Brandon Plewe Explained

Brandon S. Plewe
Citizenship:United States of America
Alma Mater:University at Buffalo, Brigham Young University
Occupation:Geographer

Brandon S. Plewe is a geographer and Associate Professor of geography at Brigham Young University.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Education and field

Plewe earned his Ph.D. in geography from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1997. He specializes in Historical geography and historical GIS, applying it to research on topics such as the history of Utah and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[1] Plewe was an early contributor to the body of literature surrounding web mapping and web GIS, and has participated in projects that have had tremendous influence on the discipline of Geographic Information Science.[5] [6] [7]

Career and publications

Academic

Plewe has been a professor at Brigham Young University since 1996 and has been an associate professor since 2014.[1] He has taught geography and courses related to Geographic information systems there since 1997.[1] He served as the president of the North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) between 2008 and 2009.[8] He served as the president of the Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS) between 2005 and 2006.

He has been an author of at least fifteen peer-reviewed journal articles and served as an editor on and contributed to the Geographic Information Science and Technology Body of Knowledge (GISTBoK).[7] These contributions included creating the cover design of the GISTBoK.[7] His publications have centered geographically on the history of Utah and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[1] [9] His primary focus has been on historical GIS, and his publication titled “The nature of uncertainty in historical geographic information” is listed as one of the “Key readings in Conceptual Foundations” within the GISTBoK.[7] [10] He has authored several books, atlases, and book chapters, including:

Non-Academic

In addition to Plewe's academic career, he has worked as a tour guide for the company "Utah Luxury Tours."[13]

Awards and recognition

Plewe has won numerous awards for his maps, atlases, and service.

These include:

Personal life

Plewe grew up in St. George, Utah. He is married and has five children.[1] He is active in the LDS church.[2] He enjoys hiking and is committed to trail preservation.[3]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brandon Plewe . BYU FHSS Faculty . BYU . 29 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Plewe . Brandon . Brandon S. Plewe Curriculum Vitae . Brigham Young University . 29 June 2023.
  3. Web site: Westwood . Brad . UTAH & 1900 US CENSUS WITH CARTOGRAPHER BRANDON PLEWE . Utah Department of Cultural & Community Engagement . 19 December 2022 . 29 June 2023.
  4. Web site: Brandon Plewe . Ensign Peak Foundation . 29 June 2023.
  5. Book: Plewe . Brandon . GIS Online: Information Retrieval, Mapping, and the Internet . 1997 . OnWord Press . 1566901375 . 1.
  6. Plewe . Brandon . Web Cartography in the United States . Cartography and Geographic Information Science . 2007 . 34 . 2 . 133–136 . 10.1559/152304007781002235. 2007CGISc..34..133P . 140717290 .
  7. Book: DiBiase . David . DeMers . Michael . Johnson . Ann . Kemp . Karen . Luck . Ann Taylor . Plewe . Brandon . Wentz . Elizabeth . Geographic Information Science and Technology Body of Knowledge . 2006 . Association of American Geographers . 978-0-89291-267-4 . 1.
  8. Web site: Past officers . NACIS . 29 June 2023.
  9. Francaviglia . Richard . Review of Mapping Mormonism: An Atlas of Latter-Day Saint History ed. by Brandon S. Plewe . Cartographica: The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization . 2013 . 48 . 2 . 148–149 . 29 June 2023.
  10. Plewe . Brandon . The Nature of Uncertainty in Historical Geographic Information . Transactions in GIS . October 2002 . 431-45 . 4 . 431–45 . 10.1111/1467-9671.00121 . 2002TrGIS...6..431P . 15061584 . 1 July 2023.
  11. Book: Plewe . Brandon . Mapping Mormonism: An Atlas of Latter-day Saint History . 2014 . BYU Press . 978-0842528795 . 2.
  12. Book: Plewe . Brandon . Black . Susan Easton . Black . Harvey . Property Transactions in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois and Surrounding Communities, 1839-1859 . 2006 . World Vital Records . 1424321018.
  13. Web site: Brandon Plewe . Utah Luxury Tours . 29 June 2023.
  14. Web site: 40th Map Competition Results (2012) . Cartography and Geographic Information Society . 29 June 2023.
  15. Web site: Past Awards . Mormon History Association . 29 June 2023.
  16. Web site: 39th Map Competition Results (2011) . Cartography and Geographic Information Society . 29 June 2023.

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