Swiss Society for Cartography
| Swiss Society for Cartography (SGK) |
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| purpose | Professional society |
| Chair: | Mark Wigley, President |
| Establishment date: | March 22, 1969 in Bern |
| Number of members: | 341 individual members, including 31 collective members (as of December 31, 2017) |
| Seat : | Moosseedorf |
| Website: | www.kartografie.ch |
The Swiss Society for Cartography (SGK) is an association of cartographers and those interested in cartography . The association based in Neuchâtel NE was founded in Bern in 1969. On October 25, 2019, it will celebrate its 50th anniversary
purpose
The association is dedicated to the promotion of theoretical and practical cartography as well as the further training of the relevant specialists. It disseminates knowledge and new insights in the field of map production, map application and map history and promotes the exchange of experiences with experts and institutions at home and abroad. She is committed to an internal dialogue and a rapid exchange of information.
activities
The association organizes a general meeting twice a year, combined with a subject-specific topic, as well as workshops, training courses, company and exhibition visits. The association provides information on news (newsletter) and events through various channels. It also publishes its own textbooks and country reports on cartography. She also forms working groups on cartographic topics and contacts to organizations. The association is the official representation of Switzerland in the International Cartographic Association . It participates in commissions and working groups of the ICA, sets guidelines for apprenticeship training and supplies its members with the magazine " Kartographische Nachrichten " four times a year .
The association is a member of the Swiss Organization for Geo-Information, SOGI, and of the Geomatikerin Schweiz sponsoring association.
Prix Carto
Every two years the SGK awards the Prix Carto to outstanding, innovative cartographic products that stand out from the abundance of similar works and are novel and trend-setting. All cartographic products that either relate to Switzerland or were created by an applicant based in Switzerland are permitted. The products must have been published in the current or previous year. The prize is awarded in three categories:
- Prix Carto - print (print product)
- Prix Carto - digital (New Media), since 2013
- Prix Carto - start (young talent / advancement award), since 2015, since 2019 for apprentices and schoolchildren
- Prix Carto - edu (young talent / advancement award for students), since 2019
The previous winners are:
- 2019 Category print: Penan Community Maps, authors: Bruno Manser Fonds. Category digital: Resources for Creating Imhof-inspired Maps, Author: John Nelson. Category start: no submissions. Category Edu: Turbulence ahead - 3D web-based weather information for aviation, author: Lisa Stähli.
- 2017 Category print: Tactile Atlas of Switzerland, Author: Anna Vetter, Esri Schweiz AG. Digital category: OpenMapTiles, author: Petr Pridal, Klokan Technologies GmbH. Category start: Augmented Reality App Swissarena. Author: Michael Zwick, FHNW Muttenz.
- 2015 Category print: Mera Peak / Island Peak map, author: Climbing-Map GmbH. Category digital: ThematicMapper, author: OCAD AG. Category start: Map Individual travel along the Trans-Siberian Railway, authors: Fabian Ringli and Pascal Tschudi.
- 2013 Category print: Atlas of the Swiss National Park - the first 100 years, Haupt Verlag. Digital category: Political Atlas of Switzerland 1866–2012, Federal Statistical Office and Gaja Maps GmbH.
- 2011 for the product Swiss Interactive World Atlas, Institute for Cartography and Geoinformation, ETH Zurich.
- 2009 for the product Swiss Map Mobile 2009 iPhone Edition, Federal Office for Topography swisstopo and Andreas Garzotto GmbH, Reto Künzler and Andreas Garzotto.
- 2007 for the product excursion guide HADES of the Hydrological Atlas of Switzerland, Geographical Institute of the University of Bern.
- 2006 for the product Demographic Environment Analysis of the Population Structure in the Canton of Zurich, Statistical Office of the Canton of Zurich and GIS Center Zurich.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ SGK Board: Constitution (PDF)
- ↑ Anniversary event 50 years SGK. In: Swiss Society for Cartography SGK. July 16, 2019, accessed on October 2, 2019 (German).
- ↑ ICA commissions and SGK working groups