Ruvimbo Doreen Supiya
Ruvimbo Doreen Supiya is a Geomatics Engineer and MSc candidate in Geomatics Engineering at the University of Zimbabwe, specializing in GIS, remote sensing, and open geospatial technologies. Her work focuses on environmental monitoring, spatial data analysis, and bridging geospatial data gaps in Africa using open-source tools such as QGIS, Python, and OpenStreetMap. She is passionate about open data, sustainable development, and empowering geospatial communities in data-scarce regions through accessible and collaborative mapping approaches.
Session
Many African regions face critical geospatial data gaps. This talk shows how open-source tools like QGIS, OpenStreetMap, and open Earth Observation data can generate accessible spatial datasets for environmental monitoring, planning, and sustainable development in data-scarce contexts.