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Simposium de Jóvenes Investigadores en Geografía

From 26 to28 of October it will take place in University of Barcelona a Simposium de Jóvenes Investigadores en Geografía, which is organised by Phd of this area. This Simposium is directed to students who are making their first researchs, not only last works of degree, but master or thesis.   Enrolment to the event is free and minutes […]

Exhibition about Renacentist cartography in Bergamo

The exhibition is called with the suggestive name title “Quando l’Italia disegnava il mondo. Tesori Cartografici del Rinascimento Italiano” and it can be visited in the Palazzo del Podestà – Museo del ‘500 (Piazza Alta / Città Alta) of Bergamo, between 16 of April and 10 of July. It is organised  by  l’Associazione “Roberto Almagià”, Fondazione Bergamo nella Storia and Biblioteca […]

11th Meeting Digital Approaches to Cartographic Heritage

  Between 20 and 22 of April it will take place in Riga (Lituania) the meeting about digital technology applied to Cartographic Heritage Cartographic Heritage into the Digital that every year the International Cartography Association  (ICA) organizes ,in which Carme Montaner participates as part of the Scientific Committee. The edition of this year, called 11th ICA Conference on Digital Approaches to Cartographic […]

Ancient maps or historical maps?

It is common to confuse what it is an ancient map with a historical map. It seems clear that the adjective “historical” has more charisma, giving  it an aspect of venerability that produces at the same time a respectful curiosity and reverence. On the other hand, the therm “ancient” is emotionally related to something that […]

X Historical-cartographic study seminar “Dalla mappa al GIS”

El geocartographic laboratory “Giuseppe Caraci” from Departamento de Studio Humanístico dell´Università Roma Tre, in collaboration with the Centro Italiano para el Studi Storico-Geografici,organizes April 7 and 8, 2016 the tenth edition of Historical-cartographic study seminar ” Dalla mappa al GIS”. The central theme is the territorial project in source materials in archives, i.e. the importance […]

Exhibition “Made in Algeria, généalogie d’un territoire”

Until the next 2 of May it can be visited the exhibition “Made in Algeria, généalogie d’un territoire” in the MuCEM (Musée des Civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée) of Marsella. The exhibition is organised in colaboración with L´Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art and Bibliothèque Nationale de France. It is set up by more than 200 pieces among maps, pictures, photographs, […]

II Contest Cátedra gvSIG

The “gvSIG Chair” continues with his activity with the goal of consolidate a meeting point for these persons who are interested in the free geospatial technologies in the third- level education, secondary education and vocational training. A central part of the Chair is the dissemination of the free geospatial technologies through social networking, with the […]