ISSN 0016-7126 (Print)
ISSN 2587-8492 (Online)
Abstract:
The author presents a detailed report on the 32nd International Cartographic Conference, held in August 2025 in Vancouver, Canada. The conference theme ‘Mapping the Future: Innovation, Inclusion, and Sustainability’ aimed at improving the cartographic community`s understanding of the advanced technologies possibilities and their current applications in solving contemporary social problems. A detailed overview of the scientific programme, which consisted of 40 thematic sessions on key topics of modern cartography, is provided. The results of a bibliographic analysis of the participants` publications are presented. Priority areas of research were identified: geospatial analysis and modelling, GeoAI, geospatial data analytics, geovisualisation, map design, education and training. The Russian delegates’ activities are described. The contents and results of the traditional International cartographic exhibition and children’s map contest are described in detail. The results of ICC 2025 are highlighted, and the information on the upcoming events of the International Cartographic Association is given
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Citation:
| (2026) 32nd International Cartographic Conference. Geodesy and cartography = Geodeziya i Kartografiya, 87(1), pp. 40-48. (In Russian). DOI: 10.22389/0016-7126-2026-1027-1-40-48 |