The ICA Commission on Education and Training, together with the ICA Working Group on the Cartographic Body of Knowledge and The Commission on Digital Transformation of National Mapping Agencies, is organizing the Workshop on Cartographic and GIS Education: Challenges and Opportunities in the Era of AI in Nanjing, China, November 11, 2026 (UTC +8).
The contents and pedagogies for cartographic and GIS education are a undergoing profound shift with booming artificial intelligence and applications. At this critical moment, this workshop invites researchers and educators across the field to share their forward looking insights and latest practices in education. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Perspectives and reflections on the future of cartographic and GIS education, from both educators' and learners' viewpoints
- Best practices and experiences in teaching mapmaking, map use and geospatial analysis with AI technologies
- Capacity building of next generation cartographers and GIS professionals to meet industry demands
- Developing AI-enabled education resources for teaching cartography and GIS courses
- Curriculum design and program development in cartographic education in the AI era
- Integrating cartography into geography and geospatial education using AI tools
- Open-source software for cartographic and GIS teaching scenarios
The workshop will include invited talks, expert presentations and open interactive discussions in a hybrid format.You are warmly invited to join the workshop on-site or virtually.
If you are interested in delivering a presentation, please submit an abstract using the ICA template to the organizer (Tao Wang, wangt@cnu.edu.cn) before September 30, 2026.
If you wish to receive further updates about the workshop, please register your interest by contacting the Commission Chair Tao Wang.
Programme Committee:
Tinghua Ai, Wuhan University / 武汉大学
Qingyun Du, Wuhan University / 武汉大学
Georg Gartner, Vienna University of Technology / Technische Universität Wien
Amy Griffin, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University
Haosheng Huang, Ghent University / Universitei Gent
Bin Jiang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology-Guangzhou / 香港科技大学-广州
Jiping Liu, Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping / 中国测绘科学研究院
Xintao Liu, Hong Kong Polytechnic University / 香港理工大学
Yi Long, Nanjing Normal University / 南京师范大学
Terje Midtbø, Norwegian University of Science and Technology / Noregs Teknisk-Naturvitskaplege Universitet
Anthony Robinson, Pennsylvania State University
Jie Shen, Nanjing Normal University / 南京师范大学
Tao Wang, Capital Normal University / 首都师范大学
Małgorzata Wieczorek, University of Wrocław / Uniwersytet Wrocławski