Ryan Keenan

Since completing his BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering Surveying (Nottingham Trent University) and PhD in GPS, Geodesy & Navigation (University College London - UCL), he has more than 24 years of experience aross the GNSS industry. First with high-precision GNSS receiver manufacturer Leica Geosystems and more recently as Principal Consultant at Positioning Insights in Melbourne, Australia. Dr. Keenan is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne in Australia working in the fields of Positioning Navigation and Timing (PNT) using GNSS technologies, and satellite geodesy - the science of accurately measuring the Earth's geometric shape, orientation in space and its gravity field through satellites.

As Principal Consultant at Positioning Insights in Melbourne Australia, Dr. Keenan provides bespoke advisory services to global public and private sector organisations, on how satellite- and terrestrial-based positioning technologies can be best applied to overcome increasing challenges across multiple markets. These services include GNSS Technologies advisor, strategic business development and marketing to a range of clients spanning small-to-medium enterprises, national governments and international development agencies.

Dr. Keenan is currently Chair of The International Federation of Surveyors' (FIG) Commission 5 - Positioning and Measurement and an active member of FIG’s Asia Pacific Capability Development Network (AP CDN). He is the FIG Representative to the United Nations’ Sub-Committee on Geodesy (SCoG), an industry member of two UN-GGIM Working Groups, an industry member of the UN-GGIM Private Sector Network (PSN) and an individual member on the UN Global Geodetic Centre of Excellence (UN-GGCE) International Advisory Committee (IAC).