Bringing together leaders of National Mapping Agencies since 1928
Cambridge Conference is hosted by Ordnance Survey on behalf of the global community of national mapping and geospatial agencies.
This conference series, hosted for the first time in 1928, is a regular gathering to share common challenges and opportunities through a mixture of lectures, break-out sessions and informal discussion.
Traditionally held in Oxford or Cambridge University colleges, it helps foster an open dialogue between equals, held under Chatham House rules.
The Cambridge Conference is an action-oriented thought-leadership event focused on the needs of National Mapping and Cadastral Agencies. To learn more, or register your interest in future events, please email us below.
Cambridge Conference 2025 focused on ‘Reinventing the Map’. This theme
During the event delegates focused on the
Professor Phil Torr delivering the Hotine Lecture in 2025
The Cambridge Conference also honors the memory of Brigadier William Hotine CMG CBE RE, the founding Director of Overseas Surveys, and architect of the re-triangulation of Great Britain, on which today’s Ordnance Survey data and maps are based.
The Hotine Lecture series brings in notable thinkers, authors and experts to add a unique perspective to the discussion of our shared future in mapping and geospatial.
Learn how Cambridge Conference has served as a key feature of the global mapping community ever since its inception in 1928.
To learn more about the Cambridge Conference or to register your interest for the upcoming 2028 event, please contact: cambridgeconference@os.uk
