Marco Painho is currently Full Professor of NOVA Information Management School (NOVA IMS). He coordinates the Master of Science Program in Geospatial Technologies (Erasmus Mundus) and the Master in Geographic Information Systems and Science. Research interests include Geographic Information Systems, Natural Resource Information Systems, Information Integration, Crowed Sourced Geospatial Information, Spatial Analysis and GIS Education. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering by the Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, a Master of Regional Planning (MRP) by the University of Massachusetts, a Doctor of Philosophy in Geography (Ph.D.) by the University of California and Habilitation in Geographic Information Systems by the Universidade Nova de Lisboa. He was the NOVA IMS Director between 2000 and 2010. He is the author and editor of over 200 publications, including books, book chapters, papers, and articles in national and international conference proceedings. He has coordinated over 100 research and development, consulting, and international cooperation projects.