Introduction

IC_Cartotechnology provides a wide range of geoinformation professionals with a capacity-building instrument that covers the basis of advanced and up-to-date techniques, tools and critical thinking in Cartography.

IC_Cartotechnology is built to be a networking platform for attendees, professors, lectures and professionals, a possibility of exchanging different ideas and experiences.

IC_Cartotechnology integrates all the disciplines, approaches and techniques used to acquire and exploit geospatial data. Such data are a key part of scientific, administrative, legal and technical operations involved in the process of production and management of spatial information.

IC_Cartotechnology 2nd edition starts on September 25th 2014 with a Course Opening Key Note. It is scheduled to start at end October 2014 to in three phases: Convergence phase (attended learning, October 2014 - December 2014), Core phase (attended learning, January 2015 - March 2015) and Applied phase (online learning, April 2015 - June 2015). There are also other registration options available such as separate modules and itineraries - check ' Enrolment '.

The Course is conducted by Institut Cartografic i Geològic de Catalunya (ICGC). ICGC is the official mapping agency of Catalonia with 30 years of experience in setting up and building new capacities in terms of developing knowledge, infrastructures and added value in Cartography. This experience is key to define an innovative and consolidated course to track and translate current needs, requirements and geoinformation challenges into a powerful capacity building instrument.

Why another program of cartography?

The common approach to an educative program in Cartography is based on the existent competences at the university or research group: The nature of the programs and professors are, mostly, local (from the same university or region) and normally put the emphasis on theoretical and practical knowledge related to Geomatics and Cartography, excluding the project management issues.

What we offer is:

A Program based on lectures and teachers with an international scope.
Supported by IBM academic initiative.
Participation of academy (25%), companies (40%) and reseacrh centres (35%).
A Program with emphasis on the geo-services project management and applications.
A Program certified by the Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya, and conducted by an official mapping agency -ICGC.

Objectives

Educate current and future professionals on geoinformation to successfully lead and manage current and future projects, programs and strategies.
Consolidate and devote ICGC expertise, competences and assets in Cartography issues, to boost and track science, academic and business actors.
Service approach in terms of detecting and transforming en user needs into requirements and solutions to be implemented and managed by a Geo_approach.