David Coleman, Ph.D., P.Eng., FCAE, FRCGS 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 land information management consulting firm.   The former Dean of UNB's Faculty of Engineering and Chair of its Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, Dave has authored over 150 publications and reports dealing with land information policy development, geomatics operations management, geographic information standards and spatial data infrastructure.    He is currently a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, Engineers Canada, and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.  In the past, 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.