Canadian Cartographic Association
The Canadian Cartographic Association (CCA)
The CCA is a non-profit association created to promote the disciplines and professions of cartography and Geographic Information Science in Canada. Our broad membership represents academia, all levels of Government and private industry, and includes fellow cartographers from coast to coast, and Internationally.
The CCA plays a leading role in the world of cartography through involvement with the International Cartographic Association (ICA). The Canadian National Committee (CNC) , chaired by a CCA nominee, is responsible for coordinating Canadian participation in the ICA, and has such specific responsibilities as appointing representatives to commissions and committees, preparing a biannual cartography exhibit, publishing a biannual national report on Canadian cartography, and facilitating the submission of technical papers for presentations at ICA events.
We host annual meetings, provide networking opportunities, create a variety of publications to promote geography awareness and map making, and help improve the use of cartographic materials through education.
If you are a cartographer, or are passionate about mapping, geography, and data visualization then we encourage you to join the Canadian Cartographic Association (CCA).
CCA Members Section
Left but Not Forgotten: Mapping Waste Residue Piles in British Columbia using LiDAR and Photogrammetry
The Canadian forestry sector is undergoing a period of rapid change due to the advancement and increasing affordability of modern geospatial technologies.
To support field operations, and to anticipate changing legislation within British Columbia regarding the measurement of waste residue as a product of logging operations, the presentation describes a case study performed by the Scaling and Remote Sensing departments at TDB Consultants comparing traditional field survey methods to both airborne LiDAR and photogrammetrically derived point clouds.
