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Assoc Prof Kevin McDougall


Name : Assoc Prof Kevin McDougall
Position : Head of Discipline (Surveying & Spatial Science)
Section : Faculty of Engineering and Surveying
Surveying and Spatial Science
Office : Z443.1
Location : Toowoomba Campus
Phone : 61 7 4631 2545
Extension : 2545
E-mail :
Qualifications : BSurv, BSurv(Hons), MSurv&Map Qld
PhD Melb


Home Page : http://www.usq.edu.au/users/mcdougall
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Professional Memberships
Member of the Institute of Surveyors, Australia
Member of the Australasian and Regional Information Systems Association
Member of Spatial Sciences Institute

Professional Affiliations
Board of Trustees for Bi Centennial Education Foundation
Program Coordinator 2008 SSC Queensland Conference

Research Interests
Spatial Data Infrastructure, property and water rights, data sharing

Recent Research Outcomes
Three most recent :
McDougall, K., Rajabifard, A. and Williamson, I. (2007), Building the spatial data infrastructure through data sharing - measuring progress within Australian local and state government jurisdictions. Paper presented at the Spatial Sciences Institute Biennial International Conference, 14-18 May 2007, Hobart, Tasmania.

McDougall, Kevin and Rajabifard, Abbas and Williamson, Ian (2007) A mixed-method approach for evaluating spatial data sharing partnerships for spatial data infrastruture development. In: Onsrud, Harlan, (ed.) Research and theory in advancing spatial data infrastructure concepts. ESRI Press, Redlands, California, pp. 55-73.

McDougall, K., Rajabifard, A. and Williamson, I. P. (2006), A Mixed Method Approach for Evaluating Spatial Data Sharing Partnerships for SDI Development. Paper presented at the International Conference on Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI9), 3-11 November 2006, Santiago, Chile.
Most notable :
McDougall, K. and Rajabifard, A. and Williamson, I. (2007) A mixed-method approach for evaluating spatial data sharing partnerships for spatial data infrastruture development. In: Onsrud, Harlan, (ed.) Research and theory in advancing spatial data infrastructure concepts. ESRI Press, Redlands, California, pp. 55-73.

McDougall, K., Rajabifard, A. & Williamson, I.P. 2005, Understanding the Motivations and Capacity for SDI Development from the Local Level, in 8th International Conference on Global Spatial Data Infrastructures (GSDI 8), Cairo, Eygpt, 16-21 April, 2005.CD-ROM, pp. 379-88.

McDougall, K, Young, FR & Apan, A 2003, Operational Infrastructure for Quality Distance and Online geospatial programs, Cartography, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 25-37.

Currently Teaching Courses/Programs
SVY2301 Automated Surveying Systems
CIV2701 Road Design and Location
SVY2105 Surveying Computations B
SVY1104 Surveying Computations A
SVY2902 Surveying Practice 2

Teaching Experience
Tertiary : 21 years
Other : 4 years