venture into new technologies saw the end of the traditional drawing table in our offices. Nowadays all work is prepared on the computer system and the focus is

now on how we can become more proficient at gathering the data we require from our survey. In the last five years the Mapping Section has been developing the use of Electronic Total Stations for use at large crime scenes. High Definition Scanning (HDS) equipment has recently been purchased and pilot work is presently underway to develop the use of 3D images to help investigators and courts better visualise crime scenes. While this technology will revolutionise how we view evidence in future court trials it is not without its difficulties, being time consuming to produce a viable finished product that can be viewed on screen and understood by the lay person. Three years ago PSNI purchased software that interfaces maps, aerial photography, still photographs, video footage, audio recordings, 360 degree camera shots and documented evidence into one interactive presentation package. This ‘Return 2 Scene’ or R2S software will totally change the way this organisation displays visual and audio crime scene evidence in the future. The Mapping Section and in particular the Crime Scene Surveyors are the foundation of this package having developed it for PSNI. It is the CSS who will produce the survey and the 360 degree photographs from the crime scene. It is also the CSS who will collate all the other evidence into the software and link the various media types within the R2S presentation. The maps, plans and aerial photographs are the basis of each case. It is these images that assist those who have not been to the crime scene to better visualise the spatial relationship of the scene and the evidence within. The better the police can do this for the prosecutor, the better for us all. Presenting all crime scene evidence in this digital format either for investigators or for the courts is a massive step forward for any Police Force. But it is eventually the courts that will decide what worth this innovation has brought to convicting criminals. Davie Cairns Mapping Section, C6 Crime Operations

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Omnium Gatherum Notes from the Carto-Guru Choosing the right symbol for a map Choosing the right symbol is a question of understanding the feature you are mapping, the purpose of the map, combined with a sense of good graphic design.

Qualitative Point Symbols

The type of symbol you employ will vary in its nature according to whether the map information is qualitative or quantitative. If it’s qualitative (land use, tourist attractions, etc.), then all features are of equal geographical importance; the symbols’ shape, colour and design are varied, but symbols should all appear to be of equal importance. If the map shows quantitative or ‘ordered’ data (statistics, different classes of road, towns of different size, for example), then the size, colour range or colour intensity of symbols is deliberately varied to make one feature look more important than another.

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Points Qualitative maps use different symbols which all look about the same size and weight to show different classes of information. Symbols are usually either geometric shapes, conventional (such as crossed swords for a battle field) or mimetic. They can be varied in shape or colour, but should be of equal visual weight. That doesn’t mean that they are necessarily identical in size, but appear to be of equal visual value. For quantitative information, larger symbols represent higher data values. Use graduated symbols (e.g. circles increasing in size) to show increasing quantities at a point. 10 • Spring 2011 / Maplines

Lines Qualitative maps use lines of similar characteristic (width, complexity, etc.) but vary them in colour or design to show differences. Lines showing increasing quantities (e.g. traffic flow) are varied in width or in colour (varying width usually works better). Qualitative Line Symbols

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Areas Use different colours or fill patterns, like tree symbols which look about the same weight for qualitative information. Vary the intensity of colours, the saturation of a single colour, or the size of a repeated symbol to show statistical or ordered data – the more saturated, intense or darker the colour, the higher the data value being mapped.

Fleet: Two springs on Hampstead Heath, directed into two 18th century reservoirs, Highgate and Hampstead ponds, thereafter combine to form London’s largest underground river. The upper reaches were known as the hollow stream, ‘Holborn’ in Anglo-Saxon, hence the name of that London area, its lower reaches as the Fleet, from Anglo-Saxon for ‘estuary’. The Fleet flows under King’s Cross, which was originally known as Battle Bridge, after a place where Queen Boudicca is reputed to have fought the Romans. It ends in the Thames under Blackfriars Bridge. The river gave its name to Fleet Street, which in turn became a collective term for the British press, as most newspapers had their offices there. It almost gave its name to a Tube line, but since its opening coincided with the Queen’s Silver Jubilee, the Fleet Line was named the Jubilee Line. On a quiet moment in front of the Coach and Horses pub in Ray Street, Farringdon, you can still hear the Fleet’s flow through the grating. Another slightly more dangerous location for Fleet-spotting is the grid in the center of Charterhouse Street where it joins Farringdon Road. Contributions to Omnium Gatherum are always welcome. If you have any map-related stories, facts or announcements please send them to Martin Lubikowski on the Editors’ email address, see page 2.

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Choose a symbol which relates to the map’s size. All symbols must be easily distinguishable from one another, so they need to be legible and vary enough in shape and colour to avoid confusion. Which symbol you choose depends partly on the type of feature and scale of the map. A town will appear as lines and areas on a large-scale plan, as an area symbol on a medium-scale map, but as a point symbol on a small-scale map.

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a miscellaneous collection of people and things David Irvine – Travelling Cartographer David is now in Australia! Visit his blog below and read of his travels from SE Asia to Australia. The last entry has him travelling from Singapore to Perth. He is about to set off by rail to explore Australia. Follow David’s travels on his blog on: http://davetreks.blogspot.com where there are many wonderful photographs. UK Snow: Mapping another big freeze The 2010/11 winter started early in the United Kingdom, with the first significant snow arriving in mid November. But that first snowfall did not make it into the news, while the second wave, which hit in early-December most definitely did! The two snowfall patterns were reminiscent of the North-South divide. The first snow affected the allegedly economically less vibrant regions of the UK, giving the assumption that the snow simply affected very few people. The second on the economically ‘vital’ South. This assumption cannot be sustained when you look closer at the snow distribution related to the population. This UK snow map looks slightly different than the usual weatherrelated maps in the media. The basic idea behind this map is the creation of a population cartogram that transforms the recognised geography according to the population. Unlike most other cartograms, the underlying base data does not rely on administrative units, but uses an equally distributed grid with the unique number of people assigned to each grid cell.

creates a new view of this physical reality: Those areas where few people live are reduced to a minimum, while densely populated areas suddenly stand out. The transformed map literally gives a fresh view of the weather situation in early December, showing where most people were affected from the early winter, and which parts of the population escaped the first snow. It was mainly the North and the East Midlands, as well as Northern Ireland, where people encountered the white dusting. These areas are certainly more used to the snow than the South, which had to wait a few more days until the winter weather struck. The spots over the South are clouds which can be identified from the slightly different structure. The satellite picture projected onto the gridded population cartogram shows that the British Isles were not as white as the conventional picture suggests, but that nevertheless a significant number of people was affected by the first wave of wintry weather. That this wintry weather made fewer headlines than

the wave which arrived a week later indicates how much this country is dependent on the large bulge at the bottom right of the cartogram, i.e. London. This is not only Britain's main hub to the rest of the World, Britain's major economic centre, but it is also badly prepared when it is covered in snow. Hence the headlines. Perhaps this map is meant to tell us that the British Isles are more than just London. There are people living in other parts of the country who are not brought to a standstill by a few snowflakes on the ground. This map has been created as part of a Leverhulme Trust funded PhD project, and there are more examples of this mapping technique documented on the website www.viewsoftheworld.net. In addition, a whole series of gridded population cartograms for every country of the world can be found on the website www.worldpopulationatlas.org. Benjamin David Hennig University of Sheffield

The distortion that takes place thus relates to a regular geographic pattern. The visualisation of the original grid gives an indication of the extent of the distortion. To put it simply, the larger a grid cell appears in the resulting cartogram, the more people are living in that area. The final cartogram therefore gives each person living in the UK the same amount of space on the map, while the grid cells preserve the geographical reference. What makes this map so novel is the idea that other data such as the NASA satellite image of the snow cover on the British Isles can be transformed accordingly. The transformation of additional data Visit the BCS website at www.cartography.org.uk

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Page 12 – Corporate News New Alpine rail map, a boost for low-carbon winter sports holidays oger Lascelles Maps is pleased to announce the publication of the first edition of the SkiRail Map of the Alps opening up a new world of relaxing and environmentallyfriendly travel options for journeys to Europe’s number-one winter sports region.

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The map shows, for the first time, the position of over 400 ski resorts across the six main Alpine countries in relation to the rail network, with detailed information on over 120 resorts which are directly accessible by train. The map enables the adventurous, independent traveller to escape from the package-holiday conveyor belt, and discover little known corners of the Alps whilst minimising their impact on the environment of one of Europe’s most beautiful landscapes. With the inclusion of journey times to the Alps from cities in over 10 European countries (e.g. 9 hours from London), and comparisons of carbon emissions (rail travel typically generates just 10%15% of the equivalent trip by plane) the map provides a powerful incentive to travel to the mountains by train. For each of the 120 rail-served resorts, information is provided on the extent and difficulty of the downhill skiing, the amount of cross-country skiing, the altitude range and vertical drop, and

the time it takes to reach the resort by train from the nearest major city. The map features the classic Alpine resorts in Austria, France, Italy and Switzerland as well as many lesser known destinations in Germany and Slovenia. A joint venture between Roger Lascelles Maps and cartographers Cosmographics, the map comes with a beautifully illustrated colour booklet with contributions from Rail Europe, Ski Club of Great Britain, and the tourist boards of the six major Alpine countries. Detailed information is provided on how to reach resorts by train including connections with airports, where to change trains, and how to reach the ski lifts from the resort train station. SkiRail Map of the Alps researcher, and sustainable transport specialist, Neil Guthrie, comments, ‘there’s never been a better time to travel by train to, and through, the Alps. Vast swathes of the UK and continental Europe are now within just a few hours of the Alps thanks to an ever evolving, high-speed rail network. Increasing numbers of Europeans are voting with their (ski-boot clad) feet by choosing to take the train, making the journey one of the highlights of their holiday.’

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Benefits to individuals Alpine rail travel makes for a safe and comfortable ride, wonderful views, the freedom to get up and walk around, buffet trolleys and

When Peter Jolly approached me to ask if I would become Corporate Liaison Officer, how could I refuse? I am passionate about maps and cartography. So here I am fresh from my first assignment, gaining sponsorship for the 2011 Symposium. Please tell me what is good about BCS membership and what is not so good, what services you would like to see delivered by BCS and how the value and benefit of your membership can be enhanced. John Pepper Corporate Liaison Officer restaurant cars, and the chance to marvel at incredible feats of engineering from the spectacular viaducts perched hundreds of metres above frozen rivers, to the high-speed tracks along the banks of the vast Alpine lakes. Making the entire international journey by train brings further benefits still with virtually no weight restrictions or extra costs for ski equipment, the chance to avoid the stress and uncertainty of modern air travel, and the potential to gain an extra day on the slopes by using overnight rail services. Benefits to local communities The Alpine valleys suffer enormously from motor-traffic induced pollution. Ozone, smog and noise pollution are often as severe as in urban areas, intensified by the climate and topography of the valleys. Road traffic also poses a much greater safety threat to local communities and travellers alike than rail, and the wider prospect of global warming in the Alps threatens the livelihoods of the many thousands of local people who depend on winter sports custom. Alan Grimwade Cosmographics

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People • Companies • Products Nick Rowland Associates Nick Rowland Associates have been working with clients to create outstanding and award winning maps for publication in all sorts of media for over 20 years. Most of the work we do is using various elevation data to create accurate yet visually interesting terrain maps to client requirements.

at a suitable resolution to print at about 4 x 5 metres, also to have the relief element somewhat exaggerated and colouring to be a hybrid of altitude and vegetation! This was for the project ‘Maxi-Map’. These very large maps are available primarily to schools for various project uses.

From single maps to full atlas works – all receive the same attention to detail. Very large images are often requested, for exhibitions, advertising and so on. We can (and do) concept, storyboard and prepare motion graphics to client brief. In addition to mapwork we quite often do explanatory 3D illustrations usually for, but not limited to, printed media. We prepare maps, images and motion sequences for clients in the aerospace or defence industries who require absolute discretion and non-disclosure. In Flight Maps - conceptual design and motion sequence. Created for an airline group to offer HD 16:9 in flight map display with a degree of interaction by passengers. We came up with the idea of a simplified HUD display to show all the aircraft attributes. The globe and maps were prepared from various elevation data rendered at several resolutions. A series of touch screen icons were added to enable the viewer to turn on or off additional data – time zones, borders, major cities, major and minor airports and any other relevant graphics the client had requested.

All these assets were assembled into a two and a half minute HD motion sequence using After Effects. Maxi-Map The request was to come up with a relief base map of the British Isles

Maxi-Map was the winner of the GeoVation Awards Programme and we are proud to have been the map base creators for this worthwhile project. We subsequently were asked to make a Winkel Tripel World map base for them. The New Moody Atlas of the Bible 300 plus page Atlas, 113 maps, all to be provided as suitable for both print and digital media.

All map bases were created by using cleaned elevation data. This was rendered out in two stages, each with slightly different light source positions giving an effect the author was very pleased with. We additionally prepared and adapted bathymetry of both the

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Dead Sea and Lake Kineret using information from the Geological Survey of Israel. To create the terrain of Old Testament Jerusalem we gridded from a supplied contour map reference showing the area required as it was believed to be some 2500 years ago. We then rendered out from grid data, adding a bit of ‘dry land’ texture to give a better look.

For a large colour map, printed over four pages, showing the whole of Palestine we came up with a way of colouring in Photoshop that not only emulated the ‘hand colouring’ that the author wanted but also enabled us to alter almost any aspect of every ‘brushstroke’. About 80 layers of colour and sub-colour areas were created providing a workable way of

infinitely adjusting the look of the map – which we were required to do. All in all a great project to work on. The way we built the maps meant the stream of changes and updates, of which there were many in this 18 month project could be easily taken in. The Atlas was very well received and has currently received two awards. Nick Rowland Nick Rowland Associates

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The Power of the Image his year’s Symposium will be held at Shrigley Hall Hotel, Golf & Country Club, a luxury hotel overlooking the Peak District in Cheshire. This beautiful 19th Century Grade II listed building is set in 262 acres of spectacular countryside. Originally a private residence of the Downes family of Shrigley & Worth for almost 500 years until the early 19th century, in 1929, the current hall and 260 acres of grounds were purchased by the Catholic Salesian Order to become the Salesian Missionary College. The college closed in 1986. The Symposium is being held in what was the Salesian Chapel, providing an unusual and intriguing venue with great acoustics. Despite the luxurious surroundings, we have retained the unit costs at the same level as the previous two years, providing you with an excellent quality event, in a quality location at great value.

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We have been successful in attracting a wide range of speakers from diverse backgrounds across the cartographic profession including central government, emergency services, academic and commercial organisations. We are particularly pleased that this year’s Helen Wallis Memorial Lecture will be given by Peter Barber, Head of Map Collections at the British Library. Based on the BBC Television Series ‘The Beauty of Maps’ and the recent successful British Library map exhibition, Peter explores the way in which maps have been used to encapsulate a wide variety of factors as well as to convey non-geographical messages. We begin on Wednesday 7th June with the BCS Schools Workshop ‘Restless Earth’ where local schools will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their cartographic prowess in designing a product to support disaster relief. Invitations have gone out to all the local secondary schools and we have already had many expressions of interest.

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That afternoon the GIS Special Interest Group is running a workshop looking at 3D visualisation of land, sea and subterranean environments, exploring the advances in 3D visualisation that have occurred and consider some of the challenges to be addressed. Each presenter will tackle a different aspect of 3D including: • • • •

air (Luciad); marine (IVS3D); subsurface (BGS) and; land/urban (Google).

The GIS session has become an integral part of recent Symposiums, attracting a lot of interest. This year’s session promises to be equally popular. Wednesday evening brings our ever popular Quiz night. This year entitled ‘Mystery Quiz’ and it certainly will be as I haven’t even started to think about what format it will take! Given the unashamed use of Google on i-Phones last year and the plundering of the Exhibition for answers to the country outlines round, more guile and cunning in question setting is obviously needed. The Symposium commences with a session on speciality mapping which includes talks on aspects of mapping that we may not always consider. The first workshop session is a mixture of what we know works well and some new ventures, including the Symposium visit. This is to the Macclesfield Silk Museum, the highlight of which may well prove to be a collection of silk escape & evasion maps produced during the Second World War. The afternoon session looks at some of the latest developments in digital and web cartography and also includes a presentation on research activities in the International Cartographic Association.

the Oscars for big names and glamour, but it does give the Society the opportunity to recognise the best of cartography produced in the last twelve months. Friday's talks on cartographic design are complemented by one of the Workshop sessions, run by the Design Special Interest Group. We are particularly pleased to have Mark Georgiou from the BBC who will briefly chart the history of maps in television news, explain how they are being used now and look ahead to the possibilities opened up by new media. Our final session is on visualisation and portrayal, including two presentations which build on the running theme of 3D visualisation to deliver a powerful cartographic image. Following the final talks there will be an EGM of the Society to consider proposed revisions to the Society’s constitution, see p3. On Saturday morning, the inaugural BCS Open Golf Championship for the President’s Golden Ball Trophy will take place. This will be a stableford competition and we have a limited number of tee times booked with the course, so book early to avoid disappointment. Although Shrigley don’t insist on a handicap certificate, this event is not for the total beginner, although high handicap golfers are welcome! Full details of the programme, including a booking form are on the Society’s website at www.cartography.org.uk/symposum. Please note that in order to qualify for the early bird discount you must book by 28th April. We look forward to seeing you at Symposium in early June. Peter Jones Chair, Programme Committee

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stops, are within easy reach. Individuals who think they know their local area well might even discover some hidden gems right on their own doorstep! The site has been recognised for the service it provides through various awards schemes, e.g. shortlisted for 'Excellence in Travel Information & Marketing' in the London Transport Awards 2011, one of 'The Guardian's 100 top sites' for 2009, one of 'The Telegraph's 101 most useful websites' of 2008, one of 'Time Out's 50 Best London Websites' in

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Behind the scenes

A year in the life of the Symposium s Symposium Organiser my job is to pull everything together and to make sure the Symposium achieves its goals of being educational and informative as well as fun to attend – simples!

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In fact it is pretty simple. There is a lot of dedication within the Society and many people who willingly help when asked. Also there is a lot of expertise in different areas; if I need an answer I have the equivalent of a ‘phone a friend’ email list firmly fixed to my notice board. The success of the Annual Symposium depends on a collection of people including, Programme Committee, Webmaster, Council & Administration, Corporate Members, Awards Officers, Special Interest Group (SIG) leaders, Corporate Members’ Officer, presenters, Corporate Members, exhibitors, Awards sponsors, printer, sponsors, photographer and last but by no means least the delegates. However, the Symposium does take planning and this usually starts 18 months in advance when the Programme Chair asks ‘Where are we going next?’ The trick is to find a venue that balances accessibility with affordability and quality. It is not always an easy task but once I have a preferred choice I invite the Programme Committee along to check it out. Once the negotiations are over and the venue is secured, it is 12 months in advance and the planning starts. June – Programme Committee Analysis of the delegates’ evaluation forms from the recent Symposium – what worked, what didn’t work? In 2009 delegates requested a networking activity to get to know people. So in 2010 we introduced the icebreaker session – a great success but then who doesn’t embrace the opportunity to play with modelling clay?

July The budget is set and all is quiet until Programme Chair says... ‘Let’s do something new! What about a schools workshop?’

OK! Where do I get the names of geography teachers? Whilst I am puzzling over this the webmaster is busy loading the presentations from the recent Symposium and quietly starting to prepare the pages for the coming year’s Symposium.

December – Step up the

Corporate Members’ Officer...

... to invite sponsorship. Invite exhibitors.

August – Calling all teachers! Web surfing, a cumbersome job finding a comprehensive list of local schools. The search continues…

September – Search for speakers With the start of conference season in full swing the Programme Committee keep their eyes open for potential speakers. This year the Programme Committee has been particularly successful, with the first two speakers confirmed and several more promising to submit papers.

October – Start Marketing The first Press Release is issued, a Call for Papers advertising the event and directing potential speakers to the Webmaster’s preliminary pages promoting the venue. Find every available source to publish this information, including Maplines. ‘Phone a friend list’ in full use.

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visits, willing volunteers to run workshops the list goes on. Initial enquiries make for an easier life in January when final deadlines loom.

January – Deadlines loom Simultaneously... Programme Committee selects papers; whilst... The designer waits for flyer content. The Webmaster waits for content. The printer waits for the flyer.

February – Printing, dispatch, out! It’s never that simple, delays cause palpitations as the flyer doesn’t get to the printers on time, will it be printed to meet the deadline for inclusion in Maplines? Award Officers get set! Closing date approaching.

March – Phew! Programme complete, flyer out, where are the delegates? Marketing campaign starts in full, back to ‘Phone a friend list’.

April – Communication For the next two months

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Behind the scenes communication is key: presenters, Programme Committee, Workshop leaders, delegates, Awards Officers, President, Exhibitors, Council, Session Chairs all require information. They rarely complain they do not have enough information, although the Programme Committee may suffer information overloads.

June – It’s here After Wednesday afternoon, sit back and relax, the schools workshop and SIGs have been a roaring success, the Exhibition is open, now all I have to do is answer queries and make sure everything runs on time.

menu, which is a role for the President. Award presenters and guests invited: do I have enough accommodation? Send confirmation to delegates – make sure we have their booking correct.

So, as I said, simples!

May – Four weeks to go... Have we met our numbers? If we have; ask the venue for more accommodation. If not beg to release some, but not too many, there are always late bookers. Awards finalised.

Two weeks to go... A speaker cancels, Programme Chair solves the problem with his usual calmness. Whiteboard mayhem – lists and lists and lists of ‘Do not forget!’

One week to go... All going smoothly, time for a quick holiday.

Three weeks to go... Food time – time to choose the

Suddenly chaos as one of the brightly coloured Trouser Club has forgotten his prize keks! Sorry, that is one problem I can’t sort. So why not join us at Symposium 2011? I promise you it is a worthwhile event and if you don’t believe me, our delegates say: ‘Having attended various conferences, this has been one of the most useful and beneficial. True CPD’ United Kingdom Hydrographic Office I look forward to welcoming you to Shrigley Hall in June. Fiona Cocks Symposium Organiser

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BCS Admin Report suspended for non-payment of subscriptions, this was slightly offset by our 68 new members. This year has started off well with 19 new members joining since January.

Subscriptions for 2011 are now overdue. Renewal letters were sent to all members who renew their subscriptions manually in December 2010. Many subscriptions are still outstanding, so please do not delay – RENEW NOW! Reminder letters will be sent out in May. If payment has not been received by 1 July 2011, these members will be removed from the Society mailing lists and suspended from the Society. There are four methods of payment: • on-line at www.cartography.org.uk • personal cheque payable to The British Cartographic Society (or for Overseas Members a Sterling Draft payable in London). • Visa/Mastercard/Delta credit/debit card. You can do this over the phone to the Admin Office (0115 9328684). • Standing Order (UK bank account holders only). Receipts are being sent out as usual but please note that membership cards will only be replaced if lost or damaged. Membership At the end of 2010 the Society had 580 current members. Regrettably 63 members had their membership

New Members: The Society has the pleasure of welcoming the following new members who have joined since the publication of the Winter Edition of Maplines in December 2010. Corporate Members: Autodesk Ltd, Computer Aided Development Corporation Ltd (Cadcorp), Geographx Ltd (new Zealand), Leica Geosystems Ltd, Visual IT Ltd. UK Members: Mr R Cheesman, Dr J C Cruickshank, Mr N Downey, Mr R D Foster, Mr M Graves, Mr Y Leung, Mrs C Matheson, Miss J McKenna, Mr J J O’Leary, Mr J E Plumer, Miss K Rowlatt, Mr S J Sauvin, Mr N J Tait, Mr M J Wallis, Mr S N Wiggins, Miss M F Willoughby. Overseas Members: Mr L Jegou, Mr R PaciDalo, Mr A Skinner. UK Associate Members: Miss K Atter, Mr R S Bate, Mr I Dillingham, Mr A B Leak,

Miss G McAleese, Mr A R Ramathan, Mr J Tullis, Mr A Udo. Fellows: At its meetings in November 2010 and February 2011, Council was pleased to award Fellowship status to Mr T Cliff, Mrs J Slater and Mr T Reynolds. And finally.... As you receive this Spring Edition of Maplines I hope we can truly say it is Spring and that we have left the terrible winter weather behind, although I did improve my fitness by constantly having to clear snow off my drive, but was rather frustrated by not being able to get on to the golf course. At the moment I can see a very busy year ahead for yours truly and I apologise in advance for the amount of mail coming members way. Whenever possible I will try and send out information by email, so if you do change your address home or email please let me know soonest. I now look forward to meeting friends that I made at the Symposium last year and perhaps making some new ones this year. Roger Hore, BCS Administrator

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Calendar 8 – 10 June 2011 Mapping 2011 – The Power of the Image. British Cartographic Society 48th Annual Symposium Shrigley Hall, Cheshire, UK. Presentations, workshops and social events. For more information see: www.cartography.org.uk 5 – 7 September 2011 Society of Cartographers’ 47th Annual Summer School University of Plymouth, UK For more information see: http://soc2011.soc.org.uk/ 17 September 2011 Dip Geog Reunion Putteridge Bury Campus, University of Bedfordshire, UK. The event commences 11am with buffet lunch. £30 per head. For more information contact Ian Nancollas on: ian.nancollas@beds.ac.uk The London Mapping Festival (LMF) 2011 – 2012 Open to Everyone An 18 month programme of activities designed to promote the unique range of mapping, innovative technologies and applications that exist for the Capital. The festival will showcase all mapping-related disciplines including cartography, surveying, GIS, GPS and remote sensing. The activities are organised by LMF supporters (both commercial and non-commercial organisations), combining existing events with new specially organised ones to provide something for everyone. These will include workshops for schools, public lectures, professional conferences and mass participation activities.

3 – 8 July 2011 25th International Cartography Conference and the 15th General Assembly of the International Cartographic Association Palais des Congrès, Paris, France. Registration is now open, with full week or day registration. The main conference comprises approximately 500 oral presentations over five days, organised in themed sessions which reflect the twenty-eight commissions and working groups of the ICA. In addition to the main event, many ICA Commissions are running pre-conference workshops. These generally provide an opportunity for those with active interests in a particular aspect of cartography to meet together for a day or two with a small group of like-minded people. Some also offer a tutorial element, aimed at introducing practitioners to the state of the art. The range of workshops on offer this year is probably the widest ever offered with eleven workshops and three tutorials. These cover topics including User Issues in Public Transport Mapping; Society Art and Cartography; Map Production; Generalisation; and more. Several workshops bring together more than one Commission. Although you are encouraged to register for the main conference, this is not a requirement for attending a workshop or tutorial available. The UKCC hope there will be a strong UK presence at the conference. If you are planning to attend please let David Forrest know as it is hoped there will be a get-together of UK delegates.

7 – 8 September 2011 How to do more with less: promoting and running a map collection in a time of austerity Map Curators’ Group (MCG) Annual Workshop Park Inn, York. How is your map collection succeeding with less money and fewer staff? Come and share your positive experiences with your colleagues! The programme, which is to be confirmed, will include map collections: • using free software to enhance their user experience or improve efficiency, • collaborating with other departments in their institutions, • undertaking co-operative ventures with other institutions in order to achieve results with reduced resources. For more information see: www.cartography.org.uk

EDITORS’ CHOICE 21 April – 11 September 2011 Hand-drawn London @ Museum of London In partnership with the Londonist.com, the exhibition explores maps created by Londoners to reflect their own personal landscapes, experiences and perceptions of the capital. For more information see: www.museumoflondon.org.uk and www.londonist.com

For more information see: www.ICC2011.fr Become a Fellow of the British Cartographic Society. Contact BCS Administration for further information.

The initial festival calendar will be announced on 1 April and will kick off with its first event at 6pm on 6 June 2011.

Publicise your events on this page. Send your information through to the Editors. See page 2 for new details.

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