David R. Green is past Chairman of the Association for Geographic Information (AGI); a member of AGI Scotland (AGIS); past Editor in Chief of The Cartographic Journal; past-President of the EUCC–The Coastal and Marine Union in Leiden, The Netherlands; past-Vice-Chair of the European Centre for Nature Conservation (ECNC) Scientific Committee (ECNC); Vice-Chair of the IGU Commission on Coastal Systems; a Member of the Advisory Committee - Center for Coastal and Marine Studies (CCMS) (Bulgaria); Chair of the CoastGIS 2020 Conference; Chair of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society (RSGS) Aberdeen Local Group; and is currently a Director and Chair of EGCP Ltd.
He is also Editor in Chief of the Journal of Coastal Conservation, Planning and Management (Springer).
David is a specialist in the environmental applications of geospatial technologies with interests in geographical information systems, remote sensing (terrestrial and bathymetric), cartography/digital mapping, Internet and mobile GIS, coastal and marine resource management, hydrography, marine spatial planning (MSP), and UAV/drone technology.
He has published a number of books on Coastal Zone Management; Geographical Information Systems (GIS); Remote Sensing; and UAV Applications.