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Mr. Fredrick Mungai MBURU

GIS analyst

Oceanography and Hydrography

Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute

Location

P.O. Box 81651
Mombasa
80100
Kenya

Nationality

Kenya

Email(s)

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Telephone

+254727802957

Profile URL

https://www.oceanexpert.org/expert/fmburu

Highest Degree

BSc.

Job Type

Data Management

Subject Area

Research Support Services

Activities

    • Creation, Maintenance and quality control of GIS data using ArcGIS and other open source GIS applications.
    • Mapping and updating mangrove database of the country.
    • Planning, organizing and facilitating fieldwork activities for geo-spatial data collection, sorting and analysis.
    • Working as a team in development of project proposal on coastal zone management.
    • Teaching on the application of GIS and Remote Sensing for example in disaster management during trainings/conferences.
    • Enhancing research capability of my host institution through the skill acquired from trainings attended.
    • Providing GIS and RS support to scientists, graduate and postgraduate students at KMFRI.
     

Skills

  • G.I.S: Skilled in ArcGIS 10.x with its related data processing, input and output as well as open Source G.I.S Products e.g. Google Earth, QGIS, Google Maps.
  • Remote Sensing skills using ERDAS 2014, ENVI 5.x and knowledge in handling raster data.
  • Sound GPS skills and applications.
  • Good skills in Microsoft Packages [Word, Power Point, Excel and Access]


Working language(s)

English

Created: 2018-07-10 by Fredrick MBURU | Last Updated: 2018-10-11 by Fredrick MBURU