Professor William Cartwright AM PhD EdD

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William (Bill) Cartwright is Honorary Professor in the School of Science at RMIT University. Before becoming an academic he spent 11 years in the mapping industry. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Melbourne and a Doctor of Education from RMIT University. He has six other university qualifications – in the fields of cartography, applied science, education, media studies, information and communication technology and graphic design – and is the author of over 300 academic papers. His major research interest is the application of integrated media to cartography for the depiction geographical information. He was President of the International Cartographic Association (2007–2011) and Chair of the Joint Board of Geospatial Information Societies (now UN-GGIM: Geospatial Societies) (2011–2014). In 2013 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for services to cartography and geospatial science as an academic, researcher and educator.

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