Fall always brings so many great seasonal offerings: apple-picking, beautiful foliage, and the annual North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) conference! With the help of our Walkabout basemap, we’re excited to make the hike to Colorado Springs for NACIS to talk about maps, data, and terrain.

Colorado Springs, here we come! View full screen ➹

We’ll hear about Vector Tiles from Katie and our Who’s On First gazetteer from Nathaniel. Ekta and Peter will also be at NACIS, ready to chat about maps and share some of the finest geo stickers.

Here’s a rundown of all the talks our team will be giving:

• Breaking up with Raster and Going Steady with Vector Tiles (Practical Cartography Day, 9:00) - Katie Kowalsky
• Who’s on First: Adminstrative Boundaries and Localities (Thursday, 9:00) - Martin Gamache, Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso
• Who ARE the People in your Neighborhood? Developing Mapzen’s Neighborhood Database (Thursday, 9:00) - Nat Case, Nathaniel Vaugh Kelso