JOEL VAN CRANENBROECK

Joël van Cranenbroeck is Managing Director and founder of Creative Geosensing CGEOS an new company specialized in Engineering Geodesy. He was before Business Technology Manager at the New Business Division of Leica Geosystems AG, Heerbrugg, Switzerland. He led the development of hardware and software solutions for GNSS Network-RTK since 2001 and made significant contributions in geodetic monitoring development and applications such as the method for aligning high rise structures (such as the Burj Dubai). Joel is Chair of Working Group 6.2 in FIG Commission 6, was awarded in 2009 the title of Honoured Lecturer of the Siberian State Academy of Geodesy in Novosibirsk, and is senior scientist consultant for two universities in Belgium. He designed numerous projects for structural monitoring applications such as bridges, dams, tunnels, etc. He worked at the Belgian Cadastre organization, at the Geodetic Department of the Belgian National Geographical Institute and in Star Informatic – a GIS software based Belgian company – before he joined Van Hopplynus Instruments SA/NV, the Leica Geosystems exclusive representative in Belgium in 1993 as product specialist in GPS, GIS, Engineering and Industrial applications to finally as Sales and Marketing Manager took over the leadership of the department. From measuring the Earth I started in 2008 to shape the clay on a potter wheel. For me surveying or throwing the clay is the same as creative acts. Last I am also water colour painter ...