Paul A. Longley
University College,
London, UK


Paul A. Longley is Professor of Geographic Information Science at University College London, where he is also Deputy Director at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA: http://www.casa.ucl.ac.uk). Before assuming his present position, he worked at the Universities of Bristol, Cardiff and Reading, UK. He has wide-ranging interests in GISc, including geodemographics, urban modelling and the integration of remote sensing and GIS. He is currently Editor of the journal ‘ Computers, Environment and Urban Systems’.

Michael F. Goodchild
University of California,
Santa Barbara, USA

Michael F. Goodchild is Professor of Geography at the University of California, Santa Barbara where he holds other posts including; Chair of the Executive Committee, National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA) and Associate Director of the Alexandria Digital Library Project. Before moving to Santa Barbara, he was at the University of Western Ontario for 19 years, including 3 years as Chair. He has received many prestigious awards for his contributions to the study of geography and has published widely in the area. His current research interests include GISc, spatial analysis, the future of the library, and uncertainty in geographic data.

David J. Maguire, Ph.D.
ESRI, Redlands,
California, USA

David J. Maguire is Director of Products at Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) with responsibility for product development, GIS solutions and international business. He was formerly Technical and then Managing Director of ESRI in the UK, and prior to joining ESRI, was a Lecturer in GIS at the University of Leicester, UK. He has co-authored or co-edited four other books and over 70 papers on GIS.

David W. Rhind
City University,
London, UK

David W. Rhind is Vice-Chancellor of City University, London and in January 2001, was honored by the Queen for his contributions to geographical and social sciences. Before assuming his present position, he was Director General of Ordnance Survey, Britain’s national mapping agency. He has been involved in GIS for over 30 years, including working in the Experimental Cartography Unit, at Durham University and then Birkbeck College, London and leading teams developing such systems as the European Commission's Environmental Information System as well as introducing ARC/INFO in Europe in 1983.




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