Preise

2019

Henry Johns Award of the British Cartographic Society
for the most outstanding article published in the Cartographic Journal 2018 (Roman Geisthövel, Lorenz Hurni).
Winner "Automated Swiss-Style Relief Shading and Rock Hachuring".
externe Seite Full Article | externe Seite The Henry Johns Award, British Society of Cartography | Download Award, pdf

2017

Prix Carto – start Award of the Swiss Society of Cartography
2nd place, for the work on automatic Swiss style rock depiction (Roman Geisthövel).
externe Seite Medienmitteilung | externe Seite Photos of the Award ceremony at the Swiss National Museum in Zurich, 30 October 2017

International Cartographic Exhibition Award
at the ICC2017 in Washington D.C. Public Vote Winner, for the externe Seite Swiss World Atlas edition 2017 (Team Swiss World Atlas).

International Cartographic Exhibition Award
at the ICC2017 in Washington D.C. Public Vote Winner, for the externe Seite Atlas of Switzerland online (Team Atlas of Switzerland).

International Cartographic Exhibition Award
at the ICC2017 in Washington D.C. Jury prize, 3rd place, for the externe Seite Atlas of Switzerland online (Team Atlas of Switzerland).

2016

Golden Tricycle Award
for exceptionally family-friendly supervisors at ETH Zurich (Lorenz Hurni).
Download Laudatio, pdf | Website

2015

Award – Outstanding Student of the Year
The Esri Development Center located at ETH Zurich awarded Marianna Serebryakova as "Outstanding Student of the Year". Marianna has been honoured for her master thesis "Automatic Adjustment of Image Sharpness in Relief Shading", which was submitted for the degree of Master of Science in Geomatic Engineering and Planning at the Institute of Cartography and Geoinformation.
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Prix Carto – digital, Award of the Swiss Society of Cartography
Gewinner Kategorie «digital» (Neue Medien):
ThematicMapper, OCAD AG. Angeliki Tsorlini, René Sieber, Institut für Kartografie und Geoinformation.
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Prix Carto – start, Award of the Swiss Society of Cartography
Gewinner Kategorie «start» (Nachwuchs-/Förderpreis):
Individuelles Reisen entlang der Transsibirischen Eisenbahn. Fabian Ringli und Pascal Tschudi.
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2014

Esri Young Scholar Award
Mit ihrer Masterarbeit «Der SCHWEIZER WELTATLAS interaktiv als Webapplikation – Ein Prototyp realisiert mit ArcGIS API for JavaScript» gewinnt Barbara Born den Esri Young Scholar Award und kann die Arbeit an der Esri User Conference in San Diego präsentieren.
Download Masterarbeit, pdf | externe Seite Esri Young Scholar Award

2013

Mercator-Medaille
Die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kartographie DGfK hat Herrn Prof. Dr. h.c. Ernst Spiess ihre höchste Auszeichnung, die Mercator-Medaille, in Anerkennung seiner hervorragenden Leistungen für die Kartographie verliehen.
Download Laudatio, pdf | externe Seite Verleihung in Dresden (Fotos) | externe Seite Ehrung in Zürich (Fotos) | Download Ernst Spiess' Mercator-Medaille, pdf

2012

The Henry Jones Award
Award of Lovell Johns Lt and The British Cartographic Society for the most outstanding article published in volume 48 of The Cartographic Journal (H. Jenny, B. Jenny, L. Hurni and W. Cartwright: Local terrain deformation inspired by hand painted panoramas.)
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2011

Prix Carto
Innovationspreis für den "Swiss World Atlas – interactive" verliehen durch die Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Kartografie SGK
Download Urkunde, pdf | externe Seite Bilder | Download Medienmitteilung, pdf

Prix Moebius – Multimedia
Multimedia of the EU and of the Radio/Television of the Italian-speaking Switzerland for the best digital evolution form the CD-ROM "Atlas of Switzerland – Version 3" to the Website "Swiss World Atlas interactive".
Download Urkunde, pdf | Download Auszeichnung, pdf | externe Seite Prix Moebius | externe Seite Bericht RSI

The Henry Jones Award
Award of Lovell Johns Lt and The British Cartographic Society for the most outstanding article published in volume 47 of The Cartographic Journal (H. Jenny, B. Jenny and L. Hurni: Interactive Design of 3D Maps with progressive Projection, 47(3), 211–221).
Download Certificate , pdf | externe Seite The British Cartographic Society 2011     

2010

Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin
Dr. Barbara Piatti appointed Fellow at the "Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin"
externe Seite Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, Dr. phil. Barbara Piatti

Silver Medal of ETH Zurich
Dr. Bernhard Jenny receives the Silver Medal of ETH Zurich for his doctoral thesis.
e-collection | ETH-Medaille

2009 

International Cartographic Association (ICA) Gratitude
For hosting the ICA Executive Committee Meeting.
Download Certificate, pdf | externe Seite Photo, jpg

International Cartographic Association (ICA) Gratitude
Stefan Räber receives an ICA gratitude for his contribution to the 50th Anniversary of the ICA celebrations held in Bern, June 2009.
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2008     

Medida-Prix 2008
2nd Prize for the E-Learning Project GITTA (Geographic Information Technology Training Alliance), together with University of Zurich, EPF Lausanne, FHNW and other project partners.
externe Seite Medida-Prix 2008 | externe Seite Website GITTA

CaGIS PhD Award
Dr. Bernhard Jenny receives the CaGIS PhD Award 2008 (1000 US$) of the Cartography and Geographic Information Society.
Download Award, pdf | externe Seite Website CaGIS-Award

2007

SGAG Preis
Samuel Wiesmann erhält für seine Diplomarbeit den SGAG-Preis (3. Platz) von der "Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Angewandte Geographie" (SGAG) verliehen.
Download Bericht in der GeoAgenda 6/2008, pdf | Download Diplomarbeit, pdf | externe Seite SGAG-Preise   

Fellowship-inresidence Research
Dr. Philippe Forêt receives the Fellowship-inresidence Research at the Swedish Collegium.
externe Seite Swedish Collegium

The Henry Jones Award
Award of Lovell Johns Ltd and The British Cartographic Society for the most outstanding article published in volume 43 of The Cartographic Journal (B. Jenny and L. Hurni: Swiss-Style Colour Relief Shading Modulated by Elevation and Exposure to Illumination, The Cartographic Journal, 43(3), 198–207).
Download Award, pdf | externe Seite The British Cartographic Society

2006

German Geodetic Commission
Prof. Lorenz Hurni appointed Corresponding Member of the German Geodetic Commission (Deutsche Geodätische Kommission DGK).
externe Seite DGK | Download Berufung, pdf

2005

Carl Mannerfelt Gold Medal
Prof. Ernst Spiess receives the Carl Mannerfelt Gold Medal of the International Cartographic Association (ICA).
Download Gold Medal, pdf | Download Photo, pdf | externe Seite ICA

Prix Moebius – Multimedia
Prize of the EU and of the Television of the Italian-speaking Switzerland for the "Atlas of Switzerland – Version 2".
Download Certificate, pdf | externe Seite Prix Moebius

2004

Prix Moebius – Multimedia
Prize of the EU and of the Radio of the Italian-speaking Switzerland for the "Atlas of Switzerland – Version 2".
externe Seite Prix Moebius

2003

ICA Award – Exellence in Cartography
Award "Excellence in Cartography" (prize of the jury) of the International Cartographic Association (ICA) during the International Cartographic Conference in Durban/South Africa for the "Atlas of Switzerland – Version 2.0".
Download Award, pdf | externe Seite ICA Map Awards

And Award "Excellence in Cartography" (prize of the public) of the International Cartographic Association (ICA) during the International Cartographic Conference in Durban/South Africa for the "Atlas of Switzerland – Version 2.0".
Download Award, pdf | externe Seite ICA Map Awards

KTW software & consulting award
Helen Freimark receives the KTW software & consulting award for her diploma thesis "Geovisualisierung im Rahmen eines Warnsystems für Vulkane".
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Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina
Lorenz Hurni becomes a member of the german "Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina", Halle/Saale.
Download Certificate, pdf | externe Seite Leopoldina

2002

Qualitätslabel
Qualitätslabel für Lernsoftware, Switzerland, Atlas of Switzerland, Category "inform/discover".
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2001

Design Preis Schweiz
Langenthal, Switzerland, Atlas of Switzerland, Distinction in Interaction Design.
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2000

Prix Moebius – Multimedia
Prize of the EU and of the Television of the Italian-speaking Switzerland for the "Atlas of Switzerland interactive".
Download Certificate, pdf | externe Seite Prix Moebius

1999

ICA Award – Excellence in Cartography
Award "Excellence in Cartography" of the International Cartographic Association (ICA) during the International Cartographic Conference in Ottawa/Canada for the "Atlas of Switzerland interactive".
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1997

ICA Award – International Map Exhibition Award
At the International Cartographic Conference (ICC) presented to Switzerland for the contribution Atlas Mondial Suisse. Stockholm, Sweden
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1994

Goldene Schiefertafel
Das Kuratorium Jugend und Wirtschaft verleiht auf Antrag der Jury "Goldene Schiefertafel" für das Werk Schweizer Weltatlas von Professor Spiess die Auszeichnung "Empfohlen vom Verein Jugend und Wirtschaft".
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Honoris Causa Philosophiae Doctorem
Prof. Dr. Ernst Spiess erhält von der Universität Basel den Ehrendoktortitel.
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