Mapping Sciences Institute, Australia

The Mapping Sciences Institute, Australia (MSIA) is a national professional and learned society devoted to map-making and geospatial science in Australia.^[1][2][3][4] It started in 1952 as the Australian Institute of Cartographers (AIC) and changed name in 1995. It is a national member of the International Cartographic Association since 1964. It sponsors, along with the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute, the Journal of Spatial Science.

Mapping Sciences Institute, Australia

Abbreviation	MSIA
Formation	1952; 73 years ago (1952)
Website	mappingsciences.org.au
Formerly called	Australian Institute of Cartographers (AIC)