Roger Tomlinson

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English geographer

United KingdomLived 1933 to 2014 · aged 80

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Roger Frank Tomlinson was an English-Canadian geographer and the primary originator of modern geographic information systems (GIS), and has been acknowledged as the "father of GIS."

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Roger Tomlinson (right), speaking at the 2008 ESRI International User Conference

Awards 2

Member of the Order of Canada

Officer of the Order of Canada

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Country

United Kingdom

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deceased

Dates

Lived 1933 to 2014 · aged 80

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9 languages

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