LMF E-newsletter: February 2012

Welcome

With Spring just around the corner, let us whet your appetite for all the mapping goings on in and around London during the next few months.

This newsletter brings you bang up to date with the latest competitions, news stories, networking events, books and more from the industry.

Don’t forget, you can also receive regular news through Twitter – just follow us #lmfest.

Supporters’ News

Taster Days for Prospective Surveying and Mapping

The School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering of the University of East London is running taster courses including Surveying and Mapping. One day courses will include lectures, workshops and seminars together with exciting hands on activities. Further details and booking can be found at www.uel.ac.uk/acetasterdays

London: Love It, Hate It

LMF’s latest supporter, Hand Made Maps, has recently illustrated a new book about London, published by Granta Books in the UK. ’Londoners: The Days and Nights of London Now – As Told by Those who Love It,Hate it, Left it, and Long for it’ by Craig Taylor – find out more

Chartered Geographer Networking Event

Thursday 15 March 2012

18:30 – 20:00

Here’s an opportunity for anyone interested in learning more about applying for the accreditation Chartered Geographer. The evening will provide an excellent opportunity to meet and network with other GIS professionals working in the industry. Read More

Please RSVP to cgeog@rgs.org if you wish to attend by Friday 9 March 2012.

GeoDATA Registration Now Open

London stages the first of a series of one day GeoDATA 2012 seminars on 26 April. It’s a FREE event that brings together leading geospatial professionals to share invaluable advice on how to think smarter and do more with geographic information. Registration now open.

PRODUCT NEWS

UK Police Forces Embrace 3D Laser Scanning

LMF supporter, Leica Geosystems, is pleased to announce the largest ever order of Leica ScanStation C10’s as UK Police Forces embrace High Definition Surveying^TM (HDS). More »

Enjoy connected image processing and GIS products from single provider

Intergraph Corporation announces the availability of Live Link, connecting GeoMedia and ERDAS IMAGINE. For the first time, users can leverage GeoMedia’s rich set of vector handling tools and ERDAS IMAGINE’s raster capabilities to support synchronized data sharing, viewing, editing, updating, and analysis. Read more.

Altea Gallery has just uploaded a selection of antiquarian maps, atlases and prints to its on-line catalogue including an enlarged edition of Horwood’s plan of London. Ref: 12722

How Far Can You Walk From Trafalgar Square Without Crossing A Road?

An extreme walker has set the bar at over 17 miles, hugging the pavements from the centre of town to somewhere in the Lea Valley. Can you do any better? Read more.

Olympic Games Map to Avoid Travel Hotspots

With the London 2012 Games fast approaching the city will inevitably be a lot busier than usual at that time.

A new Get Ahead of the Games website has been launched, to help you to avoid travel hotspots. includes travel tips, affected stations & event dates and times. Find out more.

Competition Corner!

Competitions for Creative Map Makers

For Juniors: The UKHO Junior Mapmaker Award is run every other year and this year’s competition theme is “My Voyage to Treasure Island”. There are 4 age categories. Closing date: 21 July 2012. Details here (PDF)

For New Map Makers: In addition, new map makers are encouraged to enter the National Geographic / BCS competition. Closing date: 31 July 2012. Details here (PDF)

Video Cartography Contest

The International Cartographic Association invites students, young cartographers, enthusiasts to express their vision on modern cartography through the development of a video that will be suitable for uploading on YouTube. Details here (PDF)

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