Author:
Howard Taylor Fisher (1903-1979)
Initial development of geographic information systems, combining spatially-referenced data, spatial models and map-based visualization. Example: Harvard Laboratory for Computer Graphics (and Spatial Analysis) develops SYMAP, producing isoline, choropleth and proximal maps on a line printer
Mediaitems:
Early SYMAP image of Connecticut, The GIS History Project, GIS Milestones, Brief Biography
Category:
Cartography