Mr Robert Steele CGeog (GIS)

Biography

Occupation: GIS Manager Employer: Mole Valley District Council Memo: Robert works as the GIS Manager for Mole Valley District Council in Surrey. His role encompasses all aspects of GIS including those of provision, development, administration and best use of GIS throughout the authority. He is also involved in peripheral (IT) elements such as service strategy, design and provision, systems development and technical planning. He has developed the prominence and understanding of GIS among officers, senior management and elected members and helped to improve the efficiency and accuracy of decision-making at a corporate level. GIS now underpins all major business systems, is available to all staff and is integral to the daily operation of most services. Robert is the Deputy Project Lead for the authority’s long term emissions reduction plan, which targets the carbon footprint of the organisation, its partners and the wider community of Mole Valley. He has been instrumental in the preparation and application of remedial measures drawn up in the authority’s Carbon Management Plan 2010-2015. Robert holds a BSc in Geography and Environmental Management from the University of the West of England Bristol. He is interested in 3D visualisation and preparing terrain models for environmental impact assessment.