“International Cartographic Association”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The International Cartographic Association (ICA) ({{lang-fr|Association Cartographique Internationale}}, ACI), is an organization formed of national member organizations, to provide a forum for issues and techniques in cartography and GIScience. ICA was founded on June 9, 1959, in Bern, Switzerland.^[1] The first General Assembly was held in Paris in 1961. The mission of the International Cartographic Association is to promote the disciplines and professions of cartography and GIScience in an international context. To achieve these aims, the ICA works with national and international governmental and commercial bodies, and with other international scientific societies.^[2]

Presidents

The first president, Eduard Imhof of Switzerland was heavily involved in founding the association.^[3]

Secretaries-General and Treasurers

The Secretary-General and Treasurer is responsible for the administration and the general running of the Association.

Executive Committee

On 28 August 2015 member nations elected the new Executive Committee (EC) of the ICA for the 2015–2019 term. New ICA president is Menno-Jan Kraak.^[4]

Commissions

To coordinate international cartographic work Commissions and Working Groups have been established. These are chaired by experts in a specific field of cartography and comprise members from the international Cartography and GIScience community.

Members

Conferences

International Cartographic Conferences (ICC) take place every second year in one of the member countries. At every second conference (every fourth year) it hosts the General Assembly of the ICA.^[7]

ICC Conferences

ICA Awards

Carl Mannerfelt Gold Medal

The Carl Mannerfelt Gold Medal honours cartographers of outstanding merit who have made significant contributions of an original nature to the field of cartography. It is awarded only on rare occasions. The award is named after the Swedish cartographer, Carl Mannerfelt, who in 1981 won the prize named after him.^[8]

ICA Honorary Fellowship

The ICA Honorary Fellowship is for cartographers of international reputation who have made special contribution to the ICA. It includes a bronze medal.

ICA Map Awards at the International Map Exhibition

At the biennial International Map Exhibitions at the ICC an international jury selects the best entries.^[10]

Barbara Petchenik International Children Map Design Competition

This competition is organized every two years at the ICC. In a national round in all participating ICA member countries, the national winners are selected, which are exhibited during the International Cartographic Conference, where the international winners are selected.^[11]

Publications

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=History of the ICA|url=http://icaci.org/history/|publisher=ICA|accessdate=2 November 2015}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Mission|url=http://icaci.org/mission/|publisher=ICA|accessdate=2 November 2015}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=Executive Committee Archive|url=http://icaci.org/executive-committee-archive/|publisher=ICA|accessdate=2 November 2015}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=President’s Blog: Introducing the new ICA president|url=http://icaci.org/presidents-blog-introducing-the-new-ica-president/|publisher=ICA|accessdate=2 November 2015}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=Membership types|url=http://icaci.org/membership-types/|publisher=ICA|accessdate=2 November 2015}}
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7. ^{{cite web|title=International Cartographic Conferences|url=http://icaci.org/icc/|publisher=ICA|accessdate=2 November 2015}}
8. ^{{cite web|title=ICA Award Medals|url=http://icaci.org/award-medals/|publisher=ICA|accessdate=2 November 2015}}
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10. ^{{cite web|title=ICA Map Awards|url=http://icaci.org/map-awards/|publisher=ICA|accessdate=2 November 2015}}
11. ^{{cite web|title=Barbara Petchenik Children’s World Map Drawing Competition|url=http://icaci.org/petchenik/|publisher=ICA|accessdate=2 November 2015}}
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