Category Archives: Cartography
40 Under 40, 2017: Nikolas Smilovsky
MAPPING DEPARTMENT MANAGER AT BPG DESIGNS ARIZONA, USA NIKOLAS SMILOVSKY ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA for a BA in history, but lateral studies instilled an affinity for geography. Anthropology and archaeology classes culminated in a semester abroad in Italy, sharpening his skills in GIS and CAD. Following college, he worked as an archaeologist, performing excavations...
40 Under 40, 2017: Mamata Kumari Akella
SENIOR CARTOGRAPHER AT CARTO COLORADO, USA CARTOGRAPHY HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED AS AN ART. Now, with access to richer datasets and the wizardry of modern cartographic tools—in skilled hands and in careful orchestration of form and function—maps have become art. xyHt is honored to have featured the maps-as-art work of Mamata Kumari Akella; more of her...