Hi, I'm Thomas.
I like Geography, search tools, spatial cognition, and skiing.
Geographic Information Science
The demand for geographic information continues to grow. My research explores the way people interact with geographic information systems, the conceptual fundamentals of spatio-temporal information, and the means for making GIS tools better.
Information Retrieval
The need to organize and make sense of data is the first step towards information gain. My research explores how people search for spatial information and identifies gaps between what users and receive.
Spatial Cognition
Informed tools are built based on our cognition and should not alter our ways of thinking. My research explores incongruencies between people's understanding of vague and non-vague places, their bounds, and where those places are located. Building informed tools is using one's powers for good.
Projects
Open Data Search and Discovery
Tools for OSM Quality
Visualizing Book Adoption
Lights, Camera, Motion, Action.
Visualizing Early Baltimore
