Session Atlas Cartography, Wednesday 9 September 2026, 11-12:30
(Library Hall, Faculty of Sciences, Masaryk University)
Eric Losang – The Atlas as Stage – Contemporary Atlas Practices and the Reconfiguration of Spatial Knowledge.
Stanislav Krakovskyi – Atlas Explorer: A Research Tool for Atlas Cartography
Oren Raz – The New Digital Atlas of Israel: Transitioning from Print to an Interactive National Cartographic Knowledge Hub
Mela Zuljevic and Iaroslav Boretski – Visualising Conflict/Peace: Atlas as a format for critical, reflexive and multiperspective (geo)visualisation practices
Vit Vozenilek – Three Czech National Atlases: Will There Ever Be a Fourth?
Daria Hollenstein, Carolin Bronowicz, Christian Gamma and Susanne Bleisch – Improving the Accessibility of the Swiss Cadastral Web Map Service – a Visualization Redesign
Session Atlas Cartography, Thursday 10 September 2026, 11-12:30
(Library Hall, Faculty of Sciences, Masaryk University)
Luca Gaia, Andreas Neumann and Lorenz Hurni – Atlas of Switzerland Web: Genesis of a Web Atlas
František Mužík and Jiří Cajthaml – Enhancing a Printed Vltava River Atlas with Augmented Reality
Marcin Wereszczyński and Izabela Gołębiowska – Who does it belong to? How atlas maps show border changes
Irene Sahagún Luis – New printed edition of the National Atlas of Spain: Part VI. Social services and facilities
Christian Wohlert, Andreas Neumann and Lorenz Hurni – Dynamic Contextualization: Redefining User-Driven Base Map Interaction within the Atlas of Switzerland Web
Bamidele Oke, Keskin Merve, Alena Vondráková and Vit Vozenilek – Tactile Atlas of Nigeria: Development of educational cartographic materials about Nigeria for students with visual impairments
ICA Commission on Atlases – Business Meeting, Thursday 10 September 13:00-14:00
(Venue to be announced, Faculty of Sciences, Masaryk University)
AGENDA
Welcome and Introduction
Report on Recent Activities of the Commission
Outlook and Planned Activities for 2027
ICA International Cartographic Conference (ICC) 2027 in Warsaw
– Planned activities and contributions of the Commission
Special Issue of the International Journal of Cartography on Atlases
– Current status, scope and further planning
Further Publication Projects
– New Atlas Cookbook: How to Make a Digital Atlas – Practical guidance for producing digital atlases, including the role of AI in atlas production – outline
Other Matters and Proposals from Commission Members
Next Steps