Professor William Cartwright

William Cartwright is Professor of Cartography and Geographical Visualization in the School of Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, where he specialises in the application of New Media technologies to Cartography. He joined the University after spending a number of years in both the government and private sectors of the mapping industry. He holds undergraduate qualifications in Cartography and graduate qualifications in education, media studies, information and communication technology education and graphic design. He is President of the International Cartographic Association and a member of the ICA’s Commission on Geographical Visualization and and the Commission on Maps and the Internet. He chairs the ICA Working Group on Art and Cartography.

SUMMARY 
Over twenty-five years experience in the tertiary education sector in Australia, Great Britain, Austria and Spain. Focussed research on New Media applications to the depiction of geospatial information since 1984. On-going research and applied research applications have explored the potential of new approaches for cartography.

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