Osborn Maitland Miller Medal
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The Osborn Maitland Miller Cartographic Medal was established in 1968 by the American Geographical Society
Council. The Osborn Maitland Miller Cartographic Medal honors "outstanding contributions in the field of cartography or geodesy".
was only one of the many accomplishments of his career. While on staff, Miller headed, researched, and taught at the American Geographical Society
’s School of Surveying, specializing in photogrammetry and cartography. He developed the Miller cylindrical projection in 1942, and completed many other aerial photography and surveying projects.
American Geographical Society
The American Geographical Society is an organization of professional geographers, founded in 1851 in New York City. Most fellows of the society are Americans, but among them have always been a significant number of fellows from around the world...
Council. The Osborn Maitland Miller Cartographic Medal honors "outstanding contributions in the field of cartography or geodesy".
History
Miller's forty-six year career with the American Geographical SocietyAmerican Geographical Society
The American Geographical Society is an organization of professional geographers, founded in 1851 in New York City. Most fellows of the society are Americans, but among them have always been a significant number of fellows from around the world...
was only one of the many accomplishments of his career. While on staff, Miller headed, researched, and taught at the American Geographical Society
American Geographical Society
The American Geographical Society is an organization of professional geographers, founded in 1851 in New York City. Most fellows of the society are Americans, but among them have always been a significant number of fellows from around the world...
’s School of Surveying, specializing in photogrammetry and cartography. He developed the Miller cylindrical projection in 1942, and completed many other aerial photography and surveying projects.
Recipients
The following people received the award in the year specified:- 1968: Richard Edes Harrison
- 1989: Waldo R. ToblerWaldo R. ToblerWaldo Tobler is an American-Swiss geographer and cartographer. Tobler's idea that "Everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related to each other" is referred to as the "first law of geography." Tobler is a Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Santa Barbara...
- 1997: Maidarzhavyn GanzorigMaidarzhavyn GanzorigMaidarzhavyn Ganzorig |Tsetserleg]], Mongolia) is a Mongolian scientist. In 1978, he participated in the Soviet Intercosmos program and trained for a Soyuz space flight.Ganzorig graduated from the Kiev Polytechnic Institute in 1975...
- 1998: Chen Shupeng
- 1998: Arthur H. RobinsonArthur H. RobinsonArthur H. Robinson was an American geographer and cartographer, who was professor in the Geography Department at the University of Wisconsin in Madison from 1947 until he retired in 1980...
- 2001: Mark MonmonierMark MonmonierMark Stephen Monmonier is a Distinguished Professor of Geography at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. He specializes in toponymy, geography, and geographic information systems. His popular written works show a combination of serious study and a sense of humor. Most of his work is...