Book now for Novembers online Teatime Talk for members titled “Surveying High Speed 2” Date: 20 November 2025 Time: 7 PM GMT Please see your members email to sign up via Eventbrite, or go to our website to join as a member and get access - see link in bio or www.cartography.org.uk/teatime-talks

#MapMonday On this day in 2014, 'The Hunger Games' Mockingjay Part 1 premiered in London. We love previous BCS Award Winner Robin Wilson's British Placename Mapper (placenames.rtwilson.com). Who knew that 'Hunger' and 'Games' featured in such locations... What placenames will you look up?

#MapMonday On this day in 1917, postage costs for 1st class US mail increased to 3 cents per ounce. 'Philately' is the term for the collection/study of postage stamps? This map, from 1979, shows dozens of international stamps and their nations of origin. Source: curtiswrightmaps.com/product/stam...

Bookings now live for our Annual Winter Lecture Thursday 11th December, 7 PM to 8:15 PM online See link for further details and link to register for online access www.cartography.org.uk/other-events

#MapMonday On this day in 1904, the first section of the New York subway (built by Interborough Rapid Transit) opened, running from Lower Manhattan to Broadway Harlem for a fare of one nickel. To learn more, and see the full map of the routes from 1908, see blogs.loc.gov/maps/2022/05...

Help spark the conversation at GeoFutures 2026. The British Cartographic Society invites you to a one-day workshop on 25th March 2026 at the historic Trinity House, London exploring the future of geospatial thinking. Register for pre-event questionnaire now. More www.cartography.org.uk/geofutures

#MapMonday On this day in 1728, the Great Fire of Copenhagen broke out at the Vesterport (the West Gate). It lasted for 3 days, and destroyed about one third of the city. The map, produced by Joachim Hassing, shows the burned areas marked in yellow. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenha...

👋🏻 Hey Students! We get it, navigating career decisions in the cartographic sphere can be tricky. But we've got you... We're hosting an online Careers Talk, FREE for Student Members, feat. inspiring talks from 4 cartographic professionals (including the brilliant Hannah!). Check your inbox to sign-up

#MapMonday On this day in 1963, the term "Beatlemania" was coined after The Beatles appeared at the London Palladium. We love the intricate building detail in artist Eve Leoni’s West End theatre map - can you spot the London Palladium? www.eveleoniart.com/products/wes...

Please save the date for our 2025 Winter Lecture!! Thursday 11th Dec, 7 PM to 8:15 PM online Talk: "The exploration of the North West Passage" the fascinating stories of Dr John Rae and Sir John Franklin Speakers from the John Rae Society and Royal Geographical Society. Further details to follow.

Mark your diary and join us for October’s online Teatime Talk for members. Join us for “Producing an Orienteering Map” with speaker - David Peel Date: 16 October 2025 Time: 6:45 PM for 7 PM start, London See link in bio to become a member or your emails for the Eventbrite link lnkd.in/eGVnqV5

#MapMonday On this day in 1987, George Michael released his "Faith" single, which went on to be Billboard Song of Year, 1988. Here’s "Freedom George" created using OS maps, by artist Amelia Archer. Source: www.reedsartandframing.co.uk/products/fre...

Check out this year’s survey from Alliance of Freelance Cartographers about rates and business practices. Is it something freelance cartographers in the UK find useful? 2025 Freelance Rate Survey Results www.freelancemaps.org/annual-surve... #network #freelance #community #cartography #maps

🎉We're delighted to have reached 100 Student Members of the BCS! 💯 We've got our Careers Talk for Student Members coming up on the 21st October. It's not too late to sign up for the event (check your inbox once signed up!), or even join as a Student Member for free! www.cartography.org.uk/join-us

Calling all BCS Student Members... look out for the email sign-up link for our Careers Talk We're so excited to introduce one of our speakers... 💬Hi everyone. My name is Balqis & I'm a GIS Consultant at Esri UK. I am excited to share my career journey so far & hope it will help you in your futures💬

#MapMonday On this day in 1996, the Nintendo 64 video game system debuted in the USA (3 months after Japan). Super Mario goes hand-in-hand with Nintendo, so it's fitting to share this world map - Mario Style! x.com/FunStockGame... "It's-a me, Mario!"

Book now for Octobers online Teatime Talk for members. David Peel is the owner of Peel Land Surveys, a company who’ve been making maps for over 20 years. Date: 16 Oct 2025 Time: 7pm GMT Please see your members email to sign up via Eventbrite, or see our website to become a member lnkd.in/eGVnqV5

BCS Fellows are invited to an event on Monday 13th October at the Imperial War Museum (IWM) Duxford from 10.00am to 5.00pm Hosted by Dr Bryn Hammond (Principal Curator, Collections) this visit is an opportunity to learn about the collection from experts. If you are a BCS Fellow please enquire

#MapMonday On this day in 1976, TV drama Charlie's Angels, starring Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson & Jaclyn Smith debuted. Continuing the theme of Charlie's angels - it's the title of this amazing map artwork by Matthew Cusick (www.mattcusick.com/portfolio/ma...)

Come join us online on Tuesday 23rd Sept to hear from BCS Council member Clare Seldon as she joins other professionals in this new series of talks from Royal Geographical Society. All welcome, free sign up via the RGS website www.rgs.org/events/ #network #CPD #careers #maps #professional

Call for applications - The J.B. Harley Research Fellowships in the History of Cartography Awards range up to £2000. The closing date for applications is 1st NOVEMBER.  Apply here:  www.maphistory.info/harley.html Please forward to others who might be interested.

We're so excited to introduce one of our speakers for the BCS Student Members Careers Talk... 💬My career has spanned the transition from conventional to digital cartographic methods, the development of the internet & I look forward to sharing some of the experiences & tips I've gained along the way💬

We are delighted to announce that the British Cartographic Society has been selected as a nominee in the biz4biz awards in the Best Social Media category. Thank you to everyone who supported us in the public vote to make it to the shortlist. www.biz4Biz.org #biz4biz #awards #socialmedia #maps

#MapMonday On this day in 1830, the Duke of Wellington opened George Stephenson's Liverpool and Manchester Railway. This is a plan of the proposed route of the Liverpool to Manchester Railway created by George Stephenson (dated 1824). Source: www.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk/objects-and-...

We're very happy to share that three of our maps received awards at the @bcsmaps.bsky.social Annual Conference last week! Our Alexander Island and Bedmap3 maps were recognised in the Printed Mapping category, and our Ice Logistics Portal (www.icelogistics.info) in the Electronic Mapping category 🏆🎉

Grateful for honoring me with this award! This map visualizes our personal footprint in the US. It is not a grand story or made to serve many, but it carries a message: maps are not only for experts or institutions; they can hold our own stories and memories. Updated: cartoguophy.com/maps/footpri...

Thank you so much to the British Cartographic Society for recognising 2 of @bas.ac.uk’s maps at last week’s conference. It was fantastic to collect the certificate for our recently-released Alexander Island map, one of the most interesting maps I’ve made in a long time!

Thank you to all entrants to this years BCS Awards 2025. Each of the winners from the printed, electronic, 3D and thematic categories go head-to-head to find the Best Map of 2025! Congratulations to our Best of BCS Award winner for 2025 - Dariusz Wójcik and team, for their entry “Atlas of Finance”

Thank you to @OrdnanceSurvey for their support in sponsoring and judging the best student map award 2025. Congratulations to our winner for 2025 - Atlas Guo and Winona Liu for their entry “Our spatial memories of the United States”

Thank you to @OrdnanceSurvey for their support in sponsoring and judging the best student map award 2025. Congratulations to the three runners up in this category: Matthew Young, and Highly Commended entries from both Hannah Ismail, and Chenlei Jiang.

Thank you to Garsdale Design for their support in sponsoring and judging the best 3D visualisation award 2025. Congratulations to our winner for 2025 - School of resource and environmental sciences, Wuhan University, for their entry “Digital Twin - A living map of Suzhou Garden”

Thank you to Garsdale Design for their support in sponsoring and judging the best 3D visualisation award 2025. Congratulations to the three runners up in this category: Hemed Lungo, Ben Pollock of Climate Cartographics, and Calum Ritchie of British Geological Survey.

Thank you to Collins Bartholomew for their support in sponsoring the best thematic map or infographics award 2025. Congratulations to our winner for 2025 - Dariusz Wójcik and team, for their entry “Atlas of Finance” Check it out here: atlasoffinance.com

Thank you to Collins Bartholomew for their support in sponsoring the best thematic map or infographics award 2025. Congratulations to the three runners up in this category: Zach Lee and Cory Pomerantz, East China Normal University, and SU Shiliang et al.

Thank you to Stanfords Travel for their support in sponsoring the best paper map award 2025. Congratulations to our winner for 2025 - Dariusz Wójcik and team, for their entry “Atlas of Finance” Check it out here: atlasoffinance.com atlasoffinance.com

Thank you to Stanfords Travel for their support in sponsoring the best paper map award 2025. Congratulations to the four Highly Commended runners up in this category: British Antarctic Survey, Laura Gerrish (BAS), Kon-Tiki Maps, and Harvey Map Services.

Thank you to Stanfords Travel for their support in sponsoring the best paper map award 2025. Congratulations to the five commended runners up in this category: Damien Saunder, Footways CIC, Imray, Lorie, Norie and Wilson, Kenneth Field and Collins.

Thank you to Avenza Systems for their support in sponsoring the best electronic map award 2025. Congratulations to our winner for 2025 - National Geographic for their entry “Into the Amazon” Check it out here: www.nationalgeographic.com/into-the-ama...

Thank you to Avenza Systems for their support in sponsoring the best electronic map award 2025. Congratulations to the three runners up in this category: Wuhan University, British Antarctic Survey and Atlas Guo.

Thank you to our sponsors @LovellJohns and our judging panel from The Cartographic Journal. The most outstanding article award goes to Jochen Schiewe. Don’t forget that members can read this and all articles from The Journal online! #awards #carto2025

Thank you to all our members who entered and voted for the BCS Peter Jolly Award - here is your winner! Congratulations Alikhan Beisenbayev for your map The Silk Road Through the Centuries. #awards #carto2025

BCS Fellows are invited to an event on Monday 13th October at the Imperial War Museum (IWM) Duxford from 10.00am to 5.00pm If you are a BCS Fellow (check with our admin if you’re not sure) and would like to attend, please register online here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fellows-vi... See email for more

BCS Members have extended access to enter the Construction Computing Awards known as “The Hammers” until this Friday 12th September 2025. forms.bimenable.com/cca-2025 #awards #bim #construction #maps #design #planning #community #best

Calling all BCS Student Members... look out for the sign-up link for our 🌟Careers Talk🌟 We're so excited to introduce one of our speakers, Hannah... "I'm responsible for creating beautiful and usable basemaps, telling impactful stories with data. I look forward to sharing my journey with you"

Oops. Shame it wasn’t picked up during sign offs too. Next time, we know a few cartographers that can help ;) #cartography #design #check #greatnorthrun

#MapMonday On this day in 1981, TV comedy "Only Fools and Horses" starring David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst & Roger Lloyd Pack premiered on BBC One. www.delboysonlineshop.com/product/the-... have a map of all the famous show locations in Peckham... 💬This time next year, we'll be millionaires

So pleased to continue our relationship with BAS since our conference there two years ago - Time flies(!) Congrats on the certificate received as well during our awards presentation today. More details to follow. 🏅

Our final session was a panel discussion on the future of geospatial visualisation with host David Sherran, BCS President Paul Naylor and guests Julian Williams, Helen McKenzie and Leanne Hughes. A thought provoking end to two great days. #carto2025 #maps #future #edinburgh2026 !

Our final talk slot of the day was handed to the entertaining Ken Field who bought us maps, music and a tour around his beloved hometown of Nottingham. At least one thing we all agreed to in the room was that not all maps need a north arrow #carto2025 #maps #design #music #cartography

Helen McKenzie “sorted out her priorities” and guided us through her upcoming new book of Quirky things in the UK and the challenges and lessons she learnt over the duration of this labour of love. Published on Sept 11th 2025 by @collins_ref #carto2025 #maps #UK #quirky #book #design #cartography