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| Mike Goodchild | |
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 Michael Frank Goodchild in 2017. | |
| Born | (1944-02-24) February 24, 1944 (age 80) |
| Education | University of Cambridge McMaster University |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Western Ontario University of California, Santa Barbara University of Washington Arizona State University |
| Thesis | The Generation of Small Scale Relief Features of Eroded Limestone: A Study of Erosional Scallops (1969) |
| Doctoral advisor | Derek C. Ford |
| Doctoral students | Alan Glennon |
Michael Frank Goodchild (born February 24, 1944) is a British-American geographer. He is an Emeritus Professor of Geography at the University of California, Santa Barbara. After nineteen years at the University of Western Ontario, including three years as chair, he moved to Santa Barbara in 1988, as part of the establishment of the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, which he directed for over 20 years. In 2008, he founded the UCSB Center for Spatial Studies.
Education
- Ph.D., Geography, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, 1969
- B.A., Physics, Downing College, Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 1965
Scholarship
His most influential work has involved research on Geographic Information Science (aka GIS). He is widely credited with coining "Volunteered Geographic Information" and is considered the world's foremost expert on the topic.
Caves and karst
As a doctoral student at McMaster University, Goodchild rediscovered Castleguard Cave (20 kilometers long, the longest cave in Canada). His student Alan Glennon discovered an entrance and made significant discoveries to the Martin Ridge Cave System, Kentucky (51.8 kilometers long). Goodchild's dissertation advisor, Derek C. Ford, is a Canadian geomorphologist and karst scientist.
Honors
- Fellow of the British Academy, 2010-
- Foreign Member of the Royal Society, 2010-
- Researcher of the Year, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science, 2010;
- Prix Vautrin Lud, St Dié-des-Vosges, France, 2007;
- Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2006–;
- Honorary Doctor of Laws, Ryerson University, 2004;
- Honorary Doctor of Science, McMaster University, 2004;
- Professor, Wuhan University, 2003–;
- Faculty Research Lecturer, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2003;
- Founder's Medal, Royal Geographical Society, 2003;
- Educator of the Year, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science, 2002;
- Foreign Fellow, Royal Society of Canada, 2002–;
- Member, National Academy of Sciences, 2002–;
- National Associate of the National Academies, 2001–;
- Lifetime Achievement Award, Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), 2001;
- Honorary Doctor of Science, Keele University, 2001;
- Award of Distinction for Exceptional Scholarly Contributions to Cartography, Canadian Cartographic Association, 1999;
- Honorary Doctor of Science, Université Laval, 1999.
See also
- Alexander Stewart Fotheringham – British-American geographerPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
- Arthur Getis – American geographer and spatial statistician
- Concepts and Techniques in Modern Geography – Series of geography texts, 1975–1996
- George F. Jenks – American geographer and cartographer
- Michael DeMers – American geographer and fiction writer
- Technical geography – Study of using and creating tools to manage spatial information
- Quantitative geography – Subfield of geographic methods
- Qualitative geography – Subfield of geographic methods
- Waldo Tobler – American geographerPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
References
- "Michael Frank Goodchild - GIS Wiki | The GIS Encyclopedia". wiki.gis.com. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae". UCSB Department of Geography. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- "British Academy Fellows, Record for: GOODCHILD, Professor Michael". British Academy. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- "Foreign Members". Royal Society. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- "Research Award". UCGIS. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
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| Recipients of the Vautrin Lud International Geography Prize | |
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- 1944 births
- Living people
- Alumni of Downing College, Cambridge
- McMaster University alumni
- 21st-century British geographers
- Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
- American geographers
- Recipients of the Vautrin Lud International Geography Prize
- University of California, Santa Barbara faculty
- Foreign members of the Royal Society
- Fellows of the British Academy
- Geographic information scientists
- Recipients of the Royal Geographical Society Founder's Medal
- Corresponding fellows of the British Academy
- University of Western Ontario alumni
- Arizona State University faculty