International events

2012

  • 18th International Conference of the LIBER (Ligue de Bibliothèques Europeénnes de Recherche - Association of European Research Libraries) Maps Expert Group. The LIBER biennial meeting brought together experts in maps collections cataloguing and care from all over Europe and included national and university libraries, and archives, among others. Under the slogan "Map Libraries in a changing world", 19 papers were presented and discussed, divided into five sessions: Distribution of digital collections; Photographic materials as geographic documentation; Special collections treatment; Digital maps, and Maps cataloguing. Organized the ICC. Barcelona, April 2012.

  • 7th Working Session of the Working Commission on Digital Technologies in Cartographic Heritage of the International Cartographic Association (ICA/ACI). Event oriented to professionals in digitization and university research who use old maps. Thirty communications were discussed around digitization, technologies, maps libraries, collections and archives, georeferencing and cartographic content. Organized by the Commission on Digital Technologies in Cartographic Heritage of the International Cartographic Association (ICA/ACI) and the ICC. Barcelona, April 2012

2009

  • VIII Theoretical and practical training course on advanced cartographic techniques: Production of topographic bases at medium scales from both optical and radar satellite images. Organized by the ICC. Barcelona, March 2009.

2008

  • VII Theoretical and practical training course on advanced cartographic techniques: Processing of radar images. Organized by the ICC in collaboration with the Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI) and the Instituto Geográfico Nacional. Barcelona, June 2008.

  • Third ICA Internacional Workshop: Digital Approaches to Cartographic Heritage. Organized by the ICC and the Commission on Digital Technologies in Cartographic Heritage of the ICA. Barcelona, June 2008.

2007

  • VI Theoretical and practical training course on advanced cartographic techniques: Airborne laser altimeter. Organized by the ICC in collaboration with the Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI) and the Instituto Geográfico Nacional. Barcelona, February 2007.

  • Course/workshop entitled “Generation of LIDAR digital elevation models: Classification and filtering”. Organized by the ICC and the Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI), Aguascalientes, Mexico.

2006

  • V Theoretical and practical training course on advanced cartographic techniques: Integrated geodetic positioning systems. Organized by the ICC in collaboration with the Instituto Geográfico Nacional (within the framework of DIGSA). Barcelona, June 2006.

2005

  • IV Theoretical and practical training course on advanced cartographic techniques: Generation of orthoimages and their use in land registries. Organized by the ICC in collaboration with the Instituto Geográfico Nacional and the Centro Geográfico del Ejército (within the framework of DIGSA). Barcelona, February 2005.

  • Cartography and geographic information systems (GIS), corresponding to the second, third and fourth module of technical assistance provided by the ICC for the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) of the National Planning Commission of the Republic of Namibia. Organized by the ICC in collaboration with the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Geographic Information and Remote Sensing Laboratory, LIGIT), the Universitat de Girona (GIS and Remote Sensing Service, SIGTE) and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Fundació Politècnica de Catalunya, FPC). Barcelona and Girona, 2005.

2004

  • 3rd Theoretic-practical training course on advanced cartographic techniques: Publication of cartography with digital techniques. Organized by the ICC with the collaboration of the Instituto Geográfico Nacional and the Centro Geográfico del Ejército (within DIGSA scope). Barcelona, May 2004.

  • IV Mountain cartography workshop. Organized by the International Cartographic Commission on Mountain Cartography (ICA/ACI). Vall de Núria, September-October 2004.

  • Traveling exhibition “Historical evolution of the cartography of the Pyrenees”. Organized by the ICC within the framework of the Comunitat de Treball dels Pirineus. Displays 50 reproductions of maps of all or parts of this mountain range, covering a period from the 14th century to the present day. Seu d’Urgell, Andorra, Aquitanie, Aragon, Catalonia, Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrénées, Navarre and Basque Country (1 month per region), September 2004-May 2005.

  • “1a Jornada Tècnica de Neu i Allaus”. Organized by the ICC with the collaboration of the Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya, ACEM, Universitat de Barcelona and Xarxa Temàtica de Riscos Naturals. Barcelona, June 2004.

  • Electronic Cartographic Materials Cataloging and Metaloging, given by M. L. Larsgaard, Assistant Head of the Map and Imagery Laboratory, Davidson Library, of the University of California (Santa Barbara, USA), within the 2nd series of lectures of the Catalonia Map Library “Map libraries in the 21st century”. Organized by the ICC and Consorci de Biblioteques Universitàries de Catalunya with the collaboration of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Barcelona, November 2004.

  • Cartography and geographic information systems (GIS), belongs to the first module of the technical assistance that the ICC provides to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) of the National Planning Commission of the Republic of Namibia. Organized by the ICC with the collaboration of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Geographic Information and Remote Sensing Laboratory, LIGIT), Universitat de Girona (GIS and Remote Sensing Service, SIGTE) and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Fundació Politècnica de Catalunya, FPC). Windhoek (Republic of Namibia), November 2004.

2003

  • 2nd Theoretic-practical training course on advanced cartographic techniques: Spatial photogrammetry. Organized by the ICC with the collaboration of the Instituto Geográfico Nacional and the Centro Geográfico del Ejército (within DIGSA scope). Barcelona, February 2003.

  • AAPG International Conference and Exhibition. Organized by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the ICC. Barcelona, September 2003.

  • Course on digital photogrammetric processes. Organized by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI) and the ICC. Aguascalientes (Mexico), November 2003.

2002

  • 9th International Map Trade Association (IMTA) Annual Conference. Organized by ESRI Europe, Altair, Lovell Johns, Nilsson & Lamm and the ICC. Barcelona, February 2002.

  • 1st Theoretic-practical training course on advanced cartographic techniques: Digital photogrammetry. Organized by the ICC with the collaboration of the Instituto Geográfico Nacional and the Centro Geográfico del Ejército (within DIGSA scope). Barcelona, June 2002.

2001

  • Meeting of the MAGIC Water Vapor Meteorology User Workshop project. Organized by the ICC. Barcelona, March 2001.

  • Closing ceremony of orthophotographic and topographic cartography at 1:25 000 scale project of the Republic of Venezuela (PITSA). Organized by the Dirección General de Desarrollo Rural of the Ministerio de la Producción y el Comercio. Caracas, March 2001.

  • Presentation of the agro-ecological zoning project in Namibia. Organized by the Asociación Española de Cooperación Internacional and the ICC. Namibia, May 2001.

2000

  • European user onference of Intergraph cartography (EUROCARTOSIG). Organized by the ICC. Barcelona, September 2000.

  • On-demand Mapping Seminar. Organized by two commissions: Map Generalization and Map Production of the International Cartographic Association (ICA/ACI) and the ICC. Barcelona, September 2000.

1999

  • Exhibition: Snow, avalanches and natural risk. Organized by the Universitat de Barcelona, the Parc Natural del Cadí-Moixeró and the ICC. Barcelona, March-April 1999.

  • International workshop on broadband seismology. Organized by the ICC. Barcelona, September 1999

  • “ISPRS Commission III. Direct Versus Indirect Methods of Sensor Orientation”. Organized by the Institut de Geomàtica and the ICC. Barcelona, November 1999.

1998

  • The Umbria-Marche earthquake sequence. Ground motion and damage observations patterns. Organized by the Seismology and Engineering Seismology Thematic Network and imparted by Dr. C. S. Oliveira, Professor at the Universidade Tecnica de Lisboa. Barcelona, May 1998.

1997

  • III Barcelona Geomatic Week. Conference on Topography, Photogrammetry, Geodesy and Cartography. Organized by the Col·legi Oficial d’Enginyers Tècnics en Topgorafia de Catalunya i Balears and the ICC. Barcelona, April 1997.

  • Second Congress on Regional Geological Cartography and Information Systems. Organized by the Servizio Cartografico e Geologico of the Emilia-Romagna Region of Italy, the Bayerisches Geologisches Landesamt of Germany and the ICC. Barcelona, June 1997.

  • Technical Congress on the applications of the “Norma de Construcción Sismoresistente NCSE94” in Catalonia. Organized by the Asociación Española de Ingeniería Sísmica, the Associació de Consultors d’Estructures and the ICC. Barcelona, June 1997.

  • Colloquium on comparative structural calculation according to the Spanish, French and European seismic guidelines. Organized by the Asociación Española de Ingeniería Sísmica, the Association Française du Génie Parasismique and the ICC. Barcelona, June 1997.

1996

  • Joint European Conference and Exhibition on Geographical Information. Organized by the European Geographical Information Systems (EGIS), the AM/FM International - European Division, the Urban Data Management Society (UDMS) and the ICC. Barcelona, March 1996.

1995-1996

  • “De Mercator a Blaeu. España y la Edad de Oro de la Cartografía en las Diecisiete Provincias de los Países Bajos”. Exhibition organized in the first instance by the Fundación Carlos de Amberes, and subsequently by the ICC, with the support of the Belgian and Dutch Embassies in Madrid, the General Consulates of Belgium and, in particular, of The Netherlands in Barcelona. Barcelona, December 1995- February 1996.

1995

  • II Barcelona Geomatic Week. Conference on Topography, Photogrammetry, Geodesy and Cartography. Organized by the Col·legi Oficial d’Enginyers Tècnics en Topgorafia de Catalunya i Balears and the ICC. Barcelona, April 1995.

  • 17th International Cartographic Conference and 10th General Assembly of the International Cartographic Association (ICA/ACI). Organized by the Sociedad Española de Cartografía, Fotogrametría y Teledetección and the ICC. Barcelona, September 1995.

  • IV Congress of the Asociación Española de Sistemas de Información Geográfica. Barcelona, September, 1995.

  • Integrated sensor integration. Theory, algorithms and systems. Organized by the International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS), the International Association of Geodesy (IAG), the International Federation of Geometers (FIG) and the ICC. Barcelona, September 1995.

1994

  • Technical Meeting of the Sociedad Española de Cartografía, Fotogrametría y Teledetección: “Experiencias con sensores multiespectrales aerotransportados”. Organized by the ICC. Barcelona, May 1994.

1993

  • Map Making Today. Organized by the International Cartographic Association (ICA/ACI), the Sociedad Española de Cartografía, Fotogrametría y Teledetección, the Moscow Institute of Engineers for Geodesy, Aerial Surveying and Cartography, the Academy of Sciences Program Systems Institute, the Universitat de Barcelona and the ICC. Pereslavl-Zalessky (Russia). April 1993

  • Congress of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing: “Digital sensor and systems”. Organized by the Commission I and the WGIII/1. Trento, June 1993.

1992

  • 4th Technical Meeting of the Sociedad Española de Cartografía, Fotogrametría y Teledetección: “Desarrollo y aplicaciones del Sistema de Posicionamiento Global (GPS)”. Organized by the ICC. Barcelona, June 1992.

  • VIII Conference LIBER. Groupe des Cartothécaires. Barcelona, September-October 1992.

1991

  • 3rd Technical Meeting of the Sociedad Española de Cartografía, Fotogrametría y Teledetección: “Sistemas fotogramétricos analíticos digitales: una nueva generación emergente”. Organized by the ICC. Barcelona, April 1991.

1990

  • XXII General Assembly of the European Seismology Commission. Organized by the ICC. Barcelona, September 1990.

1989-2000

  • Cicle of lectures on the history of cartography. Organized by the ICC and the Departament de Geografia of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Barcelona, 1989-2000.