Speaker:  Michael Frank Goodchild, Member of American Academy of Sciences
　　Theme: Big Data and GIS Applications
　　Time: 9:30, 16th, Nov.  2014
　　Venue: Room 757, Engineering Building C
　　Organizer: School of Geosicence
       Introduction:

　　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.

　　His research interests center on geographic information science, spatial analysis, and uncertainty in geographic data.His most influential work has involved research on Geographic Information Science (aka GIS or computer mapping). He is widely credited with coining "Volunteered Geographic Information" and is considered the world's foremost expert on the topic.

　　Editor: Bu Lingduo

　　Source: UPC News Center