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Michael P. Peterson
Born
Wisconsin
CitizenshipUnited States of America
Alma materState University of New York-Buffalo, Boston University, University of Wisconsin
OccupationGeographer

Michael P. Peterson is a geographer, cartographer, and professor of geography whose research is highly influential to Geographic information systems and computer cartography, particularly as they relate to the Internet and World Wide Web.[1][2][3] They have been a professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha since 1982, and worked as a visiting professor at least seventeen other universities in at least eight countries, including Austria, Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, and New Zealand.[1] Among Peterson's other academic activities and service, he was the president of the North American Cartographic Information Society between 1996 and 1997 and editor of the journal Cartographic Perspectives from 1998 to 2001.[1][4][5]

Education and field

Peterson has both his masters and Ph.D. in geography, with a B.A. in Earth Science.[1][2] His Masters thesis is titled "An Evaluation of Cross-Line No-Class Computer Choropleth Mapping" and his dissertation "Map, Image and Mind: A Pattern Quality Test of Graduated Point Symbol Maps."[1] Throughout his career, he has been heavily involved in researching the implementation of GIS and computer cartography, especially related to the internet. He has been highly influential in research on GIS education.[3]

Career

Academic

After obtaining his Ph.D., Peterson's first academic position was a post-doctoral assistant at the University of Zurich between 1981 and 1982.[6] He then got a position as an Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1982, where he became a full Professor in 1997.[1][2] He has held his position as a professor at the University of Nebraska since.[4]

In addition to his time as a full professor at the University of Nebraska, he has held numerous visiting and adjunct positions at other institutions worldwide. These visiting professor positions included Lanzhou Jiaotong University (2017), Wuhan University (2015), University of Canterbury (2012), TU Wien (2011, 1999), Sultan Idris Education University (2009), Gadjah Mada University (2009), University of Indonesia (2009), Carleton University (2004), Munich University of Applied Sciences (1999, 2000, 2001), RMIT University (1998), University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (1995), Free University of Berlin (1990 to 1991), and University of Washington (1984 to 1985).[1][4] He has hosted various workshops, courses, and conference sessions across the world as well.[3]

Research

Peterson's research has focused on developing and understanding cartographic and GIS practices, ethics, and applications.[1][7] Topics that Peterson has investigated include animated mapping, computer cartography, and distributed GIS.[8][9][10] This research has been extremely influential in guiding the course of GIS development for the past several decades.[3]

Professional service

Peterson has served various roles in organizations throughout his career. Most notably, he was vice president of the North American Cartographic Information Society from 1995 to 1996 and president of the organization from 1996 to 1997.[1][5] They have also held leadership positions in the Cartography and Geographic Information Science, and the International Cartographic Association.[1]

Publications

During their career, Peterson published several peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, and encyclopedia entries. These include entries for choropleth mapping, isoline, and Web GIS in the Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science.[11][12][13]

They have authored, or served as an volume editor, for numerous books including:

Title Author(s) or volume editor(s) Year first published Editions
Advances in Cartography and GIScience (2017)[14] Michael P. Peterson 2017 1
Mapping in the Cloud[15] Michael P. Peterson 2014 1
Online Maps with APIs and WebServices (Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography Book 0)[16] Michael P. Peterson 2012 1
International Perspectives on Maps and the Internet: An Introduction[17] Michael P. Peterson 2008 1
Location Based Services and TeleCartography[18] George Gartner; William Cartwright; Michael P. Peterson 2007 1
Multimedia Cartography[19] William Cartwright; Michael P. Peterson; George Gartner 2006 1
Maps and the Internet[20] Michael P. Peterson 2003 1
Interactive and Animated Cartography[10] Michael P. Peterson 1995 1

Awards and recognition

  • Honorary Fellowship, International Cartographic Associatoin, 2011 [3]
  • Distinguished Service Award, North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS), 2000[1]
  • Best computer program of the year, Association of American Geographers Microcomputer Specialty Group (MacChoro II), 1990[1]
  • Best Article in The American Cartographer during 1985, Rand McNally Award from the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, 1986[1]
  • Excellence in Teaching Award for Graduate Student Teachers, the State University of New York at Buffalo, 1981[1]
  • Best Article in The American Cartographer during 1979, Rand McNally Award from the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, 1980[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Peterson, Michael P. "Michael P. Peterson Curriculum Vita". University of Nebraska at Omaha. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Michael P. Peterson, PhD". Geography. University of Nebraska at Omaha. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Honorary Fellowship for Michael P. Peterson". International Cartographic Association. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Michael P. Peterson". authors. Guilford Press. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Past officers". North American Cartographic Information Society. North American Cartographic Information Society.
  6. ^ "Biography". Michael Peterson. University of Nebraska at Omaha. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  7. ^ Peterson, Michael P. (1999). "Maps on Stone:The Web and Ethics in Cartography". Cartographic Perspectives. 34. doi:10.14714/CP34.612.
  8. ^ Peterson, Michael P. (1997). "Cartography and the Internet: Introduction and Research Agenda". Cartographic Perspectives. 26. doi:10.14714/CP26.716.
  9. ^ Peterson, Michael P. (1989). "Design Considerations in a Microcomputer Program for Choropleth Mapping" (PDF). International Cartographic Association. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  10. ^ a b Peterson, Michael P. (1995). Interactive and Animated Cartography. Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0130791047.
  11. ^ Peterson, Michael P. (2008). "Choropleth Map". Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science. doi:10.4135/9781412953962. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  12. ^ Peterson, Michael P. (2007). "Isoline". Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science. doi:10.4135/9781412953962. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  13. ^ Peterson, Michael P. (2007). "Web GIS". Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science. doi:10.4135/9781412953962. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  14. ^ Peterson, Michael P. (2017). Advances in Cartography and GIScience (1 ed.). Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-86137-1.
  15. ^ Peterson, Michael P. (2014). Mapping in the Cloud. New York: The Guiford Press. ISBN 978-1-4625-1041-2. OCLC 855580732.
  16. ^ Peterson, Michael P. (2012). Online Maps with APIs and WebServices (Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography Book 0) (1 ed.). Springer. ISBN 978-3642274848.
  17. ^ Peterson, Michael P. (2008). International Perspectives on Maps and the Internet: An Introduction. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-72028-7.
  18. ^ Gartner, George; Cartwright, William; Peterson, Michael P. (2007). Location Based Services and TeleCartography (1 ed.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-36727-7.
  19. ^ Cartwright, William; Peterson, Michael P.; Gartner, George (2006). Multimedia Cartography (1 ed.). Springer. ISBN 978-3540366508.
  20. ^ Peterson, Michael P. (2003). Maps and the Internet (1 ed.). Pergamon. ISBN 978-0080442013.

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