Edward H. Cornell is a professor of psychology at the University of Alberta, Canada.  He studies human way finding and spatial orientation in natural environments.  In collaboration with C. Donald Heth, he is currently developing a GIS-based expert system for police search operations for lost persons.

References:

Cornell, E. H., Heth, C. D., & Alberts, D. M. (1994).  Place recognition and wayfinding by children and adults.  Memory & Cognition, 22, 633-643.

Cornell, E. H., Heth, C. D., Kneubuhler, Y., & Sehgal, S. (1996).  Serial position effects in children's route reversal errors: Implications for police search operations.  Applied Cognitive Psychology, 10, 301-326.

Heth, C. D., & Cornell, E. H.  (1998).  Characteristics of travel by persons lost in Albertan wilderness areas.  Journal of Environmental Psychology,18, 223-235.