NACIS 2023 Presentations to Bookmark for Later
After spending the better part of a week in Pittsburgh for the North American Cartographic Information Society’s annual meeting, I am … exhausted, to be completely honest. Conferencing can be a challenge for anyone, with all the novelty, information overload, and networking events. The days and nights at NACIS are full and long.
But …
I’m also inspired. The work shared here by some of the best cartography and geospatial talent on the planet is impressive. Seeing it, hearing the stories behind the work, and meeting the people who do the work makes you want to do better work of your own.
It is said that you should take care to surround yourself with those who elevate you. These are the kind of people you get at NACIS for the most part, and what makes coming to this conference year-after-year an imperative of mine. Both to celebrate and lift others up, when I can, and to be lifted up and inspired by others as well.
Below you will find a list of compelling presentations by elevating individuals that I plan to watch (or re-watch) in the coming months. Keep an eye on the NACIS YouTube channel for the videos of these presentations. I also will update this post with links to the recordings as they are released.
Bringing the Power of Mentorship to Cartography
Rebecca Ramsey and Kate Leroux, NACIS
Stitching the Earth
Kate Leroux, onX Maps
How to Talk About the Thing You Made
Lyzi Diamond, Salesforce
Building a 3D Topo Map
Jennifer Mapes, Kent State University
Tidying Up NPS Map Symbols
Alex Fries, U.S. National Park Service
Uniting the States with Telegraphs: Mapping America’s First Digital Revolution
Lauren Winkler, Lauren Winkler Cartography
Edmund Russell, Carnegie Mellon University
Making Lines Come Alive: Expedition Mapping at National Geographic
Soren Walljasper and Patricia Healy, National Geographic
The Ethics of AI-Generated Maps: A Study of DALL·E and Implications for Cartography
Yuhao Kang, Univeristy of South Carolina
Qianheng Zhang and Robert Roth, University of Wisconsin-Madison
A Hexagram Bin Analysis of Growth Trends Using 2009—2022 Annual Parcel Data from Tallahassee, Florida
Cherie Bryant, University of Wisconsin-Madison and City of Tallahassee
Birds *Are* Real! Using Interactive Maps to Make eBird Data Accessible
Lauren Oldham, Cornell University
Creating the New Hampshire Zoning Atlas: A Behind-the-Scenes Look
Rick Lederer-Barnes, Upstate GIS
Processing Historic Aerial Photographs of Pennsylvania for Discovery and Analysis
Nathan Piekielek, Pennsylvania State University
Field Checked for Accuracy
Chaney Swiney, Benchmark Maps
Public Data Tools for Understanding Urban Property Ownership
Michael McCanless and Jacob Saindon, University of Kentucky
Mapping Happiness: Uncovering the Landscape of Everyday Joys
Qingyue Li
Create Custom Basemaps for Desktop or Mobile Applications
Emily Meriam, ESRI