42 International Congress of the Indian National Cartographic Association (INCA)

The 42 International Congress of the Indian National Cartographic Association (INCA) is being organised by the National Hydrographic Office (NHO), Dehradun from 09 to 11 Nov 22.

Key points

  • The Governor of Uttarakhand Lt Gen Gurmit Singh, (Retd.) was the Chief Guest for the Inaugural Session on 09 Nov 22.
  • The Chief Hydrographer to the Govt. of India, Vice Admiral Adhir Arora, is the current President of INCA.
  • The personnel of the Naval Hydrographic Department (NHD) working on the cutting edge of cartography have been active in the INCA since its inception in 1979.
  • The INCA was founded in 1979 and has evolved into one of the largest organisations in the field of cartography with more than 3000 life and institutional members.
  • Organisations such as the National Hydrographic Office (NHO), Survey of India, Indian Space Research Organisation, National Thematic Map Organisation and Universities are part of this Association.
  • The body has various branches functioning at different centers across the country to harmonise various aspects of cartography.
  • The focal theme for the 42d INCA Congress is ‘Digital Cartography to Harness Blue Economy’.

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