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Harvard Laboratory for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis
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<p>The Harvard Laboratory for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis (1965 to 1991) pioneered early <a href="/facts/Cartography/8YdDAAeX">cartographic</a> and architectural computer applications that led to integrated <a href="/facts/GIS/PoP1kVoa">geographic information systems</a> (GIS). Some of the Laboratory's influential programs included SYMAP, SYMVU, GRID, CALFORM, and POLYVRT. The Laboratory's Odyssey project created a <a href="/facts/Geographic_information_system/PoP1kVoa">geographic information system</a> that served as a milestone in the development of integrated mapping systems. The Laboratory influenced numerous computer graphic, mapping and architectural systems such as <a href="/facts/Intergraph/NzWDnuUK">Intergraph</a>, <a href="/facts/Computervision/AEk5aD4v">Computervision</a>, and <a href="/facts/Esri/FP8cJykD">Esri</a>. </p>