The Beijing International Surveying, Mapping, and Geographic Information Technology Equipment Exhibition 2027

ICA China-Related News Archive

This page is a tag archive on the International Cartographic Association (ICA) website collecting news posts related to China, spanning from 2013 to 2026.

Key Events & Announcements

• LBS 2026 Conference — The 20th International Conference on Location Based Services, scheduled for 11–13 November 2026 in Nanjing. Topics include GeoAI, indoor mapping, augmented reality, spatial data science, and ubiquitous positioning.
• Mapping for an Inclusive and Sustainable World Workshop — Held June 7–16 in Nanjing and Suzhou, organized by ICA Commissions on Geovisualization, User Experience, and Inclusive Cartography. Approximately 70 students attended across both campuses, with research presentations on AI-facilitated accessible design, visual neuroscience, and green cartography.
• Professor Li Li Obituary (1950–2025) — Honoring the legacy of a visionary scholar who served as ICA Vice President (1999–2003), led China's National 1:1,000,000 Topographic Database, and championed geospatial education and ISO/TC 211 standards alignment.
• Intelligent Emergency Surveying Seminar — December 10–12, 2019, in Haikou, Hainan, focusing on disaster management, multi-dimension disaster information processing, and adaptive emergency positioning.
• Pre-ICC Workshops (2019) — Workshops on Geospatial and Cartographic Education (July 10–12, Capital Normal University, Beijing) and Mobile Map UX (July 11–12, Beijing Normal University), addressing curriculum design, open source tools, and mobile cartographic design strategies.
• Early Warning & Crisis Management Symposium — December 1–3, 2018, at Shenzhen University, addressing disaster risk management in the Big Data Era.
• Theoretical Cartography Workshop — October 17–19, 2014, at IGSNRR, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing.
• ISPRS/ICA Joint Education Symposium — May 19–21, 2014, at Wuhan University, on data and knowledge sharing for geo-education.
• Chang'E-1 Topographic Atlas of the Moon — Featured as Map of the Month (October 2013), published by the National Astronomical Observatories, CAS; received jury prize at ICC 2013 in Dresden.

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