DR. EUGENE MCGOVERN
Lecturer
Department of Spatial Information Sciences,
Dublin Institute of Technology,
Bolton St., Dublin 1, Ireland.
00353-1-4013731|eugene.mcgovern@dit.ie
EDUCATION
PhD University College Dublin
RICS Finals North East London Polytechnic
Prof. Dipl.
Dublin Institute of Technology
Satellite Image Processing
Land Surveying
Geo-Surveying
2003
1977
1976
EXPERIENCE
Lecturer in Geomatics, Dublin Institute of Technology
Director, Apex Surveys Ltd., Dublin, Ireland
Senior Surveyor, Engineering Surveys, Benghazi, Libya
Senior Surveyor, Alumina Contractors Ltd., Limerick, Ireland
1985
1990
1983
1978
– Present
– 2006
– 1985
–1983
Land Surveyor, Seismograph Service Ltd., Oman
SPECIALIST AREAS
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Engineering Surveying
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Terrestrial Laser Scanning
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Satellite Positioning Systems
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Hydrographic Surveying
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E- learning
SPECIAL AWARDS
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DIT College of Engineering & Built Environment Teaching Excellence Award
 Best Interactive Presentation, ISPRS Congress Comm. 6, Beijing, China

DIT School of Environmental Planning Teaching Excellence Award
1977 – 1978
2010
2008
2005
AWARDS AND HONORS
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PRTLI Strand 1 research scholarship for M.Phil project
 TLS workshop organization under Training of Trainers Programme
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E-learning course development on GPS systems
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DIT scholarship for Terrestrial Laser Scanning M.Phil. research
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DIT TERS (Team Research Scheme) for Airborne Laser Scanning research
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP AND ROLES
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SCSI (Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland)
 RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)
Fellow
Fellow
€34,000 2006
€5,000 2005
€2,000 2004
€32,000 2004
€50,000 2003

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SCSI Geomatics Professional Group
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Irish Institution of Surveyors
Member
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FIG (International Federation of Surveyors) Commission 6
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SCSI Geomatics Professional Group
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Chair
President
2008-2010
1995
REVIEWER FOR
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FIG (International Federation of Surveyors) annual conference papers
 University of Mauritius Research Journal
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Journal of Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers:
Murphy, M., McGovern, E., Pavia, S., (2012) Historic building information modelling - Adding intelligence to laser and image based surveys of European classical architecture, Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote
Sensing - special issue "Terrestrial 3D Modelling" February 2012.
Chenaux A, Murphy, M., McGovern, E., Pavia, S., (2011), Combining a virtual learning tool and onsite study visits of four conservation sites in Europe, Journal Geoinformatics , FCE CTU, ISSN 1802-2669.
Murphy, M., McGovern, E., Pavia, S., (2009) Historic building information modelling (HBIM), Structural
Survey, Vol. 27:4, pp.311 – 327.
Martin, A., McGovern, E., Mooney, K. (2006) Problem based learning in spatial information sciences – a case study. International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Science,
ISPRS, Volume XXXVI, Part 6.
McGovern, E., Holden, N., Ward, S. and Collins, J. (2003). The spatial and temporal extension of a Landsat
Thematic Mapper production bog surface density calibration. International Peat Journal, 11.
McGovern, E., Holden, N., Ward, S. and Collins, J. (2002). The radiometric normalization of multi-temporal
Thematic Mapper imagery of the midlands of Ireland – a case study. International Journal of Remote
Sensing, 23(4): 751-766.
McGovern, E., Holden, N., Ward, S. and Collins, J. (2000). Remotely Sensed satellite imagery as an information source for industrial peatlands management. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 28: 67-83.
McGovern, E., Holden, N., Ward, S. and Collins, J. (1999). Calibration of Thematic Mapper imagery for density mapping of production bogs in Ireland. International Peat Journal 9: 53-65.
Holden, N., Comparetti, A., Ward, S., McGovern, E., (1999). Accuracy assessment and position correction for low-cost non-differential GPS as applied on an industrial peat bog. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
24:119-130.

Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers:
Martin A., McGovern E. (2012) An Evaluation of the Performance of Network RTK GNSS Services in Ireland.
Proceedings of FIG Working Week Rome, Italy, 6-10 May.
Chenaux, A., Murphy, M., Keenaghan, G., Jenkins, J., McGovern, E., Pavia, S. (2011) Combining a Virtual
Learning Tool and Onsite Study Visits of Four Conservation Sites in Europe. XXIII CIPA Symposium Prague,
Czech Republic, September 12 - 16 , 2011.
Martin, A, McGovern, E, (2011) Aligning learning outcomes with professional competencies in Geomatics education. Proceedings of INTED 2007 – the International Technology, Education and Development
Conference, Valentia, Spain, 7-9 March.
Murphy, M., McGovern, E., Pavia, S. (2010) Historic Building Information Modelling (HBIM) - Creating
Engineering Drawings from Laser and Image based Surveys, Heritage Recording and Information
Management in the Digital Age SMARTdoc International Symposium, November 2010, University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
Murphy, M., Keenaghan, G., McGovern, E., Pavia, S. (2009) A Flexible Web Based Learning Tool for
Construction. Proceedings of the International Conference of Education Research and Innovation (IATED),
Valencia, Spain.
McGovern E, Martin A, Moore R. (2008). The production of high-quality video for e-learning. Proceedings of
the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) Congress, Beijing, China, 3 - 11
July.
Murphy, M, Pavia S, McGovern E, (2008) Correlation of laser-scan surveys of Irish classical architecture with historic documentation from architectural pattern books. Nexus VII: Architecture and Mathematics, 7th Int.
Conf., San Diego, CA. 23-32, June 2008.
McGovern, E, Martin, A, Mooney, K. (2007) Development of an e-learning module for global navigation satellite systems training. Proceedings of INTED 2007 – the International Technology, Education and
Development Conference, Valentia, Spain, 6-9 March 2007.
Murphy, M., McGovern, E. and Pavia, S. (2007) Parametric Vector Modelling of Laser and Image Surveys of
17th Century Classical Architecture in Dublin. In D. Arnold, F. Niccolucci, A. Chalmers (Editors), VAST 2007:
The 8th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, Brighton, UK, Nov.
27 - 29, 2007.
Martin, A., McGovern, E., Mooney, K. and O'Rourke, K. (2006) The Experience of E-learning: Progress towards a New Learning Paradigm. Proceedings of the ISPRS Technical Commission VI Symposium on e-
learning and the next steps for education, Tokyo, Japan, 27 - 30 June 2006.
Murphy, M., McGovern, E. and Pavia, S. (2006) The Processing of Laser Scan Data for the Analysis of Historic
Structures in Ireland. In: Eds. Ioannides, M., Arnold, D., Niccolucci, F. and Mania, K. 37th CIPA International
Workshop dedicated on e-Documentation and Standardisation in Cultural Heritage and 7th VAST
International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage. Nicosia, Cyprus, Oct. 30 –
Nov 4, 2006.

Murphy, M., McGovern, E., Olwill, R. and Pavia, S. (2005) Identification of Historic Methods of Construction
Using Digital Photogrammetry and Laser Scanning, CIPA International Symposium, Torino, Italy, September
2005.
McGovern, E. (2005) Terrestrial Laser Scanning for Recording of Historic Buildings. Proceedings of the
Eastern Analytical and New York Conservation Foundation Symposium, Somerset, New Jersey, November
13-17, 2005.
Murphy, M, McGovern, E, Olwill, R, Pavia, S. (2005). Identification of Historic Methods of Construction Using
Digital Photogrammetry and Laser Scanning, Proceedings of the CIPA International Symposium, Torino, Italy,
September 2005,
Murphy, M, McGovern, E, Pavia, S. (2005). Recording Historic Methods ofConstruction. Proceedings of the
International Conference on Heritage of Technology, Gdansk University of Technology and UNESCO, Gdansk,
May 4-7, 2005.
McGovern, E. (2004). Laser scanning for forensic science. Proceedings of the International Conference on
Forensic Science, Dublin, Oct. 5-8, 2004.
McGovern, E., Holden, N., Ward, S. and Collins, J. (2000) The use of archival satellite imagery to map production bog development. Proceedings of the 11 th International Peat Congress. Quebec, Canada. Aug.
2000, 149-152.
McGovern, E., Holden, N., Ward, S. and Collins, J. (1998). Peat density mapping using Landsat TM imagery.
Proceedings of the International Peat Society symposium, “Sustaining our peatlands”, Jyvaskyla, Finland,
Sept. 1998.
Published Conference Abstracts:
Murphy, M., McGovern, E., Pavia, S.(2010) A Library Of Parametric Classical Architectural Elements Using
Geometric Descriptive Language (GDL), Fusion of Cultures: Abstracts of the XXXVIII Conference on Computer
Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology, Granada, Spain, 6-9 April 2010 .
Workshops and CPD presentations
Measured Building Surveying module presenter on the post-graduate Diploma in Applied Building Repair and Conservation, Trinity College, Dublin, 2004 – present.
NRTK services in Ireland - an Evaluation. Presentation to Survey Ireland conference, DIT Bolton St., March
15, 2012.
Terrestrial Laser Scanning. DIT Development Series, Presentation No.3, DIT Bolton St., April 26, 2012.
Surveying for Highway Construction module presenter on the post-graduate Diploma in Highway and
Geotechnical Engineering at Trinity College, Dublin, 2004 - 2010.
3D Data Collection – Laser Scanning. Presentation to HP and DIT Innovation Forum Lecture Series - Building
Information Modelling, DIT Bolton St., March 10th, 2009.
CPD programme for Ordnance Survey Ireland staff - GNSS component, Dec 2006.

Technology update on satellite surveying. Workshop presentation at Survey Ireland, the annual conference
Irish Society of Surveying, Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Malahide, Ireland, May 2006.
“Terrestrial Laser Scanning – How to measure-up a building in five minutes”. SCS CPD programme, March
2006.
Delivered a two-day workshop for DIT staff on Terrestrial Laser Scanning – Theory and Applications as part of the DIT CPD programme, Oct. 2005.
Terrestrial Laser Scanning – Technology Update. Workshop presentation at Survey Ireland, the annual
conference Irish Society of Surveying, Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Malahide, Ireland, May 2004.
Training course to county council staff on developments in terrestrial and satellite surveying, Roscrea
Regional Training Centre, Nov. 2003.
Global Navigation Satellite Systems. Workshop presentation at Survey Ireland, the annual conference Irish
Society of Surveying, Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Malahide, Ireland, May 2003.
One-week training course to Garda Mapping Section staff on crime-scene mapping, Sept. 2002.
GPS – hardware, software and applications. Workshop presentation at Survey Ireland, the annual conference
Irish Society of Surveying, Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Malahide, Ireland, May 2002.
Applications of remote sensing to the peat production industry in Ireland. Presented at the International
Geosphere-Biosphere Program (IGBP) symposium, NUI Maynooth, Ireland, September 2000.
Bringing satellite remote sensing down to earth. CPD seminar presentation to the Society of Chartered
Surveyors, Jan. 2000.
McGovern, E. (2000) Satellite imagery of Boora Bogs. In: Sceil na Mona, the in-house journal of Bord na
Mona, V. Trodd, editor, 13(29) 51-53.
McGovern, E. (1996). Student Games in Germany, Survey Ireland, May 1996.
Martin, A., McGovern, E. (1996). The Global Positioning System Explained, The Engineers Journal, May 1996.
McGovern, E., Martin, A. (1996). Applications and Practical Considerations of GPS, The Engineers Journal,
June 1996.
C.P.D. attendance
Attendance at half-day DIT staff training course on Advanced Powerpoint, Nov. 2006.
Attendance at half-day DIT staff training course on Website construction and design, Dec 2006.
Attendance at one-day SCS/DIT/IIS workshop on Spatial Data Management, Oct. 2006
SCS representative at week-long FIG Congress in Munich, Oct 2006.

Attendance at RICS evening CPD programme lecture on Land Management for Sustainable Development,
London, Dec. 2005.
Attendance at one-day CPD course on chairing meetings at DIT Learning and Teaching Centre, Nov. 2005.
Attendance at two-day CPD course on speed reading at DIT Learning and Teaching Centre, Apr. 2005.
Attendance at two-CPD course on Problem-Based Learning methods at DIT Learning and Teaching Centre,
March 2004.
Attendance at the annual conference of the Irish Society of Surveying, Photogrammetry and Remote
Sensing, Dublin, May 2004.
Attendance at three-day ISPRS workshop on 3D reconstruction from airborne laser scanner and InSAR data,
Dresden, Germany, September 2003.
Attendance at two-day CPD course on laser scanner data processing, University of Newcastle, June 10-11,
2003.
Attendance at FIG (International Federation of Surveyors) Working Week conference, Paris, France, May
2003.