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Victor M. Bangamwabo

Victor M. Bangamwabo
Waphi Geospatial Solutions Pty. Ltd · Geospatial

MSc., BSc Hons., & BSc in Geography, Environmental Management & Geographical Sciences

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January 2016 - present
Waphi Geospatial Solutions Pty. Ltd
Position
  • CEO & GIS Specialist
January 2010 - November 2016
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Position
  • Technician

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Publications (12)
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Coastal landscapes have historically attracted a larger number of settlements than inland. This trend is expected to continue. Commonly, increase in coastal settlements has been accompanied by growth of existing urban areas. Such growth is characterized by transformation from natural landscapes to impervious surfaces associated with thermal elevati...
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Detecting and monitoring the spatial distribution, configuration and propagation rates of aquatic water weeds (i.e. water hyacinth) in freshwater ecosystems, is arguably important to water resources managers, hydrologists and policy makers, for sustainable water resources management and planning purposes. The principal objective of this work was to...
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The remote sensing of freshwater resources is increasingly becoming important, due to increased patterns of water use and the current or projected impacts of climate change and the rapid invasion by lethal water weeds. This study therefore sought to explore the potential of the recently-launched Landsat 8 OLI/ TIRS sensor in mapping invasive specie...
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The invasive weed Solanum mauritianum (bugweed) has infested large areas of plantation forests in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Bugweed often forms dense infestations and rapidly capitalises on available natural resources hindering the production of forest resources. Precise assessment of bugweed canopy cover, especially at low abundance cover, is e...
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This study examines the application of remotely sensed derived landscape metrics to understand the changes and dynamics in the form and morphology of forested areas in rural parts of Zimbabwe from 2002 to 2011. Specifically, the study determines the spatial and temporal changes in forest areas due to human activities, such as crop production, using...
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Urban growth and associated landscape transformation has been a major driver of local, regional and global environmental change. The conversion of urban greenery to impervious landscapes has been identified as a key factor influencing the distinctive urban heat and associated consequences. Due to the often high demand for space in urban areas, crea...
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The objective of this study was to understand the factors that explain the spatial distribution of elephant poaching activities in the areas of the Middle Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe using geographic information system (GIS) and remotely sensed data integrated with spatial logistic regression. The results showed that significant (α = 0.05) elephant po...
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Coastal landscapes have historically attracted a larger number of settlements than inland. This trend is expected to continue. Commonly, increase in coastal settlements has been accompanied by growth of existing urban areas. Such growth is characterized by transformation from natural landscapes to impervious surfaces associated with thermal elevati...
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The success of environmental management and protection lies on the availability of adequate information to support intervention measures. Such information acts as a prerequisite to predict the future and, subsequently, to validate the accuracy of those predictions. In this paper, we illustrate the potential of earth observation, more precisely remo...

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