Dana Tomlin
Encyclopedia
Dana Tomlin is an author, professor, and originator of map algebra
. Tomlin's teaching and research focus on the development and application of geographic information system
s (GIS). He is Founder and Co-Director of Penn’s Cartographic Modeling Laboratory, and author of Geographic Information Systems and Cartographic Modeling (Prentice Hall, 1990). The Map Algebra
language he created is embodied in most of today’s raster-based geographic information systems. He is currently a visiting professor at University of Pennsylvania
School of Design and Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and the Conway School of Landscape Design
, having also taught at Harvard Graduate School of Design
and at Ohio State University
School of Natural Resources.
Map algebra
Map algebra is a simple and an elegant set based algebra for manipulating geographic data, proposed by Dr. Dana Tomlin in the early 1980s.It is a set of primitive operations in a Geographic Information System which allows two or more raster layers of similar dimensions to produce a new raster...
. Tomlin's teaching and research focus on the development and application of geographic information system
Geographic Information System
A geographic information system, geographical information science, or geospatial information studies is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographically referenced data...
s (GIS). He is Founder and Co-Director of Penn’s Cartographic Modeling Laboratory, and author of Geographic Information Systems and Cartographic Modeling (Prentice Hall, 1990). The Map Algebra
Map algebra
Map algebra is a simple and an elegant set based algebra for manipulating geographic data, proposed by Dr. Dana Tomlin in the early 1980s.It is a set of primitive operations in a Geographic Information System which allows two or more raster layers of similar dimensions to produce a new raster...
language he created is embodied in most of today’s raster-based geographic information systems. He is currently a visiting professor at University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
School of Design and Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and the Conway School of Landscape Design
Conway School of Landscape Design
The Conway School of Landscape Design , founded in 1972, is a unique, 19 student graduate program in sustainable design and planning, located on a rural campus in Conway, Massachusetts....
, having also taught at Harvard Graduate School of Design
Harvard Graduate School of Design
The Harvard Graduate School of Design is a graduate school at Harvard University offering degrees in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Planning and Design.-History:...
and at Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
School of Natural Resources.
See also
- Map AlgebraMap algebraMap algebra is a simple and an elegant set based algebra for manipulating geographic data, proposed by Dr. Dana Tomlin in the early 1980s.It is a set of primitive operations in a Geographic Information System which allows two or more raster layers of similar dimensions to produce a new raster...
- Field (geography)Field (geography)In the context of Spatial Analysis, Geographic Information Systems, and Geographic Information Science, the term field has been adopted from physics, in which it denotes a quantity that can be theoretically assigned to any point of space, such as temperature or density...
- Geographic information systemGeographic Information SystemA geographic information system, geographical information science, or geospatial information studies is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographically referenced data...
- ERDAS IMAGINEERDAS IMAGINEERDAS IMAGINE is a remote sensing application with raster graphics editor capabilities designed by ERDAS for geospatial applications. The latest version is 2010, version 10.1. ERDAS IMAGINE is aimed primarily at geospatial raster data processing and allows the user to prepare, display and enhance...
External links
- Cartography, redefined: Mapping a pathway through the digital age published October, 2011