Neil Ackroyd
Chief Product Officer @Nctech
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WORK HISTORY
Chief Product Officer @Nctech
Edinburgh City, GB
Thrilled to be working at NCTech, the world’s leading independent provider of street-level geospatial data. Mapping with a purpose, innovating and disrupting at a global scale.
EDUCATION
Durham University
BA hons, Geography, Remote Sensing
SKILLS
ABOUT NEIL ACKROYD
A senior executive experienced at board level in both the private and public sector. Recognising that people really drive change not technology. A career that combines technology innovation, commercial growth, geospatial operations at scale and way too much travel.Now thrilled to be supporting NCTech Ltd delivering affordable and performant mobile mapping integrating 360 degree imagery, LiDAR and survey grade GNSS across the globe.Previously I held the responsibility for mapping Great Britain as COO (and Acting CEO) at Ordnance Survey for over 15 years leading an amazing team of over 800 surveyors, cartographers and software engineers. I am proud to have been involved in the earliest innovations in GPS for surveying and mapping when I supported the market development and system integration of the first GPS systems at Trimble. Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS) and Royal Geographical Society (FRGS)Member of the Advisory Panel on Public Sector Information (APPSI)- 2009-14 & UK Public Data Group 2013-15 helping HMG develop its national data infrastructure plans.Member of Industrial Advisory Boards to University College London, IEESG University of Nottingham and University of Newcastle. Member of the Communications and Navigation Advisory Board to the British National Space Centre (BNSC) 20••••08.Published the first book on GPS use in navigation (1st published in 1990) Global Navigation: A GPS Users Guide” -250pp. Lloyds of London Press. 1st Ed. April 1990. 2nd Ed. May 1994. ISBN 18••••••76. Co-authored with Robert Lorimer. U.S Patent : 5,610,818. Remote Operated Computer Assisted Precise Pile driving and Drill Rig System - Awarded March 11 1997.Specialities: National & HD mapping, Land Registration, applications, construction engineering, Remote sensing & GPS/GNSS. Wide range of international market experience notably in the US, Middle East, Africa,India and China
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