Brandon Plewe

Brandon S. Plewe is a geographer and Associate Professor of geography at Brigham Young University.

Education and field

Plewe earned his Ph.D. in geography from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1997. He specializes in Historical geography and historical GIS, applying it to research on topics such as the history of Utah and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ph.D., Geography, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1997 He served as the president of the Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS) between 2005 and 2006. His primary focus has been on historical GIS, and his publication titled “The nature of uncertainty in historical geographic information” is listed as one of the “Key readings in Conceptual Foundations” within the GISTBoK. He has authored several books, atlases, and book chapters, including:

Mapping Mormonism: An Atlas of Latter-day Saint History GIS Online: Information Retrieval, Mapping, and the Internet

Awards and recognition

Plewe has won numerous awards for his maps, atlases, and service.

These include: Best Professional Map, Utah Geographic Information Council (2014) Best Book Award, 2012, Mormon History Association Best Atlas of 2011, Cartography and Geographic Information Society

Personal life

Plewe grew up in St. George, Utah. He is married and has five children. He is active in the LDS church. He enjoys hiking and is committed to trail preservation.