Kevin Shaw

Team Leader
Digital Mapping, Charting and Geodesy Analysis Program (DMAP)
Naval Research Laboratory

Kevin B. Shaw leads the Naval Research Laboratory Digital Mapping, Charting and Geodesy Analysis Program (DMAP) that focuses on advanced geospatial modeling, object-oriented database design and geospatial portal and broker implementation for improved Naval, DOD and other public service missions. Mr. Shaw has 22+ years of geospatial experience at the Naval Research Lab leading many firsts in advanced object-oriented database and portal system design and development including the development of the broadly utilized Geospatial Information Database (GIDB®) Portal System, US Patents 6,684,219, 6,950,828 and 6,950,929 with US Trademarks 2,957,434 and 2,852,412. The DMAP team has published >13 book chapters and over 100 technical publications documenting substantial contributions to the geospatial field. Mr. Shaw received a B.S. in electrical engineering from Mississippi State University in 1984, a M.S. in computer science from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1987, and a M.E.E. in electrical engineering from Mississippi State University in 1988