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Married, two children
Foreign language: German (fluent), Spanish
Travels: Eastern & Western Europe, Mexico, Guatemala, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Hawaii, Tahiti, Australia, China, Japan
State University of New York at Buffalo
Dates Attended: Sept.1978 - Sept. 1981
Degree: Ph.D. in Geography (1982)
Dissertation: Map, Image and Mind: A Pattern Quality Test of Graduated Point Symbol Maps
Boston University - Boston, Massachusetts
Dates Attended: Sept. 1976 - May 1978
Degree: M.A. in Geography (1978)
Thesis: An Evaluation of Cross-Line No-Class Computer Choropleth Mapping
University of Wisconsin at River Falls
Dates Attended: June 1972 - Aug.1976
Degree: B.A. (1976)
Major: Geography; Minor: Geology.
Carleton University: Ottawa, Canada
Position: Visiting Research Professor, January – July 2004
Research Project: Cybercartographic Atlas of AntarcticaUniversity of Applied Science: Munich, Germany
Position: Visiting Professor, June 2001
Course Title: (Taught in German)
1) Multimedia, Cartography and the Web (two-week short course)University of Applied Science: Munich, Germany
Position: Visiting Professor, March 2000
Course Title: (Taught in German)
1) Multimedia, Cartography and the Web (two-week short course)University of Applied Science: Munich, Germany
Position: Visiting Professor, April 1999
Course Title: (Taught in German)
1) Multimedia, Cartography and the Web (two-week short course)Technische Univerität Vienna: Vienna, Austria
Position: Fulbright Professor, March 1999 - June 1999
Course Titles: (Courses taught in German.)
1) Vorlesung: Digitale Technologien in der Kartographie II
2) Übung: Digitale Technologien in der Kartographie II
3) Konversatorium: Advanced cartographic methodsRoyal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT): Melbourne, Australia
Position: Visiting Fellow, July 1998 - August 1998University of Hawaii at Manoa: Honolulu, Hawaii
Position: Visiting Associate Professor, Jan. 1995 - July 1995
Course Titles:
1) Advanced Cartography
2) Seminar in Cartography: Cartography on the Internet
Freie Universität Berlin: Berlin, Germany
Position: Fulbright Professor, Aug. 1990 - July 1991
Course Titles: (Courses taught in German.)
1) Entwicklungen in der Computer Kartographie
2) Anwendung und Entwicklungen von Benutzer Oberflächen in der Kartographie
University of Washington: Seattle, Washington
Position: Visiting Assistant Professor, Dec. 1984 - June 1985
Course Titles:
1) Introduction to Geography (GEO 100)
2) Introduction to Computer Cartography (GEO 365)
3) Computer Cartographics (GEO 465)
4) Seminar in Cartography (GEO 520)
University of Nebraska at Omaha: Omaha, Nebraska
Position: Assistant Professor (1982 – 1988)
Associate Professor (1988 - 1997)
Professor (1997 - present)
Course Titles:
1) Fundamentals of World Regional Geography (GEOG 1000)
2) Computer Graphics and Image Processing (GEOG 2500)
3) Travel Study in Geography (GEOG 3000)
4) Geography in Film (GEOG 3050)5) Introduction to Cartography (GEOG 3530, GEOG 3540)
6) Computer Mapping and Data Analysis (GEOG 4030 / 8036)
7) Geographic Information Systems I (GEOG 4050 / 8056)
8) Geographic Information Systems II (GEOG 4660 / 8666)
9) Environmental Remote Sensing (GEOG 4630 / 8636)
10) Advanced Concepts in Remote Sensing (GEOG 8640)
11) Advanced Cartographic Methods (GEOG 8670)
SUNY at Buffalo: Buffalo, New York
Position: Instructor, Sept. 1980 - May 1981
Course Titles:
1) Maps and Air Photos (GEO 120)
2) Maps and Air Photos Laboratory (GEO 121)
Millard Fillmore College: Buffalo, New York
Position: Instructor
Course Title: Maps and Air Photos (GEO 120)
July - Aug. 1981 (Summer); July - Aug. 1980 (Summer); Sept.- Dec. 1979 (Fall)
Fellowships:
Fulbright Fellowship, Vienna, Austria
Technical University Vienna; March - June 1999Visiting Fellow, Melbourne, Australia
Department of Land Information, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; July-Aug. 1998Fulbright Fellowship, Berlin, Germany
Freie Universität Berlin; Aug. 1990 - July 1991Rotary International Ambassador Fellowship
Argentina and Uruguay, March 1988 - April 1988
Assistantships:
University of Zürich, Switzerland: Post-Doctoral Assistantship
Geographisches Institut; Oct. 1981 - Aug. 1982
State University of New York - Buffalo: Graduate Assistant
Department of Geography; Sept. 1978 - May 1981
Boston University: Teaching Fellowship
Department of Geography; Sept. 1977 - May 1978
Boston University: Graduate Assistant
Department of Geography; Sept. 1976 - May 1977
University of Wisconsin - River Falls: Student Assistant
Department of Geography; Jan. 1975 - May 1976
Books and Atlases:
International Perpectives on Maps and the Internet (2007) Berlin: Springer Verlag.
Locational Based Services and TeleCartography (2007) co-edited with W. Cartwright and G. Gartner, Berlin: Springer Verlag.
Multimedia Cartography 2nd ed., (2006) co-edited with W. Cartwright and G. Gartner, Berlin: Springer Verlag.
Geographic Hypermedia: Concepts and Systems. (2006) co-edited with Stefanakis, E.; Peterson, M.P.; Armenakis, C.; Delis, V.
Animated Atlas of Air Traffic over North America with Jochen Wendel (2006), UNO Cartography and GIS Lab, DVD & 65 p.
Maps and the Internet (2006) Amsterdam, Cambridge: Elsevier Press, 454 p. (PAPERBACK)
Maps and the Internet (2003) Amsterdam, Cambridge: Elsevier Press, 454 p.
The Online Method to World Regional Geography (2003) Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt, 194 p.
Urban Atlas of Omaha - 2002. (2002) Omaha: Cartographiy and GIS Laboratory, Department of Geography / Geology, University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Multimedia Cartography co-edited with W. Cartwright and G. Gartner, Berlin: Springer Verlag.
Interactive and Animated Cartography (1995) Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
A Computer Atlas of Omaha: Sixty Maps of Social and Economic Characteristics, (1985) Department of Geography / Geology, University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Book Series:
Lecture Notes on Geoinformation and Cartography. The Springer Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography series provides a contemporary view of current research and development in Geoinformation and Cartography, including GIS and Geographic Information Science. Publications with associated electronic media examine areas of development and current technology. Editors from multiple continents, in association with national and international organizations and societies bring together the most comprehensive forum for Geoinformation and Cartography. As of 2007, 10 books had been published in the series.
Cartographic Consultant:
The Illustrated World Atlas. (2004) Weldon-Owen, Inc. published by Barnes & Noble. The atlas was developed under the guidance of a team of international cartographic and specialist thematic map consultants and contains more than 400 maps, including 66 regional maps, 4 detailed ocean maps, and 10 thematic world maps.
Book Chapters:
International Perspectives on Maps and the Internet – An Introduction (2007) in International Perspectives on Maps and the Internet. Berlin: Springer Verlag.
The Internet and Multimedia Cartography in Multimedia Cartography 2nd, ed. (2006) co-edited with W. Cartwright and G. Gartner, Berlin: Springer Verlag.
Development of Multimedia Cartography – Internet and World Wide Web (2006) in Multimedia Cartography 2nd, ed. (2006) co-edited with W. Cartwright and G. Gartner, Berlin: Springer Verlag.
Hypermedia Maps and the Internet. In Stefanakis, E.; Peterson, M.P.; Armenakis, C.; Delis, V. (ed.) Geographic Hypermedia: Concepts and Systems (2006). Berlin: Springer Verlag.
Pervasive and Public Map Displays. In Taylor, F. (ed.) Cybercartography (2005). Amsterdam, Cambridge: Elsevier Press.
Maps and the Internet: An Introduction. In Peterson, M (ed.) Maps and the Internet (2003), Cambridge: Elsevier Press.
Foundations of Research in Internet Cartography. In Peterson, M (ed.) Maps and the Internet (2003) Amsterdam, Cambridge: Elsevier Press
Webmapping at the start of the new Millenium - State of the Art in Asche, Hartmut & Herrmann, Christian ed. (2003) Web.Mapping 2: Telekartographie, Geovisualisierung und mobile Geodienste. Heidelberg: Herbert Wichman Verlag.
Maps and the Internet. In R.B. Parry (ed.) The Map Library in the New Millenium, London: Library Association Publishing, pp. 88-102, 2001.
Multimedia Cartography. With W. Cartwright In Cartwright, W., Peterson, M, Gartner, G. (ed.) Multimedia Cartography, Berlin: Springer Verlag, 1999.
Elements of Multimedia Cartography. In Cartwright, W., Peterson, M, Gartner, G. (ed.) Multimedia Cartography, Berlin: Springer Verlag, 1999.
Cognitive Aspects in Cartographic Visualization. In MacEachren, A. and Taylor, D. (ed.) Progress in Contemporary Cartography: Cartographic Visualization, Oxford: Pergammon, 1994.
Encyclopedia Articles:
Animated Cartography. (2008) History of Cartography. University of Chicago Press.
Choropleth Mapping. (2007) Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science. Sage Publications Inc.
Flight Traffic Mapping. (2007) Wikipedia. Wikipedia Foundation.
Isoline Mapping. (2007) Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science. Sage Publications Inc.
Web Cartography. (2008) History of Cartography. University of Chicago Press.
Web GIS. (2007) Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science. Sage Publications Inc.
Articles:
North American Animated Flight Atlas (2007) Journal of Maps, 1-9, v2007, 98-106. (with Jochen Wendel) http://www.journalofmaps.com/
A Decade of Maps and the Internet. Proceedings of the 23rd International Cartographic Conference, 2005.
Pervasive and Ubiquitous Public Map Displays. Proceedings of the International Joint Workshop on Ubiquitous, Pervasive and Internet Mapping, Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 7-9, 2004.
Topographic Maps with SVG. Proceedings of the SVG Open Conference, Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 7-10, 2004.
Flight Tracking and Potential Cell Phone Application (with Jochen Wendel). Proceedings of Location Based Services & Telecartography, Vienna, Austria, Jan. 27-29, 2004.
The Development of Internet Cartography. Proceedings of the WebMapping Conference, 2002, p. 11-22.
The Development of Research in Maps and the Internet. Proceedings of the Maps and the Internet Commission of the International Cartographic Association, 2002, p. 21-29.
The Development of Map Distribution through the Internet. Proceedings of the 21st International Cartographic Conference, 2001, pp. 1134-1143.
The Automated Display of Maps and Images from the Internet. Journal of South China Normal University, July 2001, pp. 56-64.
Visualization and the Application of Non-Temporal Cartographic Animation. Festschrift for 50 years of Cartography at the University of Applied Sciences - Munich, 2001, p. 42-50.
Cartographic Animation. Yearbook of Geography 2000, McGraw-Hill.
Maps on Stone: The Ethics of Maps and the Internet. Cartographic Perspectives, 2000, No. 35, pp. 3-6.
The Web and Ethics in Cartography. Festschrift for Prof. Kelnhofer, Institute of Cartography and Reproduction Techniques, Technical University of Vienna, Austria, 2000.
Trends in Internet Map Use.: A Second Look . Proceedings of the 19th International Cartographic Conference 1999.
Active Legends for Interactive Cartographic Animation. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 1999, Vol. 13, No. 4, 375-383.
Improving the Design and the International User Interface of Maps on the Internet. Proceedings of WebNet '98 - World Conference of the WWW, Internet and Intranet, 1998, pp. 1155-1156.
That Interactive Thing You Do. Cartographic Perspectives, 1998, No. 29, pp. 3-4.
Trends in Internet Map Use. Proceedings of the 18th International Cartographic Conference 1997, pp. 1635-1642.
Cartography and the Internet: Introduction and Research Agenda. Cartographic Perspectives, 1997, No. 26, pp. 3-12.
Between Reality and Abstraction: Non-Temporal Applications of Cartographic Animation, (available as a web document).
Animated Cartography on the Internet. Proceedings of the Joint ICA Commissions on Teaching Animated Cartography, International Cartographic Association, 1996, pp. 11-14.
Evaluating the Electronic Wall Map. Proceedings of the 17th International Cartographic Conference 1995, pp. 654-662.
Spatial Visualization through Cartographic Animation: Theory and Practice. Proceedings of Geographic Information Systems / Land Information Systems GIS/LIS 1994, pp. 250-258.
Improving the International User Interface in Computer Cartography. Proceedings of the 16th International Cartographic Conference 1993, pp. 870-880.
Changing the Medium: The Potential of Pen-Based Computers for Map Use. Technical Papers of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, 1993, pp. 136-145.
Interactive Cartographic Animation. Cartography and Geographic Information Systems, 1993, Vol. 20, No. 1, 1993, pp. 40-44.
Creation of Unclassed Choropleth Maps with Postscript. Cartographic Perspectives, No. 12, 1992, pp. 4-6.
International User Interface Design in Computer-Assisted Cartography. Technical Papers of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, 1992, pp. 197-206.
The Ideas of Nu Cartoman. Cartographic Perspectives, No. 9, 1991, pp. 16-17.
Design Considerations in a Microcomputer Program for Choropleth Mapping. Proceedings of the 14th International Cartographic Association, 1989, pp. 245-254.
72nd Street: A Political Boundary in Omaha (The Geography of the Omaha Mayoral Race). The Nebraska Observer, April 14, 1989.Applications of Remote Sensing to Urban Development Issues (1987) In Proceedings of the Willi Nordberg Symposium - Remote Sensing: Towards Operational Cartographic Applications. Graz, Austria
The Mental Image in Cartographic Communication. The Cartographic Journal, Vol. 24, 1987, pp. 35-41.
A GIS to Predict Non-Point Source Pollution Potential. Proceedings of the Civil Engineering Water Forum '86, 1986 (with Wanada Baxter-Potter and Martha W. Gilliland).
Evaluating a Map's Image. The American Cartographer, Vol. 12, No. 1, 1985, pp. 41-55.
Mentale Bilder in der kartographischen Kommunikation. Kartographische Nachrichten, Vol. 34, No. 6, 1984, pp. 201-206. (written in german).
Mapping with Small Computer Systems. Technical Papers of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, Fall Technical Meeting, Niagara Falls, NY, pp.CD-1-D-1 to D-5, 1981. (with Kenneth Lepczyk)
Mapping with Small Computer Systems. Plan and Print, Vol. 55, No.10, 1982, pp. 43-45. (with Kenneth Lepczyk)
An Evaluation of Unclassed Crossed-Line Choropleth Mapping. The American Cartographer, Vol. 6, No. 1, 1979, pp. 21-37.
An Evaluation of Cross-Line Shadings for No-Class Choropleth Mapping. Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference in Cartography, 1978, pp. 14-17.Papers Presented:
Maps and the Internet: What a mess it is and how to fix it! Proceedings of the 23rd International Cartographic Conference, Moscow, Russia, Aug. 4-10, 2007.
Maps and the Internet: Polarizing Contrasts in Development. Proceedings of the ICA Workshop on Maps and the Internet. Warsaw, Poland, July 31 – Aug. 2, 2007.
Changing our Conception of Space through Internet and Mobile Mapping. Proceedings of the ICA Commission on Theoretical Cartography, Wuhan, China, Oct. 29, 2006.
The Transition from Internet to Mobile Mapping. Proceedings of the Second International Joint Workshop on Ubiquitout, Pervasive, and Internet Mapping. (UPIMap2006), Seoul, South Korea, October 23-25.
The Animated Atlas. GeoTec 2006, Ottawa, Canada, June 18-21, 2006.
From Internet to Mobile Mapping: Lessons in Map Use. Proceedings of the 3rd Symposium on LBS and Telecartography, Vienna, Austria, Nov. 28, 2005.
A Decade of Maps and the Internet. Proceedings of the 22nd International Cartographic Conference, La Coruna, Spain, July 9-18, 2005.
The Search Engine Map Landscape. Proceedings of the Joint ICA Commissions Seminar on Internet-Based Cartographic Teaching and Learning: Atlases, Map Use, and Visual Analytics. Madrid, July 6-8, 2005.
Pervasive and Ubiquitous Public Map Displays. International Joint Workshop on Ubiquitous, Pervasive and Internet Mapping, Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 7-9, 2004.
Topographic Maps with SVG. SVG Open Conference, Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 7-10, 2004.
Flight Tracking and Potential Cell Phone Application (with Jochen Wendel). Location Based Services & Telecartography, Vienna, Austria, Jan. 27-29, 2004.
Maps and the Internet: An Overview. Department of Geography, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 6, 2003.
Maps and the Internet: State of the Art. XXI Brazilian Cartographic Congress (CBC), September 29 - October 3, 2003, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
The Animation of Frequently Updated Maps. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, New Orleans, CA, Feb. 28 – Mar. 3, 2003.
The Development of Internet Cartography. WebMapping Conference, Karlsruhe, Germany, Sept. 26-27, 2002.
The Development of Research in Maps and the Internet. Workshop of the Maps and the Internet Commission of the International Cartographic Association, Karlsruhe, Germany, Sept. 24-25, 2002.
Finding Maps through the Internet: An Investigation of High School and College Freshman. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Los Angeles, CA, March 26-30, 2002
Comparing Internet Use vs. Internet Map Use from 1996-2001, Regional Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Omaha, Nebraska, Sept. 26, 2001.
The Development of Map Distribution through the Internet. Proceedings of the 21st International Cartographic Conference, Beijing, China, Aug. 6-10, 2001.
The Automated Display of Maps and Images from the Internet. Workshop of the Maps and the Internet Commission of the International Cartographic Association, July 31 - Aug. 2, 2001.
Research Directions in Internet Cartography. Presented at the 97th Annual Meetings of the Association of American Geographers, New York, NY, Feb. 28, 2000.
A Research Agenda for the ICA Commission on Maps and the Internet. Presented at the Symposium on Maps and the Internet, Knoxville, TN, Oct. 11, 2000.
Designing an Automated Map Display. Presented at the 96th Annual Meetings of the Association of American Geographers, Pittsburgh, PA, Apr. 4 - Apr. 8, 2000.
Das Internet und Paradigmen-wechsel in der Kartographie. Presented to the Faculty of the Technical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, June 3, 1999.
Paradigmen-wechsel in der Kartographie. Presented to the Department of Cartography and Surveying, University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany, May 4, 1999.
Interactive and Animated Maps available through the World Wide Web. Presented at Wayne State University, Dec. 3, 1997.
Maps on the Internet: Changing our Conception of the World. Presented to the Mapping Sciences Institute, Victoria/Tasmania Division, Melbourne, Australia, August, 17, 1998.
Improving the Design and the International User Interface of Maps on the Internet. Proceedings of WebNet '98 - World Conference of the WWW, Internet and Intranet, Orlando, FL, November, 7-12, 1998.
The Small Things that we Make Large. 1998 Student Association Dinner, Department of Land Information, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. August 13, 1998.
Interaction, Animation, Multimedia, Visualization, and the Web: Mapping out a "New Cartography" 17th North American Cartographic Information Society Conference, Lexington, KY, Oct. 1-4, 1997.
Maps and Multimedia on the World Wide Web. Visualization Commission of the International Cartogrpahic Assocation, Gävle, Sweden, June 20-21, 1997.
Trends in Internet Map Use. 18th International Cartographic Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, June 23-27, 1997.
Map Use on the World Wide Web. Map Use Commission of the International Cartographic Association, Stockholm, Sweden, June 27, 1997.
Distributing Election Maps of an Urban Area through the World Wide Web. Electronic Atlas and Map Use Commission of the International Cartographic Association, Stockholm, Sweden, June 29, 1997.
GIS and the Web. Washington State Chapter of URISA (NWCAMA), Seattle, WA, June 14, 1997.
Cartography and the Internet: Implications for Modern Cartography. 16th North American Cartographic Information Society Conference, San Antonio, TX, Oct. 2-5, 1996.
The Map-Movie: A new form of output for GIS. Presented at the 1996 Nebraska GIS Symposium, Lincoln, NE, Feb. 20-22, 1996.
The Internet and Animated Cartography. 15th North American Cartographic Information Society Conference, Wilmington, NC, Oct. 25-29, 1995.
The Meaning of Map Interaction. 15th North American Cartographic Information Society Conference, Wilmington, NC, Oct. 25-29, 1995.
Evaluating the Electronic Wall Map. 17th International Cartographic Conference, Barcelona, Spain, Sept. 2-7, 1995.
Animated Cartography on the Internet. Seminar of the International Cartographic Association on Teaching Animated Cartography, Madrid, Spain, August 27-30, 1995.
Thinking of Space: Reflections on the Changing Role of Maps. Colloquium presentation to the Department of Geography, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Mar. 16, 1995.
Cartographic Animation Review. Presented at the combined meetings of the North American Cartographic Information Society and the Canadian Cartographic Society, Ottawa, Canada, Aug. 9-13, 1994.
From Tool To Medium: Implications of the Changing Role of the Computer in Cartography. Presented at the 90th Annual Meetings of the Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, CA, Mar. 28 -Apr. 1, 1994.
Visualization and the Changing Medium of Cartography. 16th International Cartographic Conference, Cologne, Germany, May 3-9, 1993.
Improving the International User Interface in Computer Cartography. 16th International Cartographic Conference, Cologne, Germany, May 3-9, 1993.
Changing the Medium: The Potential of Pen-Based Computers for Map Use. American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, New Orleans, LA., Feb. 16-21, 1993.
The Medium is the Message: Map Use and GIS Technology. Geographic Information System Forum, Lincoln, NE, Jan. 22, 1992.
International User Interface Design in Computer-Assisted Cartography. Annual Conference of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, Albuquerque, N.M., Feb. 29 - March 4, 1992.
Changing the Medium in Cartography: Possibilities of the Computer for Map Presentation and Map Use. (with Doris Karl; Ph.D. candidate, Freie Universität Berlin) Colloquium Presentation to the Department of Geography, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, Nov. 22, 1991.
Interface in Cartography. North American Cartographic Information Society, 9th Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, October 19-23, 1991.
Probleme der Mensch-Maschine-Interaktion in der Kartographie. Geographie Colloquium and Swiss Computer Graphics Society, Zürich, Switzerland, June 11, 1991.
Der Einsatz Mikrocomputern in der Kartographie. Geographisches Colloquium. Berlin, June 6, 1991.
AM / FM, GIS, LIS: What are the differences? What type of system do I need? Mid-America Geographic Information System Symposium. Overland Park, KS, May 1, 1990.
A Choropleth Mapping Program for Map Animation. Computer Visualization and Imaging Conference, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, March 1990.
Computers in Geography. Association for Systems Management - Omaha Chapter, Omaha, NE, Jan. 3, 1990.
Design Considerations in a Microcomputer Program for Choropleth Mapping. International Cartographic Association, August 1989, Budapest, Hungary.
Choropleth Mapping on the Macintosh. URISA Workshop on Mapping on the Macintosh, Urban and Regional Information Systems Association Annual Convention, Boston, MA, August 6, 1989.
Image Mapping: Computer Mapping for the Mind. Presented at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) Great Plains and Rocky Mountain Regional meetings, Omaha, Nebraska, October 1986.
From Image to Image Processing. Sigma Xi Club - Omaha Chapter, Omaha, NE, May 6, 1987.
Incorporating Computers in Cartographic Education. Presented at the 81st Annual Meetings of the Association of American Geographers, Detroit, Mich., April 1985.
The Hard- and Software of a Geographic Information System. Presented at the Association of American Geographers Great Plains and Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting, Boulder, Colo., Oct. 1983.
The Small Computer and the Future of Cartographic Instruction. Presented at the 78th Annual Meetings of the Association of American Geographers, San Antonio, Texas, April, 1982.
Imagery, Cognition and Cartographic Communication. Presented at the 77th Annual Meetings of the Association of American Geographers, Los Angeles, California, April 1981.
Mapping with Small Computer Systems. Presented at the Fall Technical Meetings of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, Niagara Falls, N.Y., Oct. 1980.
Maps for the Few? Presented at the Fourth Annual Meeting of the Canadian Cartographic Association, York University, Toronto, Canada, May 1979.
An Evaluation of Cross-Line Shading for No-Class Choropleth Mapping. Presented at the Ninth International Conference of Cartography, 26 July to 2 August 1978, College Park, Maryland.
An Evaluation of No-Class Choropleth Mapping. Presented at the International User's Conference on Computer Mapping Software and Data Bases, 23-28 July 1978, Cambridge, Mass.
Book Reviews:
Virtual Reality in Geography. Reviewed in the Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 2002.
Analytical and Computer Cartography. Reviewed in Association of American Geographers Microcomputer Newsletter, Vol. 11, No. 1, Feb. 1995.
Thematic Mapping from Satellite Imagery . Reviewed in Cartographic Perspectives, No. 21, Spring 1995.
Canadian Atlantic Offshore Fishery Atlas and Fish in Lake Michigan. Reviewed in The American Cartographer, Vol.11, No.2, 1984, pp.183-184.
Indianische Karten Nordamerikas. Reviewed in Geographia Helvetica (Swiss Journal of Geography), Dec.1982 (written in German).
Other Publications:
Nebraska Prisoner of War. Star Journal, Scottsbluff NE, April 14, 1991.
Berlin: In Search of the Wall. The Funnel, A publication of the German Fulbright Commission, 1991.
Software:
MacChoro II with Map Animation - A data classification, choropleth mapping and map animation program for the Apple Macintosh computer, 1989.
MacChoro - A data classification and choropleth mapping program for the Apple Macintosh computer, 1986.
Web Pages:
Film in Geography. An undergraduate course that uses film in the instruction of geography.
Cartography on the Internet. The first graduate seminar about cartography and the Internet.
Interactive and Animated Cartography. Information related to published book.
Geography 1000: Fundamentals of World Regional Geography. Course home page.
Geography 3530: Introduction to Cartography Course home page.
Geography 4050/8056: Geographic Information Systems Course home page.
Geography 8670: Advanced Cartographic Methods Course home page.
A Semester in Hawaii. A look at life in Hawaii.
Omaha Election Home Page. Maps of Omaha by Election Precinct for 1994 with predictions for 1996.
Multimedia Workshop. A home page for a workshop on multimedia.
Making Web Maps Interactive Workshop. A home page for a workshop on interactive maps.
Between Reality and Abstraction: Non-Temporal Applications of Cartographic Animation. A paper on the uses of animation in cartography.
Cartography and the Internet: Implications for Modern Cartography. An overview of web-based mapping.
Animated Maps:
Generalization Animation. A sequence of choropleth maps with different number of classes.
Classification Animation. Different forms of data classification put into an animation.
Spatial Trend Animation. An animation depicting a trend in age of population for the city of Omaha.
Workshops:
Graphic Communication. Presented to the Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, CA, Nov. 18, 2004.
Workshop de Cartografia e Internet. XXI Brazilian Cartographic Congress (CBC), September 29 - October 3, 2003, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Exercises in using Online Maps for Education. Ukranian Teachers Workshop, Omaha, NE, Oct. 11, 2002.
Maps and the Internet: Exercises in using Online Maps. GEON Conference. Omaha, NE, Oct. 6, 2001.
GIS, Multimedia, and the World Wide Web. MapDays Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, March 29, 2000.
Making Web Maps Interactive. North American Cartographic Information Society, Williamsburg, VA, October 23, 1999.
GIS, Multimedia, and the World Wide Web. German Cartographic Association, Munich, Germany, April 22, 1999.
GIS, Multimedia, and the World Wide Web. Mid-America GIS Conference, Lincoln, NE, May 4,1998.
GIS, Multimedia, and the World Wide Web. Kentucky State GIS Conference, Somerset, KY, May 16,1998.
GIS, Multimedia, and the World Wide Web. Alaska State GIS Conference, Anchorage, Alaska, Feb. 5, 1998.
GIS, Multimedia, and the World Wide Web. GIS/LIS, Annual Conference, Cincinnati, OH, Oct. 26, 1997.
GIS, Multimedia, and the World Wide Web. Urban and Regional Information Systems Association URISA, Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada, July 20, 1997.
GIS, Multimedia, and the World Wide Web. NWCAMA Annual Conference, Seattle, WA., June 12, 1997.
Cartography and the Interent. NACIS Annual Conference, Wilmington, NC., Oct. 1995.
Cartographic Animation on the Macintosh. NACIS Annual Conference, St. Paul, MN., Oct. 1992.
Offices:
Chair, Commission on Maps and the Internet, International Cartographic Association, 1999 – present.President, North American Cartographic Information Society, 1996 - 1997.
Vice-President, North American Cartographic Information Society, 1995 - 1996.
Program Chair, North American Cartographic Information Society, 1996.Editor, Cartographic Perspectives, 1998 - 2001
Guest Editor, Cartographic Perspectives, Winter issue, 1997Editorial Board, Cartography and Geographic Information Systems, 1996 - 2000.
Editorial Board, The Professional Geographer, 1994 - 1998.
Editorial Board, North American Cartographic Information Society, 1992 - 2002.
Chair of Sessions:
International Cartographic Association, (La Coruna, Spain 2001)
International Cartographic Association, (Beijing, China 2001)
International Cartographic Association, (Ottawa, Canada 1999)
International Cartographic Association, (Stockholm, Sweden 1997)
International Cartographic Association, (Cologne, Germany 1993)
GIS/LIS (Geographic Information Systems/Land Information Systems), Phoenix 1994, Denver 1996
North American Cartographic Information Society, Ottawa, Canada 1994, Wilmington, NC 1995, San Antonio, TX 1996.Review Panels:
NSF Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Grant Evaluation, Washington, D.C., 1995.
Fulbright Student Applicant Interviews, Bonn, Germany, 1990.
Post-Tenure Review Committee, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, 1994.
Tenure Review Committee, Department of Geography, University of Minnesota-Duluth, 1997.
Review of Papers and Books:
The American Cartographer & Cartography and Geographic Information Systems
URISA Journal
Annals of the Association of American Geographers
The Cartographic Journal
Cartographic Perspectives
International Journal of Geographic Information Systems
The Professional Geographer
Remote Sensing and Photogrammetric Engineering
Prentice Hall
John Wiley
Longman
Brown & Benchmark
2000 – Distinguished Service Award from the North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS).
1990 - Association of American Geographers Microcomputer Specialty Group for best computer program of the year (MacChoro II).
1986 - Rand McNally Award from the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping for the Best Article in The American Cartographer during 1985.
1981 - Excellence in Teaching Award for Graduate Student Teachers; Awarded by the State University of New York at Buffalo.
1980 - Rand McNally Award from the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping for the Best Article in The American Cartographer during 1979.
1980 - National Dean's List
2007 - US Army Corp of Engineers, $50,000
2006 - US Army Corp of Engineers, $60,000
2005 - US Army Corp of Engineers, $70,000
2004 – US Army Corp of Engineers, GIS and Web page
development - $55,8002004 - UNO Arts & Sciences, Student Fees Equipment Grant
New Equipment and Software for Computer Lab - $5,8002003 - UNO Arts & Sciences, Student Fees Equipment Grant
New Equipment and Software for Computer Lab - $7,8002002 – University of Nebraska Foundation.
Omaha Urban and Regional Geographic Information Systems lab - $80,5002000 - Garmin Corporation.
Twelve hand-held GPS units - $6,0001999 - UNO Arts & Sciences, Student Fees Equipment Grant
New Equipment for Computer Lab - $28,0001999 - Fulbright Fellowship
Travel and Stipend to Austria - $25,0001998 - UNO Arts & Sciences, Student Fees Equipment Grant
New Software for Computer Lab - $6,6001998 - UNO University Committee on the Advancement of Teaching - $2,500
Teaching Introductory Geography Courses with the Web: Addressing Issues of Design, Content, and Retention1997 - U.S. National Cartographic Committee - $900
Travel Grant to present paper at International Cartography Conference in Stockholm, Sweden1997 - University Committee on Improvement of Instruction - $1,500
Slide scanner1995 - U.S. National Cartographic Committee - $1,000
Travel Grant to present paper at International Cartography Conference in Barcelona, Spain
1994 - National Science Foundation Instrumentation Grant
Integration of Computer Technology and Interactive Learning in an Undergraduate
Environmental Science Curriculum - $50,596
1994 - UNO University Committee on the Advancement of Teaching - $2,750
Maps in the Classroom
1993 - U.S. National Cartographic Committee - $1,000
Travel Grant to present paper at International Cartography Conference in Cologne, Germany
1990 - Fulbright Fellowship
Travel and Stipend to Berlin, Germany - $25,000
1990 - SUN Microsystems - $48,000.
Memory enhancement for SUN computer system
1989 - U.S. National Cartographic Committee - $1,000
Travel Grant to present paper at International Cartography Conference in Budapest, Hungary
1987 - U.S. Department of Education - $276,744
Special Research Equipment for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
1986 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - $24,990
Creation of contour and three-dimensional maps of the Missouri River bedform
1986 - University Committee on Improvement of Instruction - $240
Scanner for Apple Macintosh computer.1984 - Nebraska Water Resources Center - $36,000
A multi-temporal Analysis of Vegetation Encroachment in the Big Bend Region of the Platte River Channel - The Integration of Conventional Air Photo Interpretation Techniques with Computer Mapping Technology.
1984 - University of Nebraska - Committee on Research - $1,008.
Creation of a Geographic Information System for Nebraska Bird Populations
1983 - University of Nebraska - KELLY II Grant - $7,701
Software Development in Computer Mapping and Remote Sensing
1983 - University Committee on Improvement of Instruction - $375.
Diffusion Transfer Processor.