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Vincent van Altena
Co-chair
Inclusive Cartography
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Tactile Mapping
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Languages spoken
Dutch, English
Country
The Netherlands
About Me
Vincent van Altena is a senior researcher, Kadaster, the Netherlands and a co-chair of the ICA Working Group on Inclusive Cartography. He holds a bachelor’s degree in theology, an MSc in geographical information science, and a PhD in spatial-temporal interpretation of early Christian literature. At Kadaster, Vincent has worked on topographic mapping, automated generalization, and tailored customer solutions. He participated in international projects, including the European Location Framework, and has also chaired Esri’s User Community for Geospatial Authorities Working Group on Map Automation and Generalisation. Currently, he leads the Dutch initiative on tactile mapping. Together with Jakub Wabinski, Vincent edited the book Tactile Mapping: cartography for people with visual impairments.