Washington Map Society
A society of map lovers, collectors, and scholars founded in 1979, welcoming anyone drawn to cartography and its history, and publishing The Portolan, a journal devoted to the history of maps.
Peer societies
Five societies Washington Map Society is read alongside.
SWG
Society of Woman Geographers
A century old community of women explorers, scientists, and researchers that connects members across fields…
NCGE
National Council for Geographic Education
A long standing society of geography educators advancing how the subject is taught, binding teachers and…
2 companies named
AAG
American Association of Geographers
The century-old learned society where geographers govern themselves, publish their field, and gather by the…
5 companies named
ASV
Archeological Society of Virginia
A statewide society where avocational and professional archaeologists study Virginia's past together
NSGIC
National States Geographic Information Council
The association of state geographic information officers and coordinators, advancing the practice of…
31 companies named
Who backs WMS
Every company Washington Map Society names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. | Other | Only Washington Map Society, so far |
| Cartographic Associates | Other | Only Washington Map Society, so far |
| Clive A. Burden Ltd. | Other | Only Washington Map Society, so far |
| Geographicus Rare Antique Maps | Other | Only Washington Map Society, so far |
| High Ridge Rare Maps & Books | Other | Only Washington Map Society, so far |
| Luke A. Vavra Rare Maps and Books | Other | Only Washington Map Society, so far |
| Old World Auctions | Other | Only Washington Map Society, so far |
| Paulus Swaen Auction & Gallery | Other | Only Washington Map Society, so far |
| The Old Print Shop | Other | Only Washington Map Society, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
Our Current Portolan Advertisers. Read September 27, 2026. Current advertisers in the society's journal The Portolan (page undated, read 2026); other societies and a journal on the list were left out.
Who backs Washington Map Society's peers, but not Washington Map Society
Companies named publicly by at least one of Washington Map Society's five peer societies, and not found in Washington Map Society's reviewed public records.
| Company | NCGE | AAG | NSGIC | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esri | Gold Partner | Platinum sponsor | Platinum | 3 of 3 |
| 1Spatial | Titanium | 1 of 3 | ||
| Aero-Graphics | Gold | 1 of 3 | ||
| Blackshark.ai | Gold | 1 of 3 | ||
| Bowman | Gold | 1 of 3 | ||
| Critical Response Group | Platinum | 1 of 3 | ||
| Data-Axle | Bronze | 1 of 3 | ||
| DATAMARK Technologies | Gold | 1 of 3 | ||
| Dewberry | Gold | 1 of 3 | ||
| Eagleview | Bronze | 1 of 3 | ||
| Ecopia | Gold | 1 of 3 | ||
| Elsevier | Bronze sponsor | 1 of 3 | ||
| Fugro | Bronze | 1 of 3 | ||
| GeoComm | Gold | 1 of 3 | ||
| Geographic Technologies Group (GTG) | Gold | 1 of 3 | ||
| Google Maps | Platinum | 1 of 3 | ||
| HERE | Bronze | 1 of 3 | ||
| Hexagon | Gold | 1 of 3 | ||
| iSpatial Techno Solutions | Small Business | 1 of 3 | ||
| Merrick | Bronze | 1 of 3 | ||
| Motorola Solutions | Bronze | 1 of 3 | ||
| National Geographic Learning | Cengage | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Nearmap | Silver | 1 of 3 | ||
| NUVIEW | Bronze | 1 of 3 | ||
| NV5 Geospatial | Bronze | 1 of 3 | ||
| Planet | Gold | 1 of 3 | ||
| Regrid | Bronze | 1 of 3 | ||
| ROK Technologies | Gold | 1 of 3 | ||
| SAM | Gold | 1 of 3 | ||
| Sanborn | Gold | 1 of 3 | ||
| Taylor & Francis | Silver sponsor | 1 of 3 | ||
| Vexcel | Gold | 1 of 3 | ||
| W. W. Norton & Company | Conference sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| WGI | Silver | 1 of 3 | ||
| Wiley | Conference sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Woolpert | Silver | 1 of 3 |
The outside view
A society of map lovers, collectors, and scholars founded in 1979, welcoming anyone drawn to cartography and its history, and publishing The Portolan, a journal devoted to the history of maps.
- Consensus
- Preserve
- Inward
- Volunteer
Their shape
The Village
Where everyone is known by name.
The Village is built on belonging, where everyone knows everyone and relationships are the point. Its gift is loyalty and warmth, its challenge is scaling beyond the intimacy that makes it work.
Also reads toward The Guild and The Legacy.
Strengths
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