Every four years, the U.S. National Committee (USNC) for the International Cartographic Association (ICA) publishes the U.S. National Report to summarize cartographic and GIScience activities in the country during the previous four years across all sectors, including academia, industry, government, and others. The report is provided to all national members of the ICA, and by extension, the U.S. cartographic and GIScience community.
2023
The 2023 U.S. National Report to the ICA is accessible as a PDF document that can be downloaded and printed off, linked to, and read online: https://cartogis.org/docs/usnc/USNationalReport2023.pdf.
The USNC volunteered to draft and test the use of a form to compile its 2023 national report in a format that is quicker and easier to read. The ICA Executive Committee will review the USNC’s results and use their findings to finalize the form for subsequent national reports.
2019
The 2019 U.S. National Report has two parts— an online report and a single peer-reviewed article by Clarke, Johnson, and Trainor (accompanied by an introductory editorial by Buckley) in Cartography and Geographic Information Science.
Buckley, A., ed. (2019) 2019 US National Report. (U.S. National Committee for the International Cartographic Association), July 2019, https://cartogis.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019_US_National_Report.pdf.
Clarke, K. C., Johnson, J. M., & Trainor, T. (2019). Contemporary American cartographic research: a review and prospective. Cartography and Geographic Information Science, 46:3, 196-209. doi: 10.1080/15230406.2019.1571441
Buckley, A. R. (2019). Editorial: 2019 US National Report to the ICA. Cartography and Geographic Information Science, 46:3, 195. doi: 10.1080/15230406.2019.1574554
2015
Bevington-Attardi, B. & Rice, M. (2015). On the map: American cartography in 2015. Cartography and Geographic Information Science, 42:sup1, 1–5. doi: 10.1080/15230406.2015.1060112
2011
Edsall, R. (2011). American Cartography 2011: Benchmarks and Projections, Cartography and Geographic Information Science, 38:3, 246–249. doi: 10.1559/15230406382246
2007
Leitner, M., & Skupin, A. (2007). Cartography 2007: Reflection, Status, and Prediction, Cartography and Geographic Information Science, 34:2, 73–75. doi: 10.1559/152304007781002217
2003
Harvey, F. J. (2003). Transitions in U.S. Cartography and Geographic Information Science, Cartography and Geographic Information Science, 30:2, 95–98. doi: 10.1559/152304003100010983
1999
Brewer, C. A. (1999). The State of U.S. Cartography, Cartography and Geographic Information Science, 26:3, 165–166. doi: 10.1559/152304099782330662
1995
Slocum, T. A. (1995). Introduction, Cartography and Geographic Information Systems, 22:2, 109–114. doi: 10.1559/152304095782540474
1991
McMaster, R. B. (1991). Introduction, Cartography and Geographic Information Systems, 18:3, 149–150. doi: 10.1559/152304091783786916
1987
Loy, W. G. (1987). Preface and Acknowledgements, The American Cartographer, 14:3, 196. doi: 10.1559/152304087783875831