Michael Jones was a former Chief Technology Advocate at Google, who was best known for his pioneering work on Google Earth.
He was awarded the Society's Patron’s Gold Medal in 2020 for his contribution to the development of geospatial information. His work will be remembered for the incredible impact it made in his field, through democratizing and popularizing cartography and spatial awareness.
In the words of our President Baroness Lynda Chalker, “His inspiring career trajectory is charted by his vision to redefine mapping from static lines and symbols to an interactive geographical web of context and information”.
A full tribute for Michael can be found on Geospatial World.
Image: Michael Jones
According to new research published today in the Society’s journal, The Geographical Journal, England and Wales are more ethnically diverse – and less segregated – than ever before.
We spoke to Dr Samantha Saville, recipient of the Area Prize for her article Humble Geographies, about her experience of publishing in Area.
Congratulations to our Fellows who were recently awarded Chartered Geographer status by our Council.
On 29 November 2019, Fellows and members of the Society took part in a special debate in the House of Lords.
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