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Spring is upon us and, as always, thingsare evolving all around, and Maplines isno exception. As the days get lighter and

more colourful so too does your newsletter,one which we hope the Society can be proud of. We hope you like the changes wehave made and thus far, feedback has beenencouraging. As always, we welcome yourcomments about any aspect of Maplines, and cartography in general, so feel free to getin touch.

This issue marks the beginning of a busy yearfor the Society and inside you will find detailsabout much of what is in store. 2008 hasalready witnessed the launch of the new website, if you have not already feasted youreyes upon its contents, where have you been?!Our new website has been operational sinceFebruary and has already received greatreviews; we carry a special feature on page 8to celebrate this. At Maplines we have alsobeen busy compiling a section on cartographyand education, and, as promised, we have a

series of thought provoking articles on pages4-7 and 11. The floor is now open for comment, so we encourage you to read,digest, then reply with your thoughts on what is rapidly becoming the central issue ofour industry.

There is much that I could say here on behalfof the Editors, but with so much to cram intothis issue I will keep it brief! The Quiz, withsuch an outstanding prize, is definitely wortha shot, and don’t forget, now is the time toget your entries in for this year’s Awards, asalways, presented at the Symposium inSeptember. There is just enough columnspace left for me to thank all those peoplewho have contributed to this issue, we reallyappreciate your efforts.

Now, where is that eleventh difference...?

Adam, on behalf of Lynda, Martin and Adam

Maplines Editors

A s mentioned in my December notes,this is going to be the first issue ofMaplines to feature a summary of

Council minutes. At a stroke, this robs me of the subject matter for this column. So,instead of writing the usual resume of Society activities, I shall broaden the contentto more general discussions on things BCSand things cartographic.

In 2006, I was privileged to take part in thepopular Better Mapping seminars, sponsoredby the BCS. With nearly 400 delegates in attendance it soon became clear that we weredelivering a message that people wanted tohear. But where do we go from there? TheSociety cannot afford to repeat such expenditure on a regular basis. On the otherhand, it cannot afford to ignore the decliningmembership. A cunning plan is required and I believe that cunning plan comes in the formof co-operation with another organisationwhose aims are similar to ours. Step to thefore the AGI with its new leader, ChrisHolcroft. Chris mentioned to me when wefirst met that he had been a cartographer earlier in his career and this set me thinking.We subsequently discussed the possibility ofholding joint events. The AGI has the eventmanagement expertise in-house, whereas BCScan deliver its message to a wider audienceand hopefully find some new membersthrough exposure to the AGI membership. Itwould seem that such a partnership is indeeda cunning plan.

But, what is the purpose of these seminars?What is this message we are trying to deliver?‘To help people to make better maps’, we say.Why? ‘Because better maps communicateinformation more efficiently and more effectively.’ Fundamentally, the topics coveredin the seminars demonstrate that the application of cartographic principles canmake a world of difference to the end product. However, many mapmakers do notrecognise that their maps could be better or,indeed, accept that there is any point in making them better. Even in the mainstreamcartographic world standards have dropped.Data is all too often incomplete, inconsistentor out of date resulting in more and moredreadful maps appearing in all walks of life.All of this is bad enough, but what concernsme more is that nobody seems to care or at

least to be prepared to do something about it. Accuracy is an old fashioned ideal.Consistency – what's that? The fit-for-purpose’ mantra that once meant what it said,is now a euphemism for ‘that’ll do’.

In fact, it really will not do at all. It does nothave to be that way. It need not take anylonger to create a good map than it does tocreate a bad one. What does take a lot of timeis fixing a bad map. So, we must endeavour topromote the value and wisdom of setting thecorrect foundations at the very beginning.Early planning, editing and selecting the appropriate information to show must allcome before design principles can be applied.If we are to make a difference to the future of mapping we must persuade our audience thatsuch things are important. ‘Place matters’ hascaught on and ‘how we show that place’ mustbe the next on the list. If we can make someone aware of the benefits of better mapping then we are half way there. Once wehave their attention we are on the path to better mapping.

In this, my penultimate, President’s column, Iwould like to thank everyone for their supportand contribution to the Society’s activities during my tenure. There is, however, yet another thing to ask of you all before I runout of time. Over the past two years I havelistened carefully to my peers and read manyviews on the demise of cartography.Apparently, ‘there are more cartographersthan ever before’; ‘Cartographers are strangepeople who have an unnatural obsession withaccuracy and detail’; and ‘Cartography hasnothing to do with GIS’. Oh dear. Does this mean our skills are expendable? Is cartography a lost cause? Should we give upand go home? No, no, no! Let us fight toretain the distinction between a mapmakerand a cartographer. Do not be embarrassed to be called a cartographer – be proud. Wehave a serious role to play in the future ofmapping. Do not ever doubt that. GIS hasbrought a great deal to the discipline of cartography. Ask now what cartography canbring to GIS.

Mary Spence MBEBCS President

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PresidentEditorial

Editorial Disjointed ramblings

Message from the Chair

I would like to congratulate Lynda, Martinand Adam, the Maplines Editorial team, onthe wonderful new look of our Society’snewsletter and the undoubted success of thelast issue. The full colour format, togetherwith the new approach to laying out the various sections, has certainly galvinised thelook of Maplines.

I hope other BCS members feel the same. AsChair of the BCS Publications Committee Iwould value your feedback on the new look

Maplines, or, for that matter, comments onany of the Society’s publications. We can onlyserve the Society if we know what you wantand whether we are getting it right.

Please address your comments to [email protected]. Don’t forget, Maplines is your publication – use it!The Editors are always keen to receive articles of interest to members and news items.

Peter Vujakovic, Chair of BCS Publications

Letters to the Editors

Would you like to be a GuestQuizmaster or Sponsor? Maybeyou and a team of colleagues have

a cartographic or geographical event or subject to publicise? How about sponsoringthe Quiz in return for a half page advert foryour cause or event in Maplines? Please getin touch with me for further details.

Adam, Martin and myself would like toextend a warm welcome and many thanks to

Rob Clynes, Chief Cartographer, Isle ofMan Survey, as our first-ever GuestQuizmaster/Sponsor. Rob has gallantlytaken on the task of both setting and adjudicating our Quiz, inviting you to toSpot the Difference on page 20.

Eleven differences? Really? Are you sureAdam...?

LyndaMaplines Editor

The Newsletter of the British Cartographic Society

Volume 14, 1st IssueSpring 2008

Registered Charity No. 240034

Geographic

software

companies, the

national

mapping agency

and others are

extending the

capability of

software and

reviving

cartographic

sections and staff.

I propose a

reconstitution of

the principles of

cartography

and with that,

a new canon of

mapmaking

Ten years ago cartographers were deeply concerned about the emergingdomination of GIS and the standard of

mapping it produced, only to sit back and hopeit would come good in the end. Recently,efforts by the Society have substantiallyenhanced the profile of cartography.Geographic software companies, the nationalmapping agency and others are extending thecapability of software and reviving cartographicsections and staff. However, despite theseefforts, there remains a danger of losingground once again if the skills of the moderncartographer are not defined.

The Oxford cartography course has been lostwhereas others, such as Masters courses inGlasgow, flourish, yet there is still no clear definition of a cartographer or a curriculum ateither technical or graduate level. In the pastcartography and education were linked viaplanning and surveying. Is that link still valid,or should the industry be seeking contacts indifferent subject areas? Before this can occur,what remains of cartographic teaching mustfirst be consolidated to reflect the current eraof education.

Employers have long since pushed for business-driven education with positive links to academic institutions. Now it is national policy.Why, then, is this not possible between cartographic employers and institutions?

Our heritage of cartographic teaching is founded on the applied science of map makingwith some elements of design. Following theSecond World War, map making was often limited to large scales with an emphasis onaccuracy. This vigourous style was extended tosmaller scale mapping and its results rarely displayed the flexibility or freedom of designavailable today.

Later, using graphic design techniques, the artand fashion worlds began dabbling in mappresentation, committing cartographic sinssuch as omission of the scale or exclusion of agrid. The arrival of the digital era and productssuch as SYMAP, with its line printer output, orplotters ‘drawing’ saw-tooth hyperbolic curves,further exaggerated this unconventionalismbefore eventually displacing the traditionaldraftsperson. In some cases, contributions fromartists like Heinrich Berann were acknowledgedas having map-like qualities, featuring excellent

message communication, albeit relying on‘adjusted’ reality to enhance the illusion.Others within cartography also challenged the‘norm’; John Keates’ Map of the Cairngormseschewed a rectangular frame. And morerecently, map publishers have varied atlas format by subtly introducing new layouts and designs.

Today, cartographers are trying intensely to rationalise conventional canons with more flexible styles. This democratisation of mapmaking and increased demand for geographicinformation has created a need to reassess therequired principles, skills and knowledge of thecartographer. Are we map designers? Are weGI scientists? Are we simply mapmakers?Whichever path we choose it should be withcreativity in mind otherwise we risk repeatingthe experiences of the GIS era which could signal an end to cartography as a recogniseddiscipline.

At present the essential principles of cartography are heavily relied upon but arethey clear enough to encourage creativity? For example, are the maps put forward for theBCS Design Awards really innovative, or arewe simply confirming our own personal norms?There are at least some different approaches.The Nitty Gritty map company has found adesign niche with their Bristol map, andMapEasy and LapMaps (CardtoonsPublications Ltd) have also produced something slightly different. Whether or notthese examples represent ‘true’ cartography isnot the point, they are at least identifiable as amap form. Fringe areas such as these should bewelcomed by our industry because they deliverevident innovation by being less constrained by convention.

Therefore, I propose a reconstitution of the principles of cartography and with that, a newcanon of mapmaking. These principles can beaffirmed by employers and business. The cartographic canon (or list of expressive milestones in cartography) should define the profession by way of measuring its significant theoretical progress and identifying its artisticand practical development.

Tim FearnsideChair

BCS Education Committee

For many people, university means a hugechange in their life but for me it was leaving that had the biggest impact. I

had found a job I was extremely passionateabout, and although the transition from geomatics student in Glasgow to professionalcartographer in Manchester is still ongoing,these are my experiences so far.

I have observed a great variation in peoples’understanding of mapping. Many people donot appreciate the influence maps have and theimportance of getting them right. At work,I encounter many instances of maps made by acolleague in order to explain an idea. Althoughwe should be encouraging people to try cartography, I think a little education on basicmap making could go a long way, as these elements are often overlooked by the ‘have a gomappers’. Consequently, I end up explaininghow things could be done, and so I have beguna series of GIS workshops aimed at informingmy colleagues of the benefits of mapping andGI science. Initial feedback has certainly beenpromising.

I have also realised that there is a large variationin styles of map making. At work, my colleagues have their own preferences andmethods when designing maps, each havingdeveloped the basics that were taught to themat university. Evidently, the learning processdoes not stop after graduation, as only professionally do you come across the variousproblems that need to be solved.

At present, I work predominately at large scales,supporting urban designers and architects within the company. With this genre of mapping less is definitely more. It is tempting towant to fit as much information onto the paperas possible but it is necessary to consider theend user. The final product is often used toinform the public of changes that may be madeto their neighbourhood, which means the maps

come into contact with a wide range of peoplewhose experience of mapping is likely to be different. As a result, clarity, accuracy and legibility are of the utmost importance.

Working with architects and planners who allhave, or are working towards, a professionalqualification has also highlighted the lack of asimilar status in cartography or GIS. A professional qualification not only improvesone’s status in an industry but also it affects arate of pay. This led me to try and look for aqualification I could work towards and,although I struggled to find one which reallysuited my line of work, I have started to worktowards the RICS Geomatics pathway whichincludes mapping and GIS as part of its competencies. Although I feel gaining the titleof Chartered Surveyor does not really describethe work I do, the RICS are a widely respectedorganisation and it should stand me in goodstead later on.

Could this be something that our industrymight address? I am aware that the AGI offersa Chartered Geographer qualification but it isnot as prominent as the MRICS. Perhaps it ismore a case of making the ones available to usbetter suited to cartography, and raising theirprofile within the mapping industry.

My final observation has little to do with making maps, rather it is the reaction of peoplewho ask me what I do for a living. On thenumerous occasions I have told someone whatI do, they have remarked, ‘oh, I love maps,your job must be brilliant!’ Naturally, I confirmtheir enthusiasm, but listening to this has gotme thinking: if there are so many people outthere who enjoy maps, why is there not anabundance of professional cartographers? Whyare our degree courses in cartography, geomatics or likewise not overrun with theseinterested and excited people? Perhaps it simply requires promoting the courses that areavailable and the job opportunities open to students when they finish. Cartography wassomething I stumbled upon whilst at university,but if I had known beforehand of the opportunities that it has afforded me, I woulddefinitely have signed up from the start.

Peter McBrideTaylor Young

I have observed

a great variation

in peoples’

understanding of

mapping. Many

people do not

appreciate the

influence maps

have and the

importance of

getting them

right.


EducationEducation

A Canon for Cartography Moving on from Higher Education

Visit the BCS website at www.cartography.org.uk Maplines / Spring 2008 • 7

....to an uncertain future

The Celebration in September 2007 of thefortieth anniversary of the Diploma inGeographical Techniques at Luton

College of Technology is an opportunity toreflect on what has happened since. Like its fellow course at Oxford Polytechnic it was founded at a time of optimism. There was localdemand from the Clarendon Press and the RoyalSociety report on the ‘State of CartographicalEducation’ had recently been presented toGovernment, and as a result, a broader demandfor training in geographical skills was recognisedat Luton.

This differed from the part-time cartographiccourses taught at Kingston, Southampton andTaunton which supported Government mappingdepartments. Cartographers also trained at theSchool of Military Survey, Hermitage and as partof the survey course at the North EastPolytechnic. Elsewhere, cartography was strongin courses at Glasgow and Newcastle Universitiesbut otherwise tended to be taught as an elementof geography. The polytechnics, which emergedin the mid-1960s, were expected to provide highlevel technical education, however, their quick separation from the colleges of technology andfurther education ultimately lowered their status.

The Royal Society report highlighted the weakness of cartographic training. The surveyingand town planning professions had their RoyalChartered Institutes and structured routes torecognised qualifications, whereas map makerswere essentially trained in-house with collegessupplementing the education with some specialised job skills. The eventual emergence ofthe BTEC Joint Committee for Surveying,Cartography and Planning provided recognitionand a national structure at Ordinary and HigherLevels. The colleges offering mapping werejoined by those with mining surveying, as atDoncaster, or town planning technicians, atLeeds. North-East London offered a strongHigher level survey course and Kingston, higher level cartography. Luton waited until1975 before it began teaching its BTECDiploma course.

The normal entry requirement for this was one‘A’ level, normally in geography, and ‘O’ levels in at least three other subjects, including mathematics and english. The course provided

full time training in both first and third years withthe second being work experience. Its core elements were data acquisition, processing andrepresentation. These were supported by geology, languages, basic science and planning,all compulsory in the first year and optional inthe third. After twenty five successful years theLuton course was criticised for focusing on tooniche an industry, though the critics failed toappreciate the range of posts its graduates occupied, including cartographers, publishers,image analysts, town planners, environmentalcampaigners and even a lecturer in theology.

The structured mapping programme was initially moderated by Dr. Christie Willats andlater by Dr. Chris Board. They taught us thatmaps are a form of data storage and communication. Both user and author mustunderstand each other and appreciate how theinformation is conveyed and of its meaning.Knowledge of map symbols alone, which seem tobe the acme of some GCSE learning today, isinsufficient, as it precludes an understanding ofthe form of map patterns and colours.

So, from where will the next generation of mapmakers emerge from? The courses introduced in the 1960’s and 70’s have all closed andemployers are not expanding their businesses andso have a smaller need for trainees.

The onset of technology has also influenced ourindustry. The arrival of the desk-top computerconvinced many authors that they could successfully produce maps and no longerrequired the skills of the office cartographer.Twelve years ago it was argued at the ICA inBarcelona that we can ill afford to neglect theskills training of map makers, yet now, more than ever, there remains a skills shortage in mapmaking, map use and map understanding.

The Government, via the Learning and SkillsCouncil (LSC), is now demanding more employable skills. Colleges are required to meetthe needs of employers and to have longer termtraining contracts with them. Where and howcan these links be established for our industry?The present training levels simply do not justify a long term contract between employer and college. If the art and science of good mapping isnot appreciated in schools and training is notavailable in the industry, what hope for thefuture? The universities may train the editors butwho will train the designers? Continued on page 7

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Education

From a successful past

Visit the BCS website at www.cartography.org.uk

Education

Maps for ChildrenArange of age appropriate maps have

been produced for use in Isle of Manprimary schools.

The collaboration between the Department ofLocal Government and the Environment andthe Department of Education follows thelaunch of the Manx geography curriculum in2005. Linda Winstanley, of Scoill Phurt leMoirrey, said: ‘It all started with a phone callto the DLGE during TT week last year.’

‘I made an inquiry about the possibility of purchasing maps of the Island to support thedelivery of the geography curriculum.However the maps available weren’t really age appropriate.

‘I was fortunate enough to be introduced toRobert Clynes, Chief Cartographer of theDLGE, who was very supportive and agreedto produce a series of eight maps.’

She explained, ‘The maps have been producedin conjunction with freelance cartographer Vic Bates. Each map is based upon a centraltheme from the key stage one and key stagetwo curricula, and will prove to be a useful teaching and learning resource.

‘The maps have been trialled this term by staffand pupils at Phurt le Moirrey school andhave been well received.’

All primary schools have been issued with aCD containing copies of the maps with an impressive aerial photograph of the Island.The next phase, which is in the process ofcompletion, will combine aerial photographyand maps of various Island settlements. It ishoped they will be available before the end ofthe academic year.

Rob Clynes Isle of Man Survey

...continued from page 6. There will be inherentproblems should these issues not be addressed. Itwould be unwise to rely heavily on GIS as a solution, yet schools are beginning to treat it asan alternative to hard copy maps. Map legibilitymay also suffer yet the ability to use a clear, welldrawn, paper map may be vital. There is also anundue reliance on data stored on disk, for animage can be committed to memory, but thedisk requires intervention.

Redeveloping the basic skills of map use inschools and colleges is paramount, and the industry must identify its needs for training as itdid in the 1960’s. Employers must inform the colleges and the LSC what is required of them,and colleges need to reciprocate by providing suitable graduates. This may be happening.Assurance is needed that it is.

David Cooper

Editors’ note: Our overview of cartographic education continues on page 11

...the critics failed

to appreciate the

range of posts its

graduates

occupied,

including

cartographers,

publishers,

image analysts,

town planners,

environmental

campaigners and

even a lecturer

in theology.

Each map is

based upon a

central theme

from the key

stage one

and key stage

two curricula

An evening at the RAF Club

New BCS Website launch


Fellows evening BCS Website

In early February, fifty two BCSFellows and guests gathered in thebeautiful and historic surroundings of the RAF Club for the 12th AnnualFellows Evening, to celebrate cartography.

This was a Fellows Evening with a difference; the programme included both the launch of the long-anticipated new design for theBCS website by BCS WebmasterClare Neal and the guest lecture.

After the convivial drinks reception,Clare gave the evening’s guests adetailed tour of the new website,its features and plans for future development.

The guest lecture was given by David

Shukman. David is a very familiar figure in news reporting; he isEnvironment and ScienceCorrespondent for BBC News. Heworks principally for the Six and TenO'Clock News bulletins on BBC Onereporting from more than 70 countries and regions including boththe Arctic and the Antarctic.

His recent assignments include revealing the plight of the polar bearsin the far north of Canada, enduringsub-zero conditions at a NASA ice-station in Greenland and reportingon the spread of the Kalahari desertin southern Africa. His brief covers climate change, space exploration,environmental disasters, avian fluand future technologies. During histalk to the BCS Fellows he

concentrated specifically on hisreports from the North WestPassage, the Aral Sea and Tuvalu.

Working across the World as Daviddoes, an understanding of geographyand maps are vital. Even when a cubreporter working an assignment inCoventry covering a stabbing he discovered that the ability to usemaps correctly would keep him safe.In this instance it related to something as simple as parking hiscar in the right area. However, whenthe ‘right area’ is a safe one asadvised by local police in a very troubled area, in the middle of apotential riot, knowing your city and planning well is key to journalistic safety.

Continued on page 10...

As part of the BCS initiative to promote Better Mapping the BCS haslaunched a redesigned website.

The site provides expanded information about the Society's membership, publications, events,special interest groups, and the annual Awards.

One of the main features of the newwebsite is the BCS Forum, for use bythe general public as well as those inthe cartographic community to askquestions and find out about topicalissues. The Forum is moderated byCouncil and members of the BCS.

New features on the website alsoinclude the Junior Mapmakers section, a secure payment form forsubscriptions, Who's who of the BCS,a Members' area, RSS news feed, asite index and a FAQ page. Enhanced features include news and eventsnotices, the calendar, job vacanciespage, and search capability.

‘The key aim in the new design was tomake users, both new and old, findthe information they were after quickly, and also to encourage moreinter-site surfing’, said Clare Neal,BCS Webmaster. ‘We hope that the

extended features of the site encourage our current membershipand also entice new users to find outmore about us and cartography as a whole.’

The website is now split up into twosignificant sections. The first sectionaims at dealing with enquiries aboutcartography, such as how to work outscale on a map, and how to find outmore about training and working in cartography.

The second section focuses on theBCS and what activities the Society isundertaking for its members and alsowho we are and what we are all about. For any comments regarding the website, including adding job vacancies and events, please emailClare on [email protected] use the BCS Forum to give youropinion.

Bold and freshly designed, thesite provides expanded information about the Society's activities,

publications, Council and membership

The site includes listings ofCorporate Members andFreelance cartographers

The Gallery showcases cartography from BCS

members and BCS Awardwinners

New sections include the Members’ Area and About

Cartography that features information on mapmaking and careers

in cartography

The Members Area includesBCS events, Members offers,

Council minutes...

...and an archive of Maplines

The design is uncluttered, easy to navigate, and incorporates many new features

The new Forum opens up newways for the Society to

deepen the rapport between members, as well as

opening up discussions to the wider cartograhic world

...continued from page 8David Shukman’s career has spannedmany important World events, the fallof the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the endof the Cold War, to name but two. Hetravelled regularly through CheckpointCharlie to East Germay with the necessary visas. On one occasion hejokingly told border guards that he washere to watch the Wall come down. Two days later it actually happened.

Apparently, the German authorities haddeclared they were going to make iteasier to travel to the West. Takingthem at their word, crowds of EastGermans surged through CheckpointCharlie. David had been broadcastingfrom West Berlin and was trying to getback to his team in East Berlin.Progressing through CheckpointCharlie, he was in the bizarre positionof having his visa stamped as crowdsof East Germans stormed the Wall in the midst of a chaotic night that eventually saw the Wall being torn down.

Last summer, the North West Passagewas devoid of ice for the first timesince records began; normally it is icebound throughout the year. Was thisa sign of global warming? Is the Arcticchanging? In the far flung outposts ofhumanity, researchers are continouslystudying the ice and icebergs, whateverthe weather, to determine the changes global warming maybe having on theenvironment. The ice cover has beensteadily shrinking; the opening of thesea routes is already leading to international disputes. Canada says ithas full rights over those parts of theNorth West Passage that pass throughits territory and that it can bar transitthere. But this has been disputed bythe US and the European Union. Theyargue that the new route should be an international strait that any vessel canuse. This type of claim has huge significance for cartographers.

For his trip to such an iconic place,David took a colour copy of the Franklin1845 expedition map, provided by theRoyal Geographical Society.

Significantly, the map contained ‘bigblanks’ of territory, because, of course, Franklin had no radar or GPS,a fact that dumbfounds modern ships’ captains.

At the time of writing, one of David’smost recent reports was on the risingtides in Tuvalu. In this part of his talkthe graphics clearly illustrated the problem to the population living on thelow lying coral atoll of Tuvalu caused bythe rising tides and water table. Thesea water is seeping through thebedrock killing off the agriculture. If thetides continue to rise at the rate theyare doing so, over the next 30 yearsthe maps of this area will have torevised drastically as islands and populations disappear.

In 2004 David visited the Aral Sea, nowa barren place, a poisoned wasteland.Man made a disaster as he divertedwater to create new farmland. The remaining land is salty and wasted. In effect one of the Earth’s great features is being rubbed off the map.In the population, the polluting levels ofsalt are causing widespread illness,especially those affecting the respiratory system and DNA, includingcancer of the oesophagus. Since 2004there have been put in place some fairly successful projects to restoresome of the water but the land is stillsuffering and changing.

In the international arena, maps areeverything, especially in such politicallyunstable areas, such as the WestBank, where they detail the interlockingbits of territory, deliniating and describing a very complicated situation.

Big changes to the planet are now taking place. Changes in the past havebeen drastic rather than gentle.Scientists expect the same now and inthe near future.

Cartographers and map makers aregoing to be busy.

We come in contact with geographyeveryday via the weather, traffic,water, land and our economy, and

through the power of GIS geography has now become more important than ever.Teachers are using GIS in subjects across thecurriculum, including geography, history, environmental studies and economics. GISassists teachers and students, helping to foster critical thinking and problem solving toprepare our 21st century workforce with thenecessary skills to sustain our fragile world.

OFSTED recently reported a drop in the number of pupils taking geography for GCSEand A-Level, at a time when floods, climatechange and traffic management should beadding prominence to the subject. This is worrying for the GI industry as not only dowe want to develop the next generation of spatially aware pupils, but we know what great skills students learn when they study geography.

New mapping software, which activelyengages students by transforming everydayexamples into something exciting and tangible, may help convince young studentsthat geography is not as boring as they maythink it is. Pupils can now ‘time travel’ toanalyse electronic historical maps, investigatehow rivers and shorelines move, or writenewspapers and podcasts about their geography-based findings, learning in a waythat goes beyond traditional worksheets andusing media they so often use.

There are various initiatives being supportedby key GI organisations here in the UK tohelp promote geography within schools,including the Ordnance Survey and my ownorganisation, ESRI (UK).

In March 2006, Lord Adonis, the SchoolsMinister, and Michael Palin announced the

Action Plan for Geography (APG). The APGis a two-year programme of support and development for school geography led jointlyby the Geographical Association (GA) and theRoyal Geographical Society with the Instituteof British Geographers (RGS). The APG’sgoal is, ‘to provide everyone – opinion formers, policy makers, parents and pupils –with a clear vision of geography as a relevant,powerful, 21st century subject, and to equipteachers with the professional skills and support they need so that pupils enjoy andsucceed in geography.’

The APG supports initiatives that promotegeography, GIS and mapping within schools,and the GA and RGS also help teachers implement GI into their classrooms. This isespecially pertinent in England, as GIS isbeing introduced to the curriculum at Keystage 3 in September 2008, and should gosome way to help encourage schools, teachersand children to take an interest in geographyand spatial awareness.

For more information about the work beingdone in promoting GI in education please seethe following links:

Royal Geographical Society (with IBG):www.rgs.org

Geographical Association:www.geography.org.uk

Action Plan for Geography:www.geographyteachingtoday.org.uk

ESRI (UK) GIS Day resources:www.esriuk.com/gisday/ideasresources

MapZone:mapzone.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/

Education Community:edcommunity.esri.com

Digital Worlds:www.digitalworlds.co.uk

Angela BakerCommunity Programmes Manager

ESRI (UK)


EducationFellows evening

An evening at the RAF Club GIS and School Education

OS Digital Data

Ordnance Survey digital data systemgoes live in the Legal Deposit

Libraries

The UK Legal Deposit Libraries havejust set up a new system for viewinglarge scale mapping, following thesigning of an important agreementwith Ordnance Survey. The agree-ment ensures the continued depositof annual snapshots of the mostdetailed digital mapping of the wholeof Great Britain.

The Libraries collectively have comprehensive archives of OrdnanceSurvey mapping, dating back overtwo centuries. Originally received onpaper and then microfilm, since1998 it has been received in digitalform. Until 2005, the OrdnanceSurvey’s Land-Line®digital map datawas made available to the public toview for permitted non-commercial purposes on standalone workstations in each Legal DepositLibrary. From 2006, the OSMasterMap®Topography Layer hasbeen received, updated by a newsnapshot each year on an ongoing

basis. All annual snapshots from1998 to 2007 can now be exploredand compared through a user-friendlyViewer.

OS MasterMap offers improved layers of information, allowing moreprecise recording of landscape changeover time. The system can be viewedin all of the six UK Legal DepositLibraries and a limited number of customised A4-sized colour printoutsof any area can be made for private,non-commercial use.

Further information on the Viewercan be found at:

British Library: www.bl.uk/collections/map_digital.html#OS

NLS: www.nls.uk/collections/maps/subjectinfo/os-mastermap.html

with further information on OSMasterMap from Ordnance Surveyat: www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/products/osmastermap/

Chris FleetNational Library of Scotland

Page 12 Corporate NewsPeople • Companies • Products

This year’s BCS Symposium will takeplace from Wednesday 3rd to Friday5th September, with optional opportunities for further networkingon Saturday 6th. The timetable isstill very much in draft form, but will follow the very successful formatthat we instituted at Chester lastyear. This will involve a mix of sessions covering both formal presentations by speakers and avariety of workshops allowing practical hands-on experience.

In a major change this year, we willnot be using a University as ourbase but will be holding theSymposium at De Vere HarbenHouse in Newport Pagnell. Moredetails of their facilities can befound at their website:www.devere.co.uk/venues/Harben

Full details of the Symposium will beissued once we have finalised sessions, speakers and workshops,but the current draft is as follows:Wednesday 3rd Septemberl Map Curators Groupl Registration for Symposiuml Exhibition Opening, drinks and

icebreaker for Symposium & MapCurator delegates

Thursday 4th Septemberl Talks and workshop sessionsl Reception Drinks and Gala Dinner Friday 5th Septemberl Talks and workshop sessionl President’s AddressSaturday 6th Septemberl Networking activities – to be

arranged depending on number ofdelegates staying over

Pete JonesChair of Programme Committee

Council Highlightsfrom the Minutes from BCS Council on 5th February 2008

• Susie Jones has been appointed Convenor of theMap Design Group

• Peter Jones has been appointed Chair of ProgrammeCommittee

• The post of Society Treasurer becomes vacant fromSeptember – volunteer required

• Mary Spence has met with Steve Chilton of SoC witha view to avoiding the problem of future annualevents being staged at different ends of the country

• BCS are in discussion with AGI to co-present a seriesof four Better Mapping Seminars this year. These willbe followed up by seminars on specific aspects ofmap design, under the auspices of BCS Map DesignGroup

• Historical Military Mapping Group are organising visitsto Hughenden Manor in Buckinghamshire in April andGreenwich in June

• Mary Spence represented BCS at the funeral of JohnBartholomew on 23rd January in Edinburgh. John waspresident of the Society in 1971 - 1972

For further details of these and other matters discussedsee the Members area on the BCS website:www.cartography.org.uk


You will be pleased to hear thatthere are now 53 Corporate

Members of the BCS; hopefullythese numbers will continue to grow.

In Estoril, at the IMTA Conferenceand Trade Show earlier this month, Iwas approached by one of our so-called ‘Small Corporate Members’who explained that he didn’t reallylike the designation ‘Small Corporate’ as itis rather demeaning. The SmallCorporate Members pay a lesserfee because of the small number ofstaff employed and in recognitionthat their turnover is relative small.He made the point that they toocould just as well be addressed asCorporate Members. I have sympathy with this argument as this approach is adopted in otherassociations. I will raise it at thenext Council meeting.

You may recall I suggested in mylast report that we set up a GISWorking Group. From conversationsI have had subsequently, it seemsthere is support for such a Groupwithin BCS. We should also hold ameeting of the Corporate MembersForum to consider our role withinBCS at the next Symposium inNewport Pagnall, 3-6 September.Please let me know what you thinkon both counts at [email protected].

Thank you,Peter Jolly

Corporate Liaison Officer

Newport Pagnell 2008

BCS News

Maney Publishing and BCS arepleased to announce the introduction of the OnlineManuscript Submission, Trackingand Peer Review System for The Cartographic Journal.

Contributors are able to uploadpapers direct to the journal by registering at the system home-page: http://caj.edmgr.com

The system will speed the processingof submissions by facilitating electronic refereeing and streamliningcommunication with the authorthroughout the publication process.Authors can check the progress ofsubmissions online. For further information and full guidance on thesubmission procedure, please see the Publications section of the BCS website.

Ken Field, EditorThe Cartographic Journal

New Special Interest Group?It has not gone un-noticed that many of our newer members are actively involved in GIS related work.Is it time to form a new Groupspecifically for the GIS fraternity?

Would you be interested in joiningsuch a Group (it is free)? Would yoube prepared to help organise a GISGroup, perhaps even becoming theConvener? Your thoughts would beappreciated. Please contact BCSAdministration, details on page 18.

The Cartographic Journal Announcement

John Bartholomew was a great man.A kind, reflective, warm and humbleman. A man my brothers Philip,Christopher, Patrick, Ivon and I havehad the privilege to know and love asour father. It feels impossible to dojustice to such a rich life as his injust a few minutes. He spent all ofhis 85 years on a tireless exploratoryquest for knowledge: a journey dedicated to learning everything therewas to know about our planet and thecosmos beyond. In his legacy, heleaves a home filled with books ongeography, astronomy, meteorology,oceanography, nations and world cultures. But his exploration was

as much about meeting and understanding people who were themselves the explorers – naturalists, mountaineers, marinersand even astronauts. His personaltravels took him to six continents.

John was born in 1923 in Edinburgh.He was given the name John to follow the family tradition and was theseventh in the line to bear that name.His father was a romantic and choseChristopher as his middle name afterChristopher Columbus. Was this insome way an inspiration that foretoldthe passion that John would have foradventure and exploration?

Recognising John’s individual and outgoing personality, his father chose

to send him to boarding school atGordonstoun, away from the more regimented regime of a traditional private Edinburgh education. The family moved to his grandmother’shouse in Inveresk when John was 12.At that time, being active in the Kirkwas an important part of family life,with three of the sons becomingSunday school teachers. John’s lifejourney was also a quest for spiritual enlightenment. He was enquiring andexploring his faith and seeking a philosophy he could identify with. Hisjourney led him eventually to convertto Roman Catholicism in 1954.

John passed on to us every aspect ofhis enthusiasm for the natural world.Evening meals were invariably timesfor sharing knowledge about peoplehe had met, or facts about places,natural things or world events. Hequizzed us regularly on our knowledgeof geography, capital cities, countries,or river lengths.

John belonged to many distinguishedorganisations and held senior officesin most. The Royal ScottishGeographical Society which hepresided over for several yearsenabled him to meet and play host tosome of the most distinguishednames in exploration of the twentiethcentury. He was a Fellow of the RoyalSociety of Edinburgh and also aFellow of the Royal GeographicalSociety in London. He was an activemember of the British CartographicSociety, serving as President1970–71. He also served a term asVice President of the InternationalCartographic Association. Close to hisheart was the mission of ScottishRights of Way (ScotWays), whosemeetings he attended faithfully untillast year.

John was destined from childhood tocontinue the family tradition inmapmaking. At John Bartholomewand Son Limited, he took a greatpride in the cartographic heritage ofhis family. His father was determinedthat John should earn, rather than

just inherit, his place as his successor to maintain the excellenceof that cartographic tradition. So concurrent with his geography studies at Edinburgh University, hewas required to complete an apprenticeship in his spare time as a cartographic draftsman.

Dad’s passion for his maps andatlases was tireless – collectingthem, drawing them and sharing hisdelight in them with everyone. Mapswere not only something useful, but something to be enjoyed. It was withhis artist’s eye rather than any scientific method that he determinedwhether a map was ‘missing something’ or ‘just right’. He was aperfectionist and compromise wasrarely acceptable.

Bartholomew’s was a family firm ofcourse. But the term family embracedall its employees. They were John’sfamily too. ‘Mr John’, as he wascalled, is remembered by the staff asa perfect gentleman. He invested alot of time listening and getting toknow them on a personal level. Theyknew that if they had problems athome, he could and would offerencouragement. He cared in a genuine way.

John found it hard to say ‘no’ whenasked for help or advice. Eventhrough his retirement years, newprojects would fill his days. For us as a family, the view indicator hedesigned on the Braid Hills inEdinburgh is our favourite of his legacies.

Honesty and fairness were fundamental attributes to John. Onestory worth telling from his time atGordonstoun involved a hurdles race.He was a keen athlete and loved running. In a significant hurdles race,the strongest boy who had potentialto make it to the Scottish team stumbled and fell before the tape.John won that race, but felt it right tocede his place to his unfortunate

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The British Cartographic Society hasrevamped the Awards over the lasttwo years to encourage entrantsfrom all in cartography, and to showcase products created throughtraditional and new techniques.

This year the BCS is unveiling TheUKHO Junior Mapmaker Award, itsfirst competition for UK children aged7-16, which is being supported by TheUK Hydrographic Office. This awardwill run in alternate years to the popular ICA Barbara PetchenikCompetition, and aims at encouragingthe creative representation of thechild’s environment in graphic form.This award joins the NGS NewMapmaker Award in encouraging thelearning and development of carto-graphic study in the UK. The closingdate for these awards is Saturday19th July 2008.

The following BCS Awards are alsonow open for entries until 30th May 2008.

The Stanfords Award for PrintedMapping, The Avenza Award for Electronic Mapping, The OrdnanceSurvey MasterMap Award for Better Mapping, and the John C.Bartholomew Award for Small Scale Mapping.

The BCS is pleased to announcethat the John C. Bartholomew Award will be continuing with the fullsupport of the Bartholomew family,following John’s passing earlier thisyear. See below for further details.

The line-up of categories is alsojoined by The Henry Johns Award forthe best Cartographic Journal articlesponsored by Lovell Johns.

If you would like to enter any ofthese awards, entry forms are available on the BCS website in theAwards section.

Sponsored by Collins Bartholomew,and continuing with the support ofthe Bartholomew family, this awardhas been seeking out the best insmall scale thematic mapping sincethe early Eighties.

Recent winners have includedentries from The NationalGeographic Society, The BritishAntarctic Survey, Lovell Johns andGEO-Projects. See the website fordetails of previous winners.

This award is presented for originality and excellence in the fieldof thematic, non-topographic,small-scale cartography (1:100,000and smaller) with emphasis on effective communication of theintended theme or themes.

The award comprises a crystal trophy and a certificate, and the winner is put forward to go head-to-head with the other three Award

category winners to be crowned BestEntry of the Year and receive theBCS Award trophy.

To see examples of other qualifyingmaps for this award, please visit theAwards section of the BCS website: www.cartography.org.uk


BCS AwardsFarewell

John Christopher Bartholomew The BCS Awards are open for 2008

Spotlight on the John C. Bartholomew Award for SmallScale Mapping

‘Whatever Happened to Tanganyika?’Having been given this book for Christmas, I recently picked it up and discovered a fascinatingcollection of geographical tit bits. The book looks atplace names that have disappeared and describeswhat has happened to those places since. Do youremember Tanganyika? This takes me right back tomy stamp collecting days when I was at school!Places in the book include Rutland, Hispaniola,Halicarnassus, Transcapia, Königsberg, San Serriffeand many more. If you would like to delve into thepast and see how things change then this is thebook for you. The auther is Harry Campbell, it ispublished by Portico which is an imprint of AnovaBooks Ltd. ISBN 9781906032050, £9.99. Strongly recommended.

We were given the wrong emailaddress for Jonathan Ferman,Adobe’s Business DevelopmentManager, Media and Publishing.Here is the correct one. Email: [email protected]

Please send him lots of Freehand/Illustrator questions and comments.

ERRATA


Here is our second offering of tipsand information for those of us whoare struggling with the transitionfrom Freehand to Illustrator.

The demise of Freehand has left the cartographers using it with littlechoice but to move to another programme. Here are a few more tips for those moving to Illustrator. Here I am talking about usingIllustrator CS2.

To Create a Graphic Style1. Go to 'Window' and select graphic styles.2. Select or create what it is youwant to make into a style, line and fill.3. With sample still selected,Create new style and name.4. Click 'OK'.

Style will appear in Graphic Stylesmenu. Done.

To Create a Text Style1. Go to 'Window' and select type.New window will open.2. Select 'Character Style'.3. Choose or create the text youwant to make into a style.4. Create new Character Style andname.5. Click the new style in the Character Styles box. A cross willappear.6. Click new style again and crosswill disappear.7. New Character Style is done.

Restyling old Freehand docsBoth of these operations are quitesimple on their own but what if youhave imported a Freehand file (thestyles will have been deleted), andyou want to restyle all your graphicsand text? This is easy enough if yourFreehand document was well constructed, because although thestyles have been lost you will findthat the layers have not. If all yourstreams are on their own layer, yourrivers on another and your coastlineon another then you are laughing.

1. Select the layer you want to work with.

2. Click the circle at the right handside of the layers palette, on thelayer you are working with.

3. This will select everything on that layer.

4. Create a new character or graphic style and action as above(just click 'OK' for a graphic, or items 5 & 6 for text).

If your layers were not very tidy, it isbest to rectify this first.A. Turn off all layers.B. Starting at the bottom layer,

check that it only has on it whatit should have. Everything thesame, no mixed sorts, eg.streams and rivers.

When everything is sorted go to 1. above.

If however your layers are a bitmixed up and you can live with itthen proceed to the select similarroutine.1. Select an example of what you

want to style.2. Go to ‘Select’ menu and choose

‘Select similar’. Assuming all yourlayers are switched on then thisaction will select all of that kindno matter what layer it is on.Coloured dots will appear againstvarious layers to show you wherethey are.

3. Go to either the Graphic Styles orText Styles as appropriate andstyle as above.

Happy Mapping

The above quote, ascribed to ChrisPerkins at a recent ICA conferenceseems rather pertinent in the light ofMicrosoft’s recent purchase ofMultimap for an undisclosed sum.Apparently the software giant, notused to playing second fiddle, israther peeved that Google Maps andEarth tools now dominate the globalonline mapping and location market.Google Maps recorded an estimated71.5 million users during October2007 whereas Microsoft’s WindowsLive Maps had just 7.1 million uniqueusers in the same period. In thesame way, the world is seeing evermore maps, on-line, on our phones,on TV, yet, as cartographers we arenot valued. Try finding a course totrain as a cartographer! It is not easy.Somehow, we need to make cartography sexy! Please send in your thoughts to Omnium Gatherumon how this can be achieved. BCS islooking at how to deal with thisissue and your thoughts would be awelcome contribution to the debate.

‘Mapping is sexy again,cartographers are not!’

From Freehand to Illustrator, some useful tips #2Welcome to our collection ofcartographical, geographical

and just plain interesting snippetsand facts.

We hope to keep the contents ofthis spread varied and interesting.Short quotes, reviews, news andhelpful tips. If you have anythingyou would like to see featured onthese pages please send your contributions or suggestions tothe Editors, details on page 2.

Many thanks to Alan Collinson forthe Freehand/Illustrator tips andPeter Vujakovic for his magnificentcartoon.

Great minds of the past grapple with the big issues of today: #2 Sir Isaac Newton.

Omnium Gatheruma miscellaneous collection of people or things

The Gough Map – first road map of Britain?In January, members of BCS joined Nick Millea, Map Librarian, BodleianLibrary to celebrate the launch of his book, The Gough Map: The EarliestRoad Map of Great Britain? at a special event at Bernard Quaritch AntiquarianBookseller in London.

Late for the alchemists annual beach BBQ at Bognor Regis, Newtonlaments that despite having the brains to formulate his binomialtheorem and to calculate the mass of Jupiter, he still has trouble

mapping an alternative route to allow for road works on the A24!

...continued from page 14classmate, enabling him to moveonto the national final.

John lived a full life. He neverbelieved he would live to see the turnof the Millennium. Undaunted by theonset of ill health six years ago, hewas determined to remain as activeas possible. He never believed hewould be able to celebrate his GoldenWedding anniversary two years ago –a proud milestone. In his last few

months he still rallied to the cause ofthe Scottish Rights of Way to attendtheir meeting. He also judged entriesfor the BCS John C. BartholomewAward for Small-Scale Mapping. InDecember, he was evaluating thenewest edition of his beloved TimesAtlas – and comparing it carefully withan older version. To the end, he wastrue to the man he always was. Hislast days were most precious withfamily always around him. He passedaway peacefully in his sleep just

before midnight on 16th January.

Thank you to all of you who knew him– you were each in a special way apart of his life. A part that counted.Thank you, Dad, for playing such apriceless part in ours.

Extract from a tribute by John E Bartholomew

Reproduced with permission

14th – 16th July 2008 Land, Landscape and Environment,1500-1750 Early Modern ResearchCentre, University of Reading,England. For further info seewww.earlymodern-lit.blogspot.com/2007/10/land-landscape-and-environment-1500.html

29th – 30th July 2008Sixth National Crime MappingConference, Manchester Central,Manchester. For further info seewww.uk-cmc.org

31st August 2008The 2008 Annual UK GEOForumLecture, The OneGeology Project,Ian Jackson, BGS. Christopher IngoldChemistry Lecture Theatre, ChemistryBuilding, UCL. Timing 1730 for an1800 start. for further info contactPeter Jolly on [email protected]

1st – 4th September 2008Society of Cartographers 44thAnnual Summer School, University ofAberdeen, UK. For further info seewww.soc.org.uk

3rd – 6th September 2008British Cartographic Society 45thAnnual Symposium and MapCurators’ WorkshopPresentation, workshops and socialevents. Harben House NewportPagnell, UK. For more info contactBCS Administration,[email protected]

10th – 12th September 2008Shifting boundaries: cartography inthe 19th and 20th centuries.International Symposium on theHistory of Cartography, The ICACommission on the History ofCartography, University ofPortsmouth, UK. For further info contact Peter [email protected]

CalendarBRITISH CARTOGRAPHIC SOCIETYForthcoming Council andExecutive meetings

Council:London, Tue 10 June 2008Harben House, Newport Pagnell,Fri 5 September 2008Executive:OS, Southampton,Mon 19 May and Mon 19 August 2008

For more info contact: [email protected]

MAPS AND SOCIETY 2008

8th MayCholera in 1850s London: JohnSnow, His Contemporaries, andthe Broad Street Map Revisited.Professor Tom Koch, Department ofGeography, University of BritishColumbia; and Department ofGerontology, Simon FraserUniversity, B.C., Canada

29th MayCastles in the Air? Sixteenth-Century FortificationPlans in The National Archives.Rose Mitchell, The NationalArchives, London.

For more info on the ‘Maps andSociety’ series seewww.maphistory.info/warburgprog.html or contact Tony Campbell [email protected]

DNF Roadshow 2008

The Digital National Framework(DNF) is an industry standard forintegrating and sharing businessand geographical information frommultiple sources. Roadshows willbe held in:7 May Millenium Stadium, Cardiff4 June University of Manchester5 June Our Dynamic Earth,

Edinburgh10 June The Royal Statistical

Society, London

For more info on these and otherDNF events, see www.dnf.org


Subscriptions for 2008SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE NOW DUE!Corporate Member £180.00Small Corporate Member £75.00(Contact BCS Administration for details)Fellow £50.00Ordinary Member £35.00Associate Member £15.00Optional airmail supplementfor Overseas Members £15.00

Renewal forms were enclosed withthe December edition of Maplinesand are also available from BCSAdministration. Members have achoice of three methods of payment:• Personal cheque payable to The

British Cartographic Society, or forOverseas Members a SterlingDraft payable in London.

• Visa/Mastercard/Delta credit card. • Standing Order (UK bank account

holders only).

You can even pay on-line atwww.cartography.org.uk by followingthe links from ‘About the Society’.In May, reminder letters will be sentto all those members whose subscriptions are still outstandingand, if payment has not beenreceived by 1 July 2008, they will beremoved from the mailing lists for TheCartographic Journal and Maplines.

Receipts will be sent out as usual butplease note that your membershipcard will only be replaced if it hasbeen lost or damaged. Please make anote of your membership number asyou will need it to enter the Members’Area on the Society’s website.

Membership: Members will be interested to know that at the end of2007 our membership stood at:(Figures for 31 December 2006 in italics)Corporate Members 38 42Small Corporate 14 –Honorary Fellows 9 10Fellows (incl Overseas) 114 118UK Members 279 348Overseas Members 65 63Associate Members 36 33Total 555 614

During 2007 53 new members joinedthe Society, we had 48 resignationsand 3 deaths. Approximately half ofthe resignations can be attributed tothe increase in subscription ratesfrom 1 January 2007. At the end ofthe year 79 members were removedfrom our mailing list for not payingtheir full subscriptions and we lostcontact with 5 members who changedaddresses. At the time of writing(early March) we have welcomed 23new members since 1 January 2008,and 18 of the 79 suspended members have paid in full.New members: The Society haspleasure in welcoming the followingnew members who have joined sincepublication of the December 2007 edition of Maplines.Corporate Members:Steer Davies Gleave.Small Corporate Members:Global Mapping Ltd.UK Members:Mr S A Barnett, Mr S Booth,Mr L R Carpenter, Dr N Green,Mr T Harper, Mr R J Hartley,Mr C Holcroft, Mr P J Marriott,Miss C Neal, Mrs Y E Oates,Mr D Olajide, Mr P K Renaut,Mr M Simonsson, Mr G Thomas,Dr A E Thorndike, Ms E Watts,Mrs J West, Mrs C S Winfield.Overseas Members:Dr L Diaz (Finland), Mr M Hite (Canada), Mr D Jordan (USA),Mr R N Thomas (USA).UK Associate Members:Miss N Athanassopoulou,Mr P J Dance, Mr R Galichian,Mr A P Horrigan, Mrs T Oladimeji.Fellows:At the February meeting, Council waspleased to award Fellowship statusto Mr G L Martin FBCart.S.

A very successful Fellowship Eveningwas held at the RAF Club, London,on Tuesday 5 February. Fifty-four Fellows and their guests enjoyed a convivial reception followed by a fascinating presentation by DavidShukman, Environment and ScienceCorrespondent for BBC News. Theevening also celebrated the launch

of the Society’s new website. Haveyou considered applying to become a Fellow of the British CartographicSociety? Visit our website or contact BCS Administration for further information.

BCS Council: Nomination forms areenclosed in this issue of Maplines.Council is the Society’s governingbody; it is vital for the Society that itfairly and clearly reflects the diversemembership of the Society. TheSociety’s Executive Committee arekeen to get new Council memberson board to help achieve the strategic objectives and to strengthen the Society. Council mustbe a dynamic body where livelydebate on how to take the Societyforward can take place. Please consider carefully what role youcould play within the Society, andwhether you would wish to stand forelection to Council this year.Meetings are held three times a yearin London with an additional meetingat each Symposium. Expenses arepaid for attendance at meetings andto cover other costs resulting directly from Society business. The next election will take place at the AGMin September during our Symposiumin Newport Pagnell.

If you wish to stand, please find twomembers who are willing to proposeand second you. Completed formsshould be returned to the addresson the form by 1 July 2008, by mailor fax. For further information as towhat standing might involve, or if you need help in contacting othermembers to nominate you, pleasecontact me at BCS Administration.

Ken Atherton,BCS Administration,

12 Elworthy Drive, Wellington,Somerset, TA21 9AT, England, UK.

Tel/Fax: 01823 665775,Mobile: 07917 274747,

Email: [email protected]

Admin report

BCS Administration Report

Calendar

EVENT DETAILS WANTEDPlease send all

contributions to the Editors,see page 2

For more cartographic and geographical events see the Calendar on the BCS website www.cartography.org.uk

20 • Spring 2008 / Maplines Visit the BCS website at www.cartography.org.uk

Quiz

Spot the difference

Welcome to BCS Corporate member, the Isle of ManGovernment Mapping

Service along with the charity, ManxBird Atlas, our Guest Quizmaster andprize sponsor for this issue. Our winner will receive a copy of theManx Bird Atlas, an atlas of breeding

and wintering birds on the Isle ofMan, awarded second place in theBest Bird Book of the Year 2007, bythe British Trust for Ornithology. TheManx Bird Atlas project is somethingnew; not just a fascinating survey ofthe rich and remote landscape of the Isle of Man but a new standard

inresearch methodology likely tohave an international appeal as an example to future atlas compilersand bird watchers.

The use of GIS systems in compiling and analysing the researchhas been hailed as ground breakingin its field and it contains beautifulhand-drawn images and full-colourmaps. More information can befound at www.manxbirdatlas.org.uk.Our Guest Quizmaster, Rob Clynes,Chief Cartographer, hopes that thisprize should appeal to both ornithologists and mapping and GISenthusiasts alike.

So don’t delay, spot those differences and get yourentries in!

Send your entries to: Rob Clynes,[email protected] or send amarked-up photocopy to Rob Clynes,Department of Local Government &the Environment, Murray House,Mount Havelock, Douglas, Isle ofMan, IM1 2SF.

Closing date for entries is 10 June 2008

December’s Quiz answers1. Vltava, Prague; 2. River Seine, Paris; 3. Bruges Canal System; 4. Manchester Ship Canal; 5. River Tyne, Newcastle and Gateshead; 6. River Thames, London; 7. Vistula, Kracow; 8. Reuss River, Lucerne;

Congratulations to Bruce Davis, winner of December’s Quiz

If you would like to be a Guest Quizmaster or Sponsor to publicise your company,geographical event or charity please see page 2 for further details.

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