International Map Year 2015-2016, Speaking session, FIG Working Week 19 May 2015

19.05.2015

Chair: Prof. Georg Gartner, President ICA, Austria
Rapporteur: Prof. Dr. Temenoujka Bandrova, President, Bulgarian Cartographic Association

A Short Note on the The International Map Year 2015/16 by Prof. Georg Gartner, President, ICA

Zbyněk Štěrba, Milan Konečný and Čeněk Šašinka (Czech Republic):
Research on Usability Testing and Cognitive Issues of Cartographic Visualizations in the Context of Different Groups of Users

Georg Gartner (Austria):
A Basemap for Austria

Silvia Marinova, Temenoujka Bandrova, Mihaela Kouteva-Guentcheva and Stefan Bonchev (Bulgaria):
Thematic Mapping for Disaster Risk Assessment in Case of Earthquake

Bashkim Idrizi (Macedonia, FYROM), Ismail Kabashi and Atdhe Buzhala (Kosovo):
Mobile Application Based on Android Platform for Referent Points of Third Order in the City of Prishtina

Phileppe De Maeyer, K. De Coene, B De Wit, K Ooms and M Van den Berghe (Belgium):
Development of a Tool Allowing the Elaboration of a Geographical Database of Early Modern Flanders and Brabant

Temenoujka Bandrova (Bulgaria):
Bulgarian Cartographic Association – Mission and Strategic Development

International Map Year 2015-2016

17.04.2015

The International Map Year (IMY) is a worldwide celebration of maps and their unique role in our world. Supported by the United Nations, IMY provides opportunities to demonstrate, follow, and get involved in the art, science and technology of making and using maps and geographic information.

http://mapyear.org/

National Committee for organizing events to mark International Map Year

Postage stamp for International Map Year

04.02.2015

Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications will issue a postage stamp dedicated to the International Map Year 2015-2016.

Calendar published by BCA and MGS for International Map Year 2015-2016

02.02.2015

During the Internationa Map Year 2015-2016 year each member of Bulgarian Cartographic Association will receive as a gift badge of belonging and calendar – a special edition of the BCA and Military Geographic Service. The calendar is for 2015 and 2016 and contains 12 colorful children’s drawings participating in the national competition “Map of the World” and 12 unique maps of old Bulgarian territories supplied by MGS.