Adele Birkenes
Adele Birkenes is a Geospatial Data Science Consultant with Bridges to Prosperity. She received her Graduate Certificate in GIS from The George Washington University in May 2025 and will complete her MS in Geography & Environment in 2026. Adele previously worked as a Geospatial Analyst at the US Agency for International Development for over four years.
Sessions
11-05
14:00
30min
Estimating trail bridge impacts on rural populations with Python
Adele Birkenes
Rural infrastructure access impacts 80% of people in extreme poverty. Bridges to Prosperity addresses transport barriers by developing an open geospatial methodology that combines field assessments with multiple population datasets to accurately estimate infrastructure impact and prioritize evidence-based investments.
Use Case and Applications
Lake Fairfax