CV

University Education
Master of Science (Cand. Scient.) in Physical geography (1983)
University of Copenhagen

Theoretical and Practical and Teaching (1984)
Ministry of Education

Career
2004 -
Associate professor, Aalborg University, Department of Department of Development and Planning

1996 – 2003
External lecturer, Alborg University, Department of Department of Development and Planning

1995 -
Senior scientist, Research Group Manager from 2003, NERI - National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark, Department of Policy Analysis

1992 – 1995
Senior consultant - Geographic Information Technology, Kommunedata, Copenhagen

1990 – 1992
Head of Department – Surveying and mapping, The Zealand Natural Gas Company

1987 – 1990
Grammer school teacher, Slagelse Gymnasium

1986 – 1987
Hydrologist – Hydrologic and hydraulic modelling, Hedeselskabet, Slagelse

1986 – 1986
Systems consultant – Geographic Information Technology, Kommunedata, Odense

1984 – 1986
Systems consultant – Datamodelling and database design, Unibank

Honorary Positions
Chief editor of the GeoForum Perspectiv - The Danish Journal of Geographical Information - published by GeoForum – the Danish Society for Geographic Information.

Member of EU INSPIRE Expert Group concerning Environmental-European Spatial Data Infrastructure

Danish member of Scientific Committee for ScanGIS - Scandinavian Research Conference on Geographical Information Science.

Scientific editor and co-organiser of ScanGIS’99, Aalborg University, June 1999.

Member of the GI Norden Steering Committe

NERI’s member of AGILE - Association of Geographic Information Laboratories in Europe.

Member of the Danish National Base Mapping Board

Member of the GIS Adivisory Board of the Ministry of Environment.

Member of the Advisory board for the Danish Metadata Standard on Geographic Information

Member of the Advisory board for the Area Information System of the Ministry of Environment.

Referee activities concerning ScanGIS conferences and various journals

Professional Interests

• Spatial decision support systems
• Spatial Analysis and Statistics
• Infrastructure for Spatial Information
• Public Participation GIS
• Sustainable Development and Planning