Earth Observation Data Scientist at Digital Earth Africa

Victoria Neema is the Earth Observation Data Scientist for Digital Earth Africa. She obtained a BEng in Geospatial Engineering from the Technical University of Kenya where she developed an interest in how open-access Earth Observation data can help bridge the gap of food security in Africa. In her role, she will be supporting the design and development of DE Africa Earth Observation continental services and products.

In her previous role, she was also responsible for writing user documentation for client projects, create maps and style layers in QGIS and develop Python scripts to translate scientific workflows. Victoria looks forward to supporting the expansion of DE Africa’s catalogue of decision-ready products which provide African countries with tools to address key challenges to achieving sustainable development.