English geographer
According to Wikipedia, Roger F. Tomlinson, was an English-Canadian geographer and the primary originator of modern geographic information systems , and has been acknowledged as the "father of GIS." Biography Dr. Tomlinson was a native of Newmarket and prior to attending university, he served in the Royal Air Force from 1951–1954 as a pilot and flying officer.
Roger Tomlinson is affiliated with the following schools: