1965: DCI encouraged analysts to use visuals to help explain complex problems. #VietnamWar generated increase demand for maps.
#Cartography
1966: #Cartography group, borrowed digitizer & compiled & digitized coastlines & international boundaries for entire world—in 1 weekend.
1970s: Improved #cartography efficiency led to an increase in research projects, particularly in atlases & street guides.
1980s: demand for #maps to use in briefing materials & publications increased dramatically w more complex requests & shortened time frames.
#Cartography used Intergraph interactive color workstations to design & construct digital 2D maps & 3D terrain models.
1990s: #Cartography Center—w computer technology—provided increasingly complex products, such as 3D terrain perspectives & animation.
Film decreased as digital #cartography files could be printed directly. As maps were disseminated more widely, customer demand grew.
2000s: Hardcopy #cartography pubs & materials weren’t priority as emphasis shifted to electronic briefings & dissemination of intel.
2010s: #Cartography capitalizes on open-source map data & tools, exploring & incorporating to improve efficiency & help visualize big data.
Interested in working in the Cartography Center? Check out our Cartographer & Interactive Designer #jobs!
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“A map should be aesthetically pleasing, thought-provoking & communicative”
Arthur Robinson
Founder CIA #Cartography
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