Biography:D. R. Fraser Taylor

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D. R. Fraser Taylor, OC FRSC is Chancellor's Distinguished Research Professor of International Affairs Geography and Environmental Studies at Carleton University,[1] Canada and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Taylor studies applications of cartography to development, including international development.[2] He is best known for his work on Cybercartography.[3]

Research

Taylor has engaged in research and development in the theory and practice of Cybercartography;[4] electronic atlases, interactive cartographic systems and visualization;[5] the preservation and archiving of geospatial data,[6] including Case Study 06, Cybercartographic Atlas of Antarctica, with the InterPARES Project (Phase 2);[7] and Canada’s international policies toward developing nations.[8]

Honours

In 2008, Dr. Taylor was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.[9] In 2013, he was awarded the Carl Mannerfelt Gold Medal by the International Cartographic Association, for which he served as President from 1987 to 1995.[10] In 2014, Dr. Taylor was awarded the prestigious Killam Prize for the Social Sciences for his work in developing Cybercartography.[11] He was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2021.

Selected book publications

  • Taylor, D. R.F., Series General Editor, Modern Cartography Series. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1991-Present
  • Taylor, D. R. F., ed., Anonby, E., Murasugi, K., assoc. eds.Further Developments in the Theory and Practice of Cybercartography: International Dimensions and Language Mapping. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2019.
  • Pyne, S. and Taylor, D. R. F., Cybercartography in a Reconciliation Community: Engaging Intersecting Perspectives. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2019.
  • Taylor, D. R. F., ed., Lauriault, T., assoc. ed. Developments in the Theory and Practice of Cybercartography. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2014.
  • Taylor, D. R. F., ed. Cybercartography: Theory and Practice. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2005.
  • Taylor, D. R. F., ed. Policy Issues in Modern Cartography. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1998.
  • MacEachren, A. and Taylor, D. R. F., eds. Visualization in Modern Cartography. New York: Elsevier, 1994.
  • Taylor, D. R. F., ed., series ed. Education and Training in Contemporary Cartography. Chichester: Wiley, 1985.
  • Taylor, D. R. F., and Stohr, W., eds. Development from Above or Below: The Dialectics of Regional Planning in Developing Countries. London: Wiley. 1981.

References

  1. ↑ "Fraser Taylor Chancellor's Distinguished Research Professor of International Affairs Geography and Environmental Studies". https://carleton.ca/npsia/people/fraser-taylor/. 
  2. ↑ Fraser Taylor is awarded the Carl Mannerfelt Gold Medal, International Cartographic Association
  3. ↑ Taylor, D.R. Fraser; Caquard, Sebastien (2006). "Cybercartography: Maps and Mapping in the Information Era". Cartographica 41 (1): 1–6. doi:10.3138/U631-37K3-3NL6-4136. https://www.utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.3138/U631-37K3-3NL6-4136. 
  4. ↑ Taylor, D.R. Fraser; Caquard, Sebastien (2006). "Cybercartography: Maps and Mapping in the Information Era". Cartographica 41 (1): 1–6. doi:10.3138/U631-37K3-3NL6-4136. https://www.utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.3138/U631-37K3-3NL6-4136. 
  5. ↑ MacEachren, Alan; Taylor, D.R.F. (1994). Visualization in Modern Cartography, Volume 2 (1 ed.). Elsevier. pp. 333–343. ISBN 9781483287928. https://www.elsevier.com/books/visualization-in-modern-cartography/maceachren/978-0-08-042415-6. Retrieved 20 June 2021. 
  6. ↑ Lauriault, Tracey; Craig, Barbara; Pulsifer, Peter; Taylor, D.R. Fraser (2008). "Today's Data Are Part of Tomorrow's Research: Archival Issues in the Sciences". Archivaria 64 (1): 123–179. https://archivaria.ca/index.php/archivaria/article/view/13156. Retrieved 20 June 2021. 
  7. ↑ "CS06 - Cybercartographic Atlas of Antarctica". interpares.org. http://www.interpares.org/ip2/ip2_case_studies.cfm?study=5. 
  8. ↑ Fraser Taylor is awarded the Carl Mannerfelt Gold Medal, International Cartographic Association Retrieved 08 June 2021.
  9. ↑ Taylor, D. R. Fraser. "Member Directory". https://rsc-src.ca/en/find-rsc-member/results?combine=&first_name=&last_name=taylor&current_employer=&academy_25=All&is_deceased=All. 
  10. ↑ International Cartographic Association
  11. ↑ "2014 Canada Council Killam Prize Winners Announced". 9 April 2014. https://killamlaureates.ca/2014-canada-council-killam-prize-winners-announced/. 



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