Where are vacancies advertised?

The International Map Industry Association (IMIA) brings together producers and traders of maps and map data worldwide. Their website carries job vacancies: www.imiamaps.org.

Lis-Maps, run by the BCS Map Curators’ Group, concentrates on map librarianship matters but also discusses the wider aspects of cartography. Joining instructions can be found at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/lis-maps.html

What government agencies are responsible for mapping?

• Ordnance Survey of Great Britain (www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk)

• Land & Property Services Northern Ireland (www.nidirect.gov.uk/campaigns/ordnance-survey-of-northern-ireland)

• United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (www.ukho.gov.uk)

• Defence Geographic Centre (www.mod.uk/dgc)

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Other useful websites:

• https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/cartographer

• https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/cartographer