90 Years of Mapping at National Geographic

In 1915 the National Geographic Society gathered a staff of cartographers, laying the groundwork for a world-renowned tradition of superb cartography. National Geographic Maps celebrates its 90th birthday with an exhibit featuring its many activities from GIS and special projects to innovative software for field professionals.

Located in Ballroom 20/C at the San Diego Convention Center, highlights of this exhibit include

A selection of NGS maps published since 1915.

The Chesapeake Bay as mapped by National Geographic, in past magazines and in a new poster that will be distributed to schools this fall. Also watch a dramatic animation created by map collector David Rumsey using ESRI's ArcGlobe technology.

A sampling of custom map projects created by National Geographic Maps in partnership with the American Bird Conservancy, World Wildlife Fund, the World Bank, and more.

Examples of GIS-powered solutions to design and editorial challenges: projections and perspective views, 3D vs. planimetric maps, cartographic data storage and structure, thematic data presentation and maps for breaking news stories.

An innovative set of professional products developed by National Geographic Maps in partnership with Rapid Map. See examples of a broad array of products which complement TOPO! for ArcGIS, and which expand NGMaps' capabilities to specialties such as wildland fire, vector control, and field data collection, sharing and reporting.