Cambridge Conference

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.

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The next event will be held 7-10 April 2025, at Pembroke College, Oxford, UK

To learn more about the Cambridge Conference or to register your interest for the upcoming 2025 event, please email us below. 

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Cambridge Conference 2022

The 2022 Cambridge Conference event explored the common challenges we face as a global geospatial community when supporting our governments to tackle the climate crisis. Hosted by Ordnance Survey, the event brings together leaders from mapping and geospatial organisations around the world to connect, share insights, collaborate on matters of global importance, and solve shared challenges.

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Professor Lewis Dartnell delivering the Hotine Lecture in 2022

The Hotine Lecture

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.

History of the Cambridge Conference

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 2025 event, please contact: cambridgeconference@os.uk