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Blue Marble Geographics and Avenza Systems Unite to Bring Together Complementary Products in a Field to Office Geospatial Platform

Apr 13, 2026 News

Blue Marble Geographics and Avenza Systems Unite to Bring Together Complementary Products in a Field to Office Geospatial Platform

The combined company offers high-performance geospatial products accessible to a global base of professional and commercial users Hallowell, Maine April 7, 2026 — Blue…

Welcoming new officers for 2023

Feb 21, 2023 IMIA

Welcoming new officers for 2023

The IMIA Board of Directors has approved its new officers for 2023: Bridger DeVille of Benchmark Maps as President; Vivien Godfrey of Edward Stanford…

East View Map Link Acquires Lakemaps

Sep 9, 2021 Blog

East View Map Link Acquires Lakemaps

On August 27, 2021, East View Map Link announced their latest acquisition of Lakemaps, a midwestern map publisher and established distributor focused on fishing…

2021 Esri User Conference: ICA-IMIA Excellence in Cartography awards

Jul 22, 2021 Blog

2021 Esri User Conference: ICA-IMIA Excellence in Cartography awards

Every year, two exemplary maps are chosen from the hundreds of entries in the Map Gallery of the Esri User Conference to receive the…

MapSherpa announces the addition of William Spicer to its team

Jul 13, 2021 Blog

MapSherpa announces the addition of William Spicer to its team

July 1, 2021: MapSherpa announces the addition of map industry veteran, William ‘Bill’ Spicer to its team. We are pleased to be expanding our…

IMIA and BCS Join Together in Promotional Partnership

Feb 16, 2021 Blog

IMIA and BCS Join Together in Promotional Partnership

February 17, 2021 – The International Map Industry Association (IMIA) and the British Cartographic Society (BCS) announced that they have entered into a partnership…

Government Session – September 16, 2020

Oct 6, 2020 IMIA

Government Session – September 16, 2020

IMIA’s 2020 Mapping Leaders Virtual Forum Series kicked off with the Government session on Sept. 16, sponsored by Esri. Speakers Jim Castagneri, Geographic Coordinator…

Technology Session – September 30, 2020

Oct 6, 2020 IMIA

Technology Session – September 30, 2020

The 2020 Forum Series’ final session, sponsored by NextByte Technologies, focused on technology-related issues in mapping. The panelists were: Dr. Este Geraghty, Chief Medical…

3-D Map Models Offer Opportunity to Educate Wine Fans

Aug 25, 2020 News

3-D Map Models Offer Opportunity to Educate Wine Fans

IMIA Member vW Maps specializes in mapping the terroirs of wine, both for those in the industry as well as casual fans and visitors…