David J. Coleman, FCAE

Dr. David J. Coleman, FCAE, FEC, is a retired Professor of Geomatics Engineering at the University of New Brunswick and Past President of the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association. Prior to obtaining his PhD, he spent 15 years in the Canadian geomatics industry as a project surveyor and engineer, then an executive with one of Canada’s largest digital mapping firms, and later as a partner in a GIS and land information management consulting firm.

Over his career, he has authored more than 175 publications on spatial data infrastructure, land information policy development, geomatics operations management, and geographic information standards and has consulted on projects in Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and South America. He has served as President of the Canadian Institute of Geomatics, Canadian delegate to FIG Commission 3, a member of the GEOIDE Research Network Board of Directors, a member of the Mapping Sciences Committee of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and a member of advisory boards to public and private organizations in Canada and Australia.

Dr. Coleman holds BScE and MScE degrees in Surveying Engineering from the University of New Brunswick, and a PhD in Surveying and Spatial Information Sciences from the University of Tasmania.

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