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{{short description|British-American geographer}}
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|name = Mike Goodchild
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|caption = Michael Frank Goodchild in 2017.
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1944|02|24}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1944|02|24}}
|occupation = British-American Geographer
|education = [[University of Cambridge]]<br>[[McMaster University]]
|doctoral_advisor = Derek C. Ford<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Frank Goodchild - GIS Wiki {{!}} The GIS Encyclopedia |url=https://wiki.gis.com/wiki/index.php/Michael_Frank_Goodchild |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=wiki.gis.com}}</ref>
|thesis_year = 1969
|thesis_title = The Generation of Small Scale Relief Features of Eroded Limestone: A Study of Erosional Scallops
|thesis_url = https://macsphere.mcmaster.ca/handle/11375/17868
|doctoral_students = [[John Alan Glennon|Alan Glennon]]
|workplaces = [[University of Western Ontario]]<br>[[University of California, Santa Barbara]]<br>[[University of Washington]]<br>[[Arizona State University]]
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==Education==
==Education==
*Ph.D., Geography, [[McMaster University]], Hamilton, Ontario, 1969 <ref name=CV />
*Ph.D., Geography, [[McMaster University]], Hamilton, Ontario, 1969<ref name=CV />
*B.A., Physics, [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]], Cambridge, England, 1965 <ref name=CV />
*B.A., Physics, [[Downing College, Cambridge]], Cambridge, England, 1965<ref name=CV />


==Scholarship==
==Scholarship==
His most influential work has involved research on [[Geographic Information Science]] (aka [[Geographic information system|GIS]] or computer mapping). He is widely credited with coining "[[Volunteered Geographic Information]]" and is considered the world's foremost expert on the topic.
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==
==Caves and karst==
As a doctoral student at [[McMaster University]], Goodchild rediscovered [[Castleguard Cave]] (20 kilometers long, the longest [[cave]] in [[Canada]]). His student [[John Alan Glennon|Alan Glennon]] discovered an entrance and made significant discoveries to the [[Martin Ridge Cave System]], [[Kentucky]] (51.8 kilometers long). Goodchild's dissertation advisor, Dr. [[Derek C. Ford]], is a highly-influential Canadian geomorphologist and [[karst]] scientist.
As a doctoral student at [[McMaster University]], Goodchild rediscovered [[Castleguard Cave]] (20 kilometers long, the longest [[cave]] in [[Canada]]).{{Citation needed|date=July 2017}} His student [[John Alan Glennon|Alan Glennon]] discovered an entrance and made significant discoveries to the [[Martin Ridge Cave System]], [[Kentucky]] (51.8 kilometers long).{{Citation needed|date=July 2017}} Goodchild's dissertation advisor, [[Derek C. Ford]], is a Canadian geomorphologist and [[karst]] scientist.


==Honors==
==Honors==
* [[Foreign Member of the Royal Society]], 2010– <ref>{{cite web | url = http://royalsociety.org/about-us/fellowship/foreign-members/| title = Foreign Members| publisher = Royal Society|accessdate = 2012-03-20}}</ref>
* Fellow of the [[British Academy]], 2010-<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.britac.ac.uk/fellowship/directory/cor.cfm?member=6577|title = British Academy Fellows, Record for: GOODCHILD, Professor Michael|publisher = British Academy|accessdate = 2015-09-22|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165247/http://www.britac.ac.uk/fellowship/directory/cor.cfm?member=6577|archivedate = 2016-03-03}}</ref>
* Researcher of the Year, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science, 2010;<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ucgis.org/summer2010/researchaward.htm| title = Research Award | publisher = UCGIS|accessdate = 2012-06-16}}</ref>
* [[Foreign Member of the Royal Society]], 2010-<ref>{{cite web | url = http://royalsociety.org/about-us/fellowship/foreign-members/| title = Foreign Members| publisher = Royal Society|accessdate = 2012-03-20}}</ref>
* Researcher of the Year, [[University Consortium for Geographic Information Science]], 2010;<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ucgis.org/summer2010/researchaward.htm| title = Research Award | publisher = UCGIS|accessdate = 2012-06-16}}</ref>
* [[Prix Vautrin Lud]], St Dié-des-Vosges, [[France]], 2007;
* [[Prix Vautrin Lud]], St Dié-des-Vosges, [[France]], 2007;
* Member, [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]], 2006-;
* Member, [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]], 2006–;
* Honorary Doctor of Laws, [[Ryerson University]], 2004;
* Honorary Doctor of Laws, [[Toronto Metropolitan University|Ryerson University]], 2004;
* Honorary Doctor of Science, [[McMaster University]], 2004;
* Honorary Doctor of Science, [[McMaster University]], 2004;
* Professor, [[Wuhan University]], 2003–;
* Professor, [[Wuhan University]], 2003–;
* Faculty Research Lecturer, [[University of California, Santa Barbara]], 2003;
* Faculty Research Lecturer, [[University of California, Santa Barbara]], 2003;
* [[Gold Medal (RGS)|Founder's Medal]], [[Royal Geographical Society]], 2003;
* [[Founder's Medal]], [[Royal Geographical Society]], 2003;
* Educator of the Year, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science, 2002;
* Educator of the Year, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science, 2002;
* Foreign Fellow, [[Royal Society of Canada]], 2002–;
* Foreign Fellow, [[Royal Society of Canada]], 2002–;
* Member, [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]], 2002–;
* Member, [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]], 2002–;
* National Associate of the [[National Academies]], 2001–;
* National Associate of the [[National Academies]], 2001–;
* Lifetime Achievement Award, Environmental Systems Research Institute ([[ESRI]]), 2001;
* Lifetime Achievement Award, Environmental Systems Research Institute ([[Environmental Systems Research Institute|ESRI]]), 2001;
* Honorary Doctor of Science, [[Keele University]], 2001;
* Honorary Doctor of Science, [[Keele University]], 2001;
* Award of Distinction for Exceptional Scholarly Contributions to Cartography, Canadian Cartographic Association, 1999;
* Award of Distinction for Exceptional Scholarly Contributions to Cartography, [[Canadian Cartographic Association]], 1999;
* Honorary Doctor of Science, [[Université Laval]], 1999.
* Honorary Doctor of Science, [[Université Laval]], 1999.

==See also==
* {{Annotated link|Alexander Stewart Fotheringham}}
* {{Annotated link|Arthur Getis}}
* {{Annotated link|Concepts and Techniques in Modern Geography}}
* {{Annotated link|George F. Jenks}}
* {{Annotated link|Michael DeMers}}
* {{Annotated link|Technical geography}}
** {{Annotated link|Quantitative geography}}
** {{Annotated link|Qualitative geography}}
* {{Annotated link|Waldo Tobler}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:11, 10 November 2024

Mike Goodchild
Michael Frank Goodchild in 2017.
Born (1944-02-24) February 24, 1944 (age 80)
EducationUniversity of Cambridge
McMaster University
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Western Ontario
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of Washington
Arizona State University
ThesisThe Generation of Small Scale Relief Features of Eroded Limestone: A Study of Erosional Scallops (1969)
Doctoral advisorDerek C. Ford[1]
Doctoral studentsAlan 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.[2] In 2008, he founded the UCSB Center for Spatial Studies.

Education

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Scholarship

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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

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As a doctoral student at McMaster University, Goodchild rediscovered Castleguard Cave (20 kilometers long, the longest cave in Canada).[citation needed] His student Alan Glennon discovered an entrance and made significant discoveries to the Martin Ridge Cave System, Kentucky (51.8 kilometers long).[citation needed] Goodchild's dissertation advisor, Derek C. Ford, is a Canadian geomorphologist and karst scientist.

Honors

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Michael Frank Goodchild - GIS Wiki | The GIS Encyclopedia". wiki.gis.com. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Curriculum Vitae". UCSB Department of Geography. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  3. ^ "British Academy Fellows, Record for: GOODCHILD, Professor Michael". British Academy. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Foreign Members". Royal Society. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Research Award". UCGIS. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
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