Gary Jeffress

Gary Jeffress is a professor of Geographic Information Science in the Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.[1] He currently holds the position of director of the Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science. He is the former president of the Texas Society of Professional Surveyors (1999) and of the Geographic and Land Information Society (2005).[2]

Education

He attended Hurlstone Agricultural High School, Glenfield, New South Wales, Australia, graduating in 1971. He received his Bachelor of Surveying, School of Surveying, University of New South Wales, Australia, in 1978 and his Master of Surveying Science, School of Surveying, University of New South Wales, Australia, also in 1987. He received his Ph.D. (Surveying Engineering) with minor in Economics from Department of Surveying Engineering, University of Maine, 1991 [3]

Professional and academic life

He is a registered professional land surveyor in Texas, Maine, and Australia. Jeffress has been one of the original co-principal investigators of the Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network since 1991,[4] and held the Blucher Chair of Excellence in Surveying from 1990-1991. He has held teaching positions in Australia and the United States, and has also taught short courses in Haiti.

Jeffress continues to collect and analyze geographic data and information for land management and development. His research interests incorporate GIS and digital surveying applications in environmental management, land titling, and land administration.

Jeffress is also involved in promoting surveying and GIS education. He organized and coordinated the 2006 GLIS GIS Competition for high school students, sponsored by the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI).[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Dr. Gary Jeffress, R.P.L.S., Ph.D.". gisc.tamucc.edu. Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "Marine Science Workshop: Speakers: Dr. Gary Jeffress". UTEN: the University Technology Enterprise Network. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "University of Maine Partial Alumni List". University of Maine Dept. of Surveying Engineering. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Dr. Gary Alan Jeffress". GulfBase.org - Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "2006 GLIS GIS Competition" (PDF). ACSM BULLETIN. Retrieved 15 September 2011.


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