Research and Development Support for Early Career Cartographers and Geospatial Scientists:Tokyo, Japan - July 2019

该奖项将支持地图学和地理信息科学(GIScience)领域的早期职业研究人员参加第29届国际制图会议(ICC)的旅费。该项目的目标是目前正在完成研究生学位或处于学术和职业生涯早期阶段的早期职业学者的专业发展。国际刑事法院提供了一个涵盖制图研究方方面面的科学场所，是年轻学者展示他们的研究并与国际科学家社区面对面交谈的理想场所。参加过前几届ICC的年轻学者在地图学和地理科学方面展示了富有成效的研究计划，他们的科学出版物和成功地获得资金支持他们的研究就是明证。这种对学生和早期就业学者的支持的长期影响是研究创新和合作，促进美国地图学和地理科学研究的未来领导者。参加国际制图会议将导致与全球相关的前沿研究的发展，并将使美国学者在这些努力中处于领先地位。这些青年学者制定了新的研究议程，与国际社会合作，将关键的科学和社会挑战结合在一起，并通过讲习班、研讨会和同行评议的出版物积极传播制图方面的技术和方法进步。这些年轻的学者受益于接触到国际地图界的想法，但也分享了美国在这一高度优先的地图学和地理科学研究领域的经验。这些成就反过来又导致发展一支创造性和多产的劳动力队伍，开展制图和地理信息科学方面的创新研究，以服务于国家在空间信息基础设施方面的利益。尽管会议在日本东京举行，但此次活动将为包括美国在内的世界各地的地图研究提供新的见解和方法。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award will support travel for early career researchers in the field of cartography and Geographic Information Science (GIScience) to attend the 29th International Cartographic Conference (ICC). This project targets the professional development of early career scholars that are currently completing a graduate degree, or are in the early stages of their academic, professional career. The ICC provides a scientific venue that covers all aspects of cartographic research, a venue that is ideal for young scholars to present their research and to talk face-to-face with an international community of scientists. Young scholars who have attended previous ICCs have demonstrated productive research programs in cartography and GIScience, as evidenced by their scientific publications and success securing funding to support their research. The long-term impact of this support for students and early career scholars is research innovation and collaboration that promotes future leaders in research in cartography and GIScience in the United States. Participation in the International Cartographic Conference will lead to the development of globally relevant cutting-edge research and will enable U.S. scholars to take a lead in these endeavors. These young scholars develop new research agendas that couple key scientific and societal challenges in collaboration with the international community, and actively disseminate technical and methodological advances in cartography through workshops, seminars, and peer-reviewed publications. These young scholars benefit from exposure to ideas from the international cartographic community, but also share the American experience in this high priority research area for cartography and GIScience. These accomplishments in turn result in the development of a creative and productive workforce conducing innovative research in cartography and geographic information science that serve the Nation's interests regarding spatial information infrastructure. Although the conference is being held in Tokyo, Japan, the event will provide new insights and approaches to cartographic research throughout the world, including the United States.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.