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The conceptualization of a map as a data-storage medium leads directly to the concept of it as a computer input element.

Waldo R. Tobler

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Waldo Rudolph Tobler (16 November 1930 – 20 February 2018) was an American-Swiss geographer and cartographer, regarded as one of the most influential geographers and cartographers of the late 20th century and early 21st century.

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