D. R. Fraser Taylor, OC FRSC is Chancellor's Distinguished Research Professor of International Affairs Geography and Environmental Studies at Carleton University,[3] Canada and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
[5] Taylor has engaged in research and development in the theory and practice of Cybercartography;[6] electronic atlases, interactive cartographic systems and visualization;[7] the preservation and archiving of geospatial data,[8] including Case Study 06, Cybercartographic Atlas of Antarctica, with the InterPARES Project (Phase 2);[9] and Canada’s international policies toward developing nations.
[10] In 2008, Dr. Taylor was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
[11] In 2013, he was awarded the Carl Mannerfelt Gold Medal by the International Cartographic Association, for which he served as President from 1987 to 1995.
[12] In 2014, Dr. Taylor was awarded the prestigious Killam Prize for the Social Sciences for his work in developing Cybercartography.