Gaithersburg, February 6, 2009 -- The Cartography and Geographic Information Society is pleased to announce the completion of the Cartography and Geographic Information Science archive project.

CaGIS members can now access all back issues of the CaGIS journal online for free at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/acsm/cagis. 

In existence since 1974, the CaGIS journal has seen several transformations, from The American Cartographer (1974-1989) to Cartography and Geographic Information Systems (1990-1998) to Cartography and Geographic Information Science (1999-present). As the title has evolved, so has the content and reach of the journal.

From its inception, it has been known as a journal promoting the advancement of cartography in all its aspects. The journal has since expanded coverage to include papers that deal with all aspects of cartography, geographic information systems (GIS), and geographic information science (GIScience), particularly those addressing the interface between cartography and GIScience. In 2004, CaGIS became one of the three official journals of the International Cartographic Association (ICA).

With the publication of the January 2009 issue, the online CaGIS journal now comprises 119 issues of which 93 form the archive of 29 volumes. The CaGIS archive project is one of the major accomplishments of the Cartography and Geographic Information Society since incorporation in 2004. The project, which began in December 2007, was completed in December 2008.

Another major accomplishment of the Society is free online access of the complete archive of proceedings from the AutoCarto symposia which began in 1974. This archive is available at http://www.cartogis.org/autocarto-proceedings/autocarto-proceedings-1974-1997/autocarto-conferences with additional links to the most recent symposia.  The 1974-1997 proceedings are also available for a small fee on CD.

CaGIS is proud to offer these valuable resources to the cartography and CGIS community, and we hope that you will find them useful and interesting!

CaGIS Board