Really looking forward to seeing this

Put them in your calendar and remember to book your tickets 😉

You are invited to join us at the 61st Annual General Meeting of the British Cartographic Society. When:Wednesday 12 June, 6.00pm The AGM Lecture by Map Impact's COO Chris Burnett will follow at 7pm. See bit.ly/3WWtHWK for both eventbrite links and sign up for both!

Been busy making maps this last year? Then we have the best place to show them off with the BCS Annual Awards 2024 - entry forms now live! (Until 23rd June) If you have a printed map to share then enter the Stanfords award bit.ly/3UPHZWE

Not long left to get your entries in. Don’t leave it too late!

We’re ready to meet you and talk all things mapping today at GeoBusiness @Geobusinessshow #geobusiness at ExCeL Come and ask us about our new GeoViz toolkit, our London Conference in Sept, or our upcoming D-Day Teatime Talk on June 20th all about Churchills Secret Map Makers

Only 12 days left to get your entries in. 😉

Check out this Linktree! - linktr.ee/bcsmaps?utm_so…

Great comments from the new British Cartographic Society President. 💕

Love this post. Who doesn’t like Lego. 😉

#MapMonday On this day in 2021, a da Vinci sketch, "Head of a Bear", the size of a post-it, sold for £8.9million at auction. Did you know that Leonardo is also famed for cartography? Read more here bit.ly/3xDyMt1 about how he created this map of Imola, Italy in 1502

#MapMonday On this day in 2016, Stranger Things debuted on Netflix, starring Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Natalia Dyer and Millie Bobby Brown. Here's a beautifully illustrated map of fictional town, Hawkins, created by Kyle Lambert - Art bit.ly/3VGqWGM

Meet the BCS This time it’s Clare’s turn to answer some questions…

#MapMonday On this day in 2014, NASA satellites took photos showing the eastern basin of the Aral Sea had completely dried up. Encyclopædia Britannica produced maps showing changes in the area from 1960-2014. It was formerly the 3rd largest lake in the world (area 68,000 km sq)

Are you interested in promoting & curating maps, and looking for a way to boost your CV and network? We have just the opportunity for you! We're on the hunt for the next Convenor of our Map Curators' Group! 🗺️ Learn more and apply 👉 bit.ly/3M5ZY75

It's the 240th anniversary of a pivotal moment for modern geospatial science and the roots of OS 🎉 When engineer William Roy established his baseline on the flattest suitable ground: Hounslow Heath. ow.ly/yeTh50T4Y3H

Had a great trip up to London, always great to meet the Awards winners in person, whenever it’s possible.

Wow, this looks amazing, another cool visualisation from Marko Kallio

🏆 We were blown away by the brilliant entries received in our 2023-24 BCS awards & are delighted to showcase some of the winners (bit.ly/3VOnfzX) 🗺️ Now we look forward to the 2024-25 awards... so it's over to YOU to submit your amazing maps: bit.ly/4gCqkvr

Happy Twixmas! If you're in need of something do, why not browse our previous BCS award winners, and maybe get some inspiration to enter this coming year? Check out bit.ly/4iF2pwN 🏆 Here we're showcasing Hannah Wright winning entry for the Peter Jolly Award