
IMIA will host its free annual Where Cartography Meets Industry virtual event on March 6, 2025 at 11 AM ET. This gathering of top leadership from IMIA and its affiliate organizations the British Cartographic Society (BCS), the Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS), the International Cartographic Association (ICA), and the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) will provide a useful primer on current AI applications and implications for the mapping community.
The conversation will cover generative AI usage, GeoAI elements, community mapping projects, impacts on traditional map/GIS markets, and the current nature of what it means to be authoritative. The educational presentations and panel discussion will be followed by a live Q&A and breakout rooms to connect and share thoughts among colleagues.
Where Cartography Meets Industry: AI and the Mapping Community
Panelists

Micah Brachman
Open Geospatial Consortium

Georg Gartner
International Cartographic Association

Vivien Godfrey
International Map Industry Association

Caglar Koylu
Cartography and Geographic Information Society

Paul Naylor
British Cartographic Society