Earth Observation & GeoAI
Satellite imagery analysis, deep learning, and AI-enabled change detection for environmental monitoring.
Japheth Kimeu
I am a Geospatial Technical Advisor with over 10 years of experience applying earth observation, GIS, and AI to conservation, nature-climate solutions, and climate-smart agriculture across Africa. I currently serve as a Geospatial Technical Advisor at FAO and as GIS & Data Specialist at Connected Conservation Foundation.
Interests:
conservation technology,
climate-smart agriculture,
GeoAI,
earth observation,
capacity development,
nature-climate solutions
“Geospatial intelligence is only as powerful as the decisions it enables — my work is about closing that gap.”
Focus Areas
Nature-Climate Solutions
Carbon sequestration, ecosystem restoration, NBS, and REDD+ across African landscapes.
Climate-Smart Agriculture
Food security, crop mapping, soil information systems, and digital soil mapping for agricultural planning.
Conservation Technology
Wildlife corridor mapping, biodiversity monitoring, and human-wildlife conflict mitigation.
Capacity Development
Training, institutional strengthening, and knowledge products for government agencies and conservation partners.
Featured Work
Corridors Under Pressure
Mapping elephant movement, habitat change, and human-wildlife conflict dynamics in the Maasai Mara ecosystem using GPS collar data, Random Forest classification, and Circuitscape corridor modelling.
Restore Africa Decision Support Tool
An interactive tool identifying priority restoration sites and projecting carbon mitigation potential and investment returns for agroforestry, silvopastoral, and FMNR interventions across East and Southern Africa.
