Dave Gibson joined the faculty of the University of Florida in 1974. His specialties within Geomatics include Land Information Systems and Professional Surveying and Mapping Practice. At present, Dave is an Associate Professor and is leading the distance education Initiative of the Geomatics Program in the School of Forest Resources and Conservation.  He conducts research and teaches courses in many of the various aspects of Geomatics. Dr. Gibson is licensed as a Professional Surveyor and Mapper in the State of Florida and serves as a program evaluator in the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology.  He was also appointed to a national study panel on "The Future of Surveying and Mapping Education in the U.S." of ACSM, 1991-present.

Education:

Ph.D. -University of Alabama   2002
M.S.  -University of Miami        1970
B.S.   -University of Cincinnati   1967

Courses Taught:

Geomatics
Visualization of Spatial Information
Cadastral Principles
Route Geometrics and Design
Surveying and Mapping Practice

Principal Publications : 

Gibson, D. W., "U.S. Surveying and Mapping Education in 1993," refereed paper, Surveying and Land Information, Journal of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, Vol. 53, No. 4, December 1993, Bethesda, MD

Gibson, D. W., "Base Mapping Needs for Small Community GIS," invited paper for a select compendium in GIS assembled by the Homer Hoyt Center for Land Economics, Florida State University, July, 1992.

Gibson, D. W., "The 1992 POB Analysis of Surveying and Mapping Programs in the U.S. and Canada," POB Magazine, July-August edition, 1992.

Gibson, D. W., "A Work Plan for GIS Development in Charlotte County," research report, January 1992.

Gibson, D. W., "GIS in Surveying and Mapping an Educational Dilemma," Bulletin of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, Number 131, April, 1991.

Research 

Contact Information:
303 Reed Lab
University of Florida
Gainesville FL 32611-0565

Phone: (352) 392-4995
Email: dgibs@ufl.edu