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BCS Annual Awards

Annual sponsored awards. Winners are announced at the BCS Annual Conference

In association with our sponsors, we present a series of awards for excellence in cartography that are open to everyone. Entries are encouraged from those engaged in all aspects of mapping - practical, theoretical, commercial and academic - using traditional or innovative techniques and research.

The awards are presented at our Annual Conference. If you have any queries, contact Jim Goldsmith our Awards Officer

 

New Award entry forms and rules have been updated for 2025. Award and winners entries for previous years from 2016 are available in the GeoViz Resource Centre.

Peter Jolly Award

Best Map / Data Visualisation

Open exclusively to BCS members for any single map or geographic data visualisation in printed or digital form.

This award will be judged by BCS members. The winner will be the entry that receives the most votes. Each BCS member will be allocated one vote and in the event of a tie the BCS President will have the deciding vote.

Stanfords Award

Best entry for Printed Mapping

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Open to any mapping in the printed form, whether it be a poster, folded sheet map, atlas, or page from a book, etc. The Stanfords Award comprises a trophy and a certificate, and is run with the support of Stanfords map and travel book store.

Avenza Award

Best entry for Electronic Mapping

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Open to any mapping available in electronic format, including interactive internet mapping, internal company-use GIS mapping, and maps for PowerPoint presentations. The Avenza Award comprises a trophy and a certificate and is run with the support of Avenza Systems, Inc.

The Collins Bartholomew Award for Thematic Mapping & Infographics

Best entry for Thematic Mapping & Infographics

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Presented for originality and excellence in the field of thematic cartography with emphasis on effective communication of the intended theme or themes. The Collins Bartholomew Award comprises a trophy, and a certificate, and is run with the support of HarperCollins.

Ordnance Survey Student Award

Qualifying Entries can be from individuals doing full or part time education courses/studies.

Ordnance Survey (OS) have provided the British Cartographic Society (BCS) with an award to encourage the innovative use and visualisation of geographic data.

 

The award comprises a £100 cash prize, a one-year subscription to the OS Maps web and mobile application, a trophy and a certificate both to be retained by the winner.

The Garsdale Design Award

The annual 3D Cartography Award Sponsored by GD3D® the 3D geospatial brand from Garsdale Design

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An exciting award open to anyone creating interesting, informative, exciting 3D cartography (real or imagined) using any technique or medium!

The Ian Mumford Award

For university and college students

This award is intended to encourage and recognise excellence in original cartographic research undertaken by university or college students who have been engaged in full or part-time study.

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