What is IMIA

The International Map Industry Association (IMIA) is dedicated to fostering the growth of the mapping industry through the exchange of ideas and information, the education of industry trends and technologies, and access to a wide spectrum of mapping leaders.

Our global organization, based in the United States with board members from around the world, is one collective group with one voice advocating for the growth and success of the international mapping industry. Connecting the business of maps worldwide is our number one priority.

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How GIS Maps Go Viral
7 Apr 2020

As the situation surrounding coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to evolve, Esri is supporting its users and the geospatial community at large with location intelligence, geographic information system (GIS) and mapping software, data, services, and materials that Esri’s users are leveraging to help monitor, manage, and communicate the impact of the outbreak. Esri invites the International Map Industry Association (IMIA) and geospatial community at large to use and share these resources broadly to help your community and organization respond effectively. The following article will provide you with: Significant resources and technology from Esri users and EsriGreat examples of organizations using ArcGIS to respond to COVID-19 and a Hub site to easily locate additional resourcesInsightful answers to geospatial professionals’ questions about differences in numbers on the GIS dashboards, and how to understand the underlying values represented in the data and the sources of that dataHigh quality cartographic advice on mapping representation of COVID-19 data and the importance of being cartographically responsible with the visualization of the dataThe importance of evidence-based decision-making with GIS, and how to locate and use the available resources in response to the COVID-19 pandemic 1. First and foremost, it is important to share the resources and technology […]

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COVID-19 Offers Opportunity For New Product Ideas
7 Apr 2020

The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has caused immediate drop in sales for many businesses, with long-term financial impacts yet to be determined. It has also changed the way many are doing business, with a huge increase in video conferencing and meetings via webcam. For Maps International, part of IMIA member Lovell Johns, the recent market interruptions have inspired a new product that brings their expertise and existing production capabilities to a new area – video conferencing backdrops. Several weeks ago, as the COVID-19 impact on Asia and Europe was just beginning to be understood, Maps International, a provider of mapping products, saw an opportunity for their existing map posters to be used as backdrops for video calls. “We saw this as an exercise to not only create a new product that might obviously suit the mood of the moment, but also something that could be brought to the market quickly,” said Liz Murray, Sales and Marketing Director for Maps International. Using its existing printing and shipping capabilities, Maps International was able to get the product online right away, using their own website and sites like Amazon for distribution. “If we had taken three months to plan something and then go to […]

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New member profile
14 Feb 2020

Mapgears is a Canadian company that streamlines the process of creating meaningful mapping applications, 100 percent in the cloud. Be it for decision-making, operations optimization or information sharing, Mapgears provides the tools and expertise to help its customers reach their business goals by leveraging the incredible data our modern world has to offer: real-time GPS location, satellite imagery, government-issued web services, IoT/AIS data feeds, etc. For more than 13 years, Mapgears has been working with organizations from a wide variety of industries, ranging from the maritime industry to smart cities, forestry and smaller off-road trails organizations. For more information, visit them here.

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