报告题目：Cartography, GIS, GIScience, and Geography: A Long View 

　　报告人：Professor Ronald F. Abler, the International Geographical Union (IGU) 

　　报告摘要：The development on GIS in the USA and his views of how GIS fits into the history of geography and into the sciences generally   

　　报告人简介： 

　　Professor Ronald F. Abler, former president of the International Geographical Union (IGU) (2008–2012), former president of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) (1985–1986), and executive director of the AAG (1989–2002), contributed to the geographical study of communication while fostering collaborative geographical research through communication among geographers and between geographers and the wider academy. 

　　Abler received his geography degrees from the University of Minnesota (PhD, 1968) and served on the faculty (1967–1995) and as head of the geography department (1976–1982) at the Pennsylvania State University, where he is professoremeritus. His research explored how societies use communication technologies, most recently with respect to telecommunications and cyberspace, to shape space and place. 

　　主持人：苏奋振 研究员 

　　时  间：2016年8月17日（星期三）15:00-16:00 

　　地  点：中科院地理资源所2321会议室 

　　主办单位：资源与环境信息系统国家重点实验室