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Resume of Dr Robin Steeves |
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Overview |
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Dr Robin R. Steeves
has more than 30 years experience in surveying, geodesy, and
geomatics engineering. He has had a wide range of research,
development, management, and consulting experience in these
fields. His experience has been in all three of the
university, industry, and government (both provincial and
federal) environments.
Since 1975 Robin
has:
- Performed a
variety of surveying and geodetic field work;
- Taught
university courses in geodesy and adjustment calculus;
- Performed
research in geodesy and geomatics (in university,
industry, and government);
- Managed and
supervised research and development in geodesy and
geomatics at the Geodetic Survey of Canada;
- As consulting
engineer, performed and analyzed surveying and geodetic
network adjustments of many networks of various types
and sizes around the world;
- As senior
manager, managed the field survey program at the
Geodetic Survey of Canada;
- Researched,
developed, marketed, and supported the internationally
acclaimed GeoLab computer software package.
He has authored
and co-authored more than 35 scientific and technical papers
(see list below). He very much enjoys the challenges
presented to him by consulting and collaborating in geodesy
and geomatics, related technologies, and associated research
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Education
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- Bachelor
Degree (BScE) in Surveying Engineering, 1971 –
1976, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton,
N.B.
- Doctorate Degree (PhD) in Geodesy and Geomatics
Engineering, 1976 – 1981, University of New
Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B.
- Award:
Sir Gottfreid Konecny Survey Award, 1975,
University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B.
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International Affiliations
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- Member of the Canadian National
Committee for the International Union of
Geodesy and Geophysics, 1988 – 1991.
- NATO Designated Point of Contact for the
Civil GPS Service, 1988 – 1990.
- Secretary, International Association of
Geodesy Commission X on Continental
Networks, 1986 – 1990.
- Secretary, IAG Special Study Group on
Models for Time Dependent Geodetic
Networks, 1985 – 1988.
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Service on Committees
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- Member of the Government of New
Brunswick’s Spatial Data Technical
Committee in support of the development
of a New Brunswick Spatial Data
Infrastructure (GeoNB), Service New
Brunswick, 2007 – 2009.
- Chair, New Brunswick Spatial Data
Standards Task Force, in support of the
development of spatial data standards
and related collaboration for New
Brunswick, Service New Brunswick, 2007 –
2009.
- Member of the Transport Canada Advisory
Committee on Multimodal Navigation
Technology Assessment, 1989 – 1990.
- Member of the NSERC Civil (including
geodesy and geomatics engineering)
Engineering Grant Selection Committee,
1989 – 1990.
- Chairman, Canadian Committee on
Positioning from Space (NACCSM), 1986 –
1989.
- Executive Member for CIS Relations,
Canadian Geophysical Union, 1986 – 1988.
- Chairman of the Publications Committee
of the Geodetic Survey of Canada, 1983 –
1988.
- Member, Geodesy and Control Surveys
Committee, Canadian Institute of
Surveying and Mapping, 1982 – 1990.
- Member, Canadian Control Survey
Committee, Canadian Council on Surveying
and Mapping, 1981-1990.
- Faculty Member on the Student-Faculty
Relations Committee of the Faculty of
Engineering, University of New
Brunswick, 1980 – 1981.
- Member of the Expanded Survey Profession
Committee of the Association of New
Brunswick Land Surveyors, 1980.
- Chairman, Fredericton Branch of the
Canadian Institute of Surveying, 1979 –
1981.
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Employment, Research, and Teaching
Experience
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- May 1986 - Present: Geodesy and
Geomatics Engineer, BitWise Ideas Inc.
Research and consulting in surveying and
geodesy, research and development in
geodesy and geomatics engineering.
- June 2007 - June 2009: Service New
Brunswick, Policy and Outreach Officer.
Research and collaboration toward the
development of a spatial data
infrastructure for the Province of New
Brunswick. Fredericton, New Brunswick.
- February 1990 - May 2007: Microsearch
Corporation, President. Consulting in
surveying and geodesy, research and
development in geodesy, mapping, and
geomatics.
- June 1988 - February 1990: Assistant
Director, Surveys, Geodetic Survey of
Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
- May 1986 - June 1988: Chief, Systems
Development Section, Geodetic Survey of
Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
- January 1986 - April 1986: Acting
Assistant Director, Strategic Planning,
Director General's Office, Surveys &
Mapping Branch, Ottawa, Ontario.
- May 1985 - December 1985: Acting
Assistant Director, Data Management,
Geodetic Survey of Canada, Ottawa,
Ontario.
- August 1983 - May 1985: Chief, Research
and Development Section, Geodetic Survey
of Canada.
- April 1983 - August 1983: Acting Head,
Research and Development Section,
Geodetic Survey of Canada.
- August 1981 - March 1983: Research
Officer, Research and Development
Section, Geodetic Survey of Canada.
- September 1979 - April 1981: Lecturer
(Faculty Member) in Geodesy and
Surveying Engineering, Department of
Surveying Engineering, U.N.B. Taught
courses in geodesy and least squares
adjustments.
- May 1977 - July 1981: Research towards
PhD Degree in Geodesy, Department of
Surveying Engineering, U.N.B.
- May 1976 - August 1979: Research,
Lecturer, and Graduate Studies,
Department of Surveying Engineering,
U.N.B.
- May 1974 - September 1975: Part-time
Research Assistant, Department of
Surveying Engineering U.N.B.
- May 1972 - August 1976: Field surveys of
various types including: Party Chief of
second and third order geodetic control
network measurement and reconnaissance;
Party Chief of a deformation survey in
the Andes Mountains in Peru; Instrument
person in extensive third order geodetic
control networks; Chainman/Rodman in
subdivision construction surveys.
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Scientific and Technical Publications
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- Chrzanowski,
Adam; Szostak-Chrzanowski, Anna; and
Steeves, Robin: Reliability and Efficiency
of Dam Deformation Monitoring Schemes.
Presented by Dr. Steeves at the 2011 Annual
Canadian Dam Association Conference,
Fredericton, N.B., Canada, October, 2011.
- Steeves, R. R., Moreri, K. (2009) SDI
Impacts in New Brunswick - Progress
Report. Service New Brunswick Research
Report, January.
- Steeves, R. R., Finley, D. (2008)
Geomatics 2.0 for New Brunswick - In
Support of a Spectrum (Green Included)
of Decisions (presentation at the
Geomatics Atlantic 2008 Conference,
Saint John, NB), November.
- Vanícek, P, Steeves, R. R. (1995)
Transformation of coordinates between
two horizontal geodetic datums.
Manuscripta Geodetica.
- Steeves, R. R.; C. Chamberlain, D.
McArthur (1989) Cost-Effectiveness of a
Canadian Active Control System, Paper
Presented at the Las Cruces
International GPS Symposium.
- McArthur, D. J.; R. R. Steeves (1988) On
the Impact of the Active Control System
on Survey Control Networks, Papers for
the CISM Seminars on the NAD83
Redefinition in Canada and the Impact on
Users.
- Steeves, R. R., C. Chamberlain, M.
Berube (1988) Future Network Maintenance
in Canada, Paper for CISM Geodesy
Committee Seminars on NAD83.
- McArthur, D.; R. R. Steeves (1988) On
the Impact of the Active Control System
on Survey Control Networks, Paper for
CISM Geodesy Committee Seminars on NAD83.
- Steeves, R. R.; D. J. McArthur, and N.
Beck (1987) Development Status of a
GPS-Based Automated Geodetic Control
System, Presented at the Annual Meeting
of the Canadian Institute of Surveying
and Mapping, June.
- Steeves, R. R.; P. Heroux, D. McArthur,
K. Lochhead (1987) Development of GPS
Data Processing Software at the Geodetic
Survey of Canada, Presented at the
Annual Meeting of the Canadian Institute
of Surveying and Mapping, June.
- Lachapelle, G.; M. Casey, R. R. Steeves
(1987) Satellite-Based Precise Radio
Navigation: Achievements and Prospects,
Fourth Canadian Aeronautics and Space
Institute Conference on Astronautics,
November.
- Cross, Hannah, Hradilek, Kelm, Mekinen,
Merry, Sjoberg, Steeves, Vanicek, and
Zilkoski (1987) Four-dimensional
geodetic positioning, Report of the IAG
SSG 4.96, Manuscripta Geodaetica, Volume
12, Number 3, pp 142-222.
- Delikaraoglou, D.; R. R. Steeves, N.
Beck (1986) Development of a Canadian
Active Control System Using GPS,
Proceedings of the Fourth International
Geodetic Symposium on Satellite
Positioning, University of Texas at
Austin, Austin, Texas.
- Mainville, A.; R. R. Steeves, (1986)
Stations de Poursuite pour Ephemerides,
presente au seminaire GPS, le
Positionment Global A Votre Service,
Universitie Laval, Quebec, 13 et 14
Mars, 1986.
- Junkins, D.R.; R. R. Steeves (1986)
Accumulation of the Cholesky Square Root
in Helmert Blocking. The Canadian
Surveyor, Volume 40, No. 3, pp 297-314.
- Kouba, J.; Lambert, A.; Popelar, J.;
Steeves, R. R.; Cannon, W. C. (1986)
Plans for a VLBI and GPS Monitoring
Network for Geodesy and Geodynamics in
Canada. Advances in Space Research.
- Steeves, R. R. (1985) "GPS at the
Canadian Geodetic Survey: Experience and
Future Prospects", presented at the
Ontario Land Surveyor's seminar on the
Impact of GPS on Surveying Practice in
Ontario, Mississauga, Ontario, November.
- Steeves, R. R. (1985) "GPS Errors and
Biases", presented at the CIS sponsored
GPS Seminars, Fredericton, June 7, 1985.
- Steeves, R. R.; Boal (1985) NAD83:
Status and Plans. Proceedings of the
1985 Canadian Institute of Surveying
Annual Meeting, Edmonton.
- Steeves, R. R.; C.R. Penton (1985)
Guidelines for the Integration of
Geodetic Networks in Canada. The
Canadian Surveyor, Volume 39, No. 3, pp
197-210.
- Chamberlain, C.A.; R. R. Steeves; C. R.
Penton (1985) A Scenario for the
Maintenance of the Canadian Geodetic
Network. The Canadian Surveyor, Volume
39, No. 3, pp 189-195.
- Delikaraoglou, D.; R. R. Steeves (1985)
The Impact of VLBI and GPS on Geodesy in
Canada. First International Symposium on
Precise Positioning with the Global
Positioning System, Washington, D.C.,
April.
- Steeves, R. R. (1984) Mathematical
Models for the Use in the Readjustment
of the North American Geodetic Networks.
Technical Report No. 1, Geodetic Survey
of Canada, Ottawa.
- Berube, M.; R. R. Steeves (1984)
Analysis of a Geodetic Tie to the
Algonquin Radio Telescope, Technical
Report No. 3, Geodetic Survey of Canada,
Ottawa.
- Steeves, R. R. (1982) Statistical
Analysis of Control Coordinate Changes
Resulting from the Integration of
Geodetic Networks, presented at the 1983
Annual Meeting of the Canadian Institute
of Surveying, Victoria, B.C.
- Steeves, R. R.; C.S. Fraser (1982) A
Review of Basic Statistical Post
Analysis Procedures of Least Squares
Adjustment Results, Canadian Institute
of Surveying Adjustment Seminars, Paper
No. 7.
- Steeves, R. R. (1981) Estimation of
Gravity Tilt Response to Atmospheric
Phenomena at the Fredericton Tiltmetric
Station Using a Least Squares Response
Method, PhD Dissertation, Department of
Surveying Engineering, U.N.B.,
Fredericton, N.B., Canada.
- Steeves, R. R. (1981) A Statistical Test
for Significance of Peaks in the Least
Squares Spectrum. Collected Papers of
the Geodetic Survey of Canada.
- Steeves, R. R.; P. Vanicek (1979) Earth
Tide Tilt Observations at U.N.B. Poster
Presentation at the Sixth Annual Meeting
of the Canadian Geophysical Union,
Fredericton, N.B.
- Steeves, R. R. (1979) Orthogonalization
of Base Functions Versus Diagonalization
of Matrices. Graduate Report, Department
of Surveying Engineering, U.N.B.
- Steeves, R. R. (1978) A Note on the
Optimal Design of Geodetic Projects.
Internal Report, Department of Surveying
Engineering, U.N.B.
- Steeves, R. R. (1978) Constraints for
Rank Deficient Problems in Geodesy - The
Pseudoinverse, Graduate Report,
Department of Surveying Engineering,
U.N.B.
- Steeves, R. R. (1978) On the Isoscale
Lines of the Double Stereographic
Projection, Internal Report, Department
of Surveying Engineering, U.N.B.
- Steeves, R. R. (1978) A User's Manual
for Program GEOPAN: Geodetic Plane
Adjustment and Analysis, Technical
Report No. 54, Department of Surveying
Engineering, U.N.B.
- Krakiwsky, E. J.; D. B. Thomson; R. R.
Steeves (1977) A Manual for Geodetic
Coordinate Transformations in the
Maritimes, Technical Report No. 48,
Department of Surveying Engineering,
U.N.B.
- Thomson, D. B.; M. P. Mepham; R. R.
Steeves (1977) The Stereographic Double
Projection, Technical Report No. 46,
Department of Surveying Engineering,
U.N.B.
- Steeves, R. R. (1976) An Assessment of
Wall-Monumented Urban Control.
Undergraduate Report, Department of
Surveying Engineering, U.N.B.
- Steeves, R. R. (1976) Collocation in EDM
Processing, Graduate Report, Department
of Surveying Engineering, U.N.B.
- Steeves, R. R. (1975) The Use of Wall
Monumentation in Urban Areas and Related
Topics. Undergraduate Report, Department
of Surveying Engineering, U.N.B.
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