Menno-Jan Kraak (born 28 March 1958,
Vaassen) is a Dutch
cartographer and professor of Geovisual Analytics and Cartography at the Faculty of Geoinformation Sciences and Earth Observation at the
University of Twente. He is known for his work in cartography and his activities in the
International Cartographic Association.
Academic career
Menno-Jan Kraak graduated (MSc) in
Cartography from Faculty of Geographical Sciences,
Utrecht University
Utrecht University (UU; , formerly ''Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht'') is a public university, public research university in Utrecht, Netherlands. Established , it is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands. In 2023, it had an enrollment of ...
in 1981. Between 1981 and 1983 he did his compulsory army service as an officer in a military geography unit.
In 1983 Kraak started to work at Faculty of Geodesy,
Delft University of Technology
The Delft University of Technology (TU Delft; ) is the oldest and largest Dutch public university, public Institute of technology, technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands. It specializes in engineering, technology, computing, design, a ...
as Assistant, and later as associate professor in cartography. In 1996 he started as full professor of cartography at
ITC Enschede. Between 1998 and 2010 he was appointed as professor in New Visualization Techniques in Cartography at Department of GeoSciences, Utrecht University. In 2010, ITC became part of University of Twente and Menno-Jan became professor of Geovisual Analytics and Cartography. Currently he is head of ITC's Geoinformation Processing Department.
From 2015 to 2019, Kraak was president of the
International Cartographic Association.
Selected publications
*''Cartography visualization of spatial data.'' With Ferjan Ormeling. London: Routledge / New York Guildford Press, 3rd edition, 2011. Translations to Polish (1998), Russian (2005), Indonesian (2007), and Chinese (2014). Original Dutch editions Delft University Press, 1987, 1990 and 1993.
*''Web Cartography – developments and prospects.'' With A. Brown. London: Taylor & Francis, 2000.
*''Exploring Geovisualization.'' With
Jason Dykes and
Alan M. MacEachren. Amsterdam: Elseviers /International Cartographic Association, 2005.
*''Mapping Time: Illustrated by Minard's Map of Napoleon's Russian Campaign of 1812.'' Redlands: ESRI Press, 2014.
References
External links
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1958 births
Living people
Dutch cartographers
Academic staff of the University of Twente
Utrecht University alumni
Academic staff of Utrecht University
People from Epe, Netherlands