SKETCHPAD developed at MIT by Ivan Sutherland - Allowed the designer to interact with his computer graphically: the 3D design could be fed into the computer by drawing on a CRT with a light pen – visual access to data and 3D were radical ideas
- This changed how people interacted with computers
The Harvard Lab for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis was established by Howard Fisher The Harvard Lab for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis was established by Howard Fisher- Large grant from the Ford Foundation
- Very significant research center, created pioneering software for spatial data handling
- Many key individuals in industry participated:
- Jack Dangermond, Scott Morehouse, Hugh Keegan, Duane Niemeyer, and Lawrie Jordon (Esri)
- David Sinton (Intergraph), Lawrie Jordon and Bruce Rado (ERDAS)
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