Paul A. Longley is a British geographer. He is Professor of Geographic Information Science (GISci) at

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

(UCL), UK, where he also directs the ESRC Consumer Data Research Centre. Prior to joining UCL in July 2000, he was the Professor of Geography at the

University of Bristol , mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'') , established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter , type ...

. His research interests are developed around socioeconomic applications of GIScience, and have included projects based on topics such as: geo-temporal demographics and social media usage, fractal analysis of cities, geo-genealogy of family names, retail geography analytics and the effectiveness of public service delivery (specifically health, education and policing). His publications include 18 books and over 150 contributions to refereed journal articles, edited collections and book chapters. He is past Editor-in-Chief of the academic journal ''Computers, Environment and Urban Systems'' and a past co-editor of '' Environment and Planning B''. He teaches ''Geographic Information Science and Systems'' and is a co-author of the best-selling book of that name. He has been involved in the postgraduate supervision of over 50 Ph.D. students. He is a regular contributor to internationally conferences and has held eleven externally funded visiting appointments, and has many extensive teaching commitments. In 2013 he was awarded the ''Royal Geographical Society Victoria Medal''.

Appointments

* 2000–Present - Professor of Geographic Information Science,

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

(2003-4 - seconded to ESRC Advanced Institute for Management Research Senior Fellowship) * 1996-2000 - Professor of Geography,

* 1994-96 - Reader in Geography,

(including a period as an ESRC Research Fellow, 1994–95) * 1992-94 - Lecturer in Geography,

* 1984-92 - Lecturer in Planning, Cardiff University (UWIST prior to 1/9/88) * 1983 84 Lecturer in Geography,

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Education & Qualifications

* 1997 - D.Sc.,

* 1984 - Ph.D. (Urban Geography),

* 1980 - B.Sc. First Class Honours (Geography),

Special Awards, Honours & Distinctions

* 2013 - Royal Geographical Society Victoria Medal * 2010 - Visiting Professor,

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* 2008 - Visiting Professor,

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* 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 - Visiting Professor,

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, Japan * 2002 - Registered Practitioner, the Higher Education Academy (previously the ILTHE) * 2002 - Elected Academician, Academy of Social Sciences (Academy of Learned Societies for the Social Sciences prior to 2007) * 1980 -

Miller Barstow Prize for best undergraduate social science dissertation * 1980 - Walter Scheel Scholarship

References

External links

Official website
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