Grant F. Walton CENTER FOR REMOTE SENSING AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS
RUTGERS • The State University of New Jersey
01:650:425  GRADUATE SEMINAR IN THE HISTORY OF GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY
READINGS
 
 
 
 

INITIAL READING LIST:

Foresman, T. W. (Ed.). The History of Geographic Information Systems: Perspectives from the Pioneers. Prentice Hall PTR: Upper Saddle River, NJ.

Mark, D. M., N. Chrisman, A. U. Frank, P. H. McHaffie, and J. Pickles. (1997). "The GIS History Project" 1997 UCGIS General Assembly.  Bar Harbor, ME (http://www.spatial.maine.edu/ucgis/testproc/mark1/chgis.html).

Excerpts from: Rogers, E. M. 1995. Diffusion of Innovations. New York: The Free Press.

Mayo, J. S. 1985. "The Evolution of Information Technologies," in Information Technologies and Social Transformation. B. R. Guile (Ed.) National Academy Press: Washington, DC.

Niemann, B. J., and S. S. Niemann.  GIS Innovator Columns in Geo Info Systems.
100 percent Overhead: Scott Morehouse.  5 (10): 20-25, 1995.
A Geographer at Heart: F. Pierce Eichelberger. 6 (2): 51-54, 1996.
A Geographer at Heart: F. Pierce Eichelberger. 6 (1): 30-35, 1996.
Algorithms and Academics: Thomas Karl Poiker. 8 (2): 36-39, 1998.
An Innovator in Pursuit of Synthesis: Ken Dueker 3 (6): 62-67, 1993.
Convergent Pathways Toward Critical Mass: S. J. Camarata and Charles Killpack. 5(3): 24-31, 1995.
GIS as a Megatrend: Lunch with John Naisbitt  3(4):64-67, 1993.
GIS Diffusion at Bonneville Power Administration: Tim Murray  3(8):57-61, 1993.
Innovation with Affect -- Part One: Nicholas Chrisman,  4(7):20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 1994.
Innovation with Affect -- Part Two: Nicholas Chrisman,  4(9):46-50, 52, 1994.
Lines of Code and More: David Sinton. 3 (10): 58-62, 1993.
LMIC: Pioneers in Wilderness Protection: Rod Sando and George Orning.  6(9):16-19, 1996.
Mr. Omnipresence: Will Craig. 7 (10): 42-45, 1997.
Pursuance of Industrial Strength Information Systems: Don Cooke.  7(4):40-44, 1997.
Revolutionaries in action: Nick Faust, Lawrie Jordan, Bruce Rado, and Steve Sperry.  4(2):53-57, 1994.
The Personification of An Innovator: Peter Zwart. 7 (7): 50-56, 1997.
The whole nine yards at the Tennessee Valley Authority: Bruce Rowland. 4(4): 47-51, 1994.
Unsung Leader and Innovator: Les Maki. 7 (1): 17-19, 1997.