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Mike Goodchild
Michael Frank Goodchild in 2017.
Born	(1944-02-24)February 24, 1944 (age 81)
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[1]
Doctoral students	Alan Glennon

Michael Frank Goodchild (born February 24, 1944) is a British-Americangeographer. He is an Emeritus Professor ofGeography at theUniversity of California, Santa Barbara. After nineteen years at theUniversity 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 theUCSB Center for Spatial Studies.

• Ph.D., Geography,McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, 1969^[2]
• B.A., Physics,Downing College, Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 1965^[2]

His most influential work has involved research onGeographic Information Science (aka GIS). He is widely credited with coining "Volunteered Geographic Information" and is considered the world's foremost expert on the topic.

As a doctoral student atMcMaster University, Goodchild rediscoveredCastleguard Cave (20 kilometers long, the longestcave inCanada).^{[citation needed]} His studentAlan Glennon discovered an entrance and made significant discoveries to theMartin Ridge Cave System,Kentucky (51.8 kilometers long).^{[citation needed]} Goodchild's dissertation advisor,Derek C. Ford, is a Canadian geomorphologist andkarst scientist.

• Fellow of theBritish Academy, 2010-^[3]
• Foreign Member of the Royal Society, 2010-^[4]
• Researcher of the Year,University Consortium for Geographic Information Science, 2010;^[5]
• 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 theNational 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.

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• 1944 births
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• 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

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