Profile
Engineering practice and research I combine operational ground-systems responsibilities with environmental research, technical training and geospatial analysis.
About As Ground Systems Manager and Principal Technician at the Earth Observation Research and Innovation Centre, University of Energy and Natural Resources, I support satellite ground stations, research infrastructure and technical teams. My academic work focuses on wildfire monitoring and susceptibility, with complementary interests in UAV applications, environmental modelling and scientific software.
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Current focus
Role Ground Systems Manager (Principal Technician)
Institution Earth Observation Research and Innovation Centre, UENR
Doctoral study Environmental Engineering and Management
Location Sunyani, Ghana
Interests
Areas of professional and research interest
Wildfire science National and district-scale fire monitoring, sensor comparison and wildfire-susceptibility modelling.
Earth observation Environmental monitoring and decision support using satellite, geospatial and field observations.
Ground systems Satellite ground-station operations, infrastructure support, Linux and Windows systems, networking and data workflows.
UAV applications Drone operations, photogrammetry, mapping, environmental inspection and applied computer vision.
Environmental modelling Python, Google Earth Engine, GIS, machine learning and reproducible environmental analysis.
Technical capacity building Practical training in satellite communications, UAV systems, programming and geospatial technologies.
Research
Research programmes Applied work in Ghana wildfire monitoring, Earth observation, environmental modelling and remote sensing.
Featured programme Ghana Fire Observatory National and district-scale fire monitoring, sensor comparison, open data and ongoing wildfire-susceptibility research.
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Earth observation Environmental monitoring and analysis using satellite, geospatial and field data.
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UAV applications Remote sensing, mapping and engineering applications of unmanned aerial systems.
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Scholarly work
Selected publications Peer-reviewed work across Earth observation, artificial intelligence, wildfire research and environmental engineering.
First-author article · 2023 Deep learning-based framework for vegetation hazard monitoring near powerlines UAV imagery, image translation and object detection for monitoring vegetation hazards near powerline corridors.
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Wildfire research · 2023 Exploring key drivers of forest fires in the Mole National Park of Ghana Geospatial analysis of fire records, burned area and potential climatic and human drivers in a protected area.
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Environmental modelling · 2026 Soil erosion assessment in the White Volta River Basin USLE and RUSLE modelling of erosion and sediment-yield implications for the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam project.
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Portfolio
Selected projects Engineering, Earth-observation, satellite ground-system and scientific software work with explicit role and contribution statements.
Ongoing Ghana Fire Observatory Lead research and web-application development for national fire-regime analysis, sensor comparison and public data access.
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Operational Professional SATCOM certification programme Project Co-Lead and facilitator supporting curriculum implementation, stakeholder engagement and practical professional training.
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Operational Satellite ground-system operations Ground Systems Manager supporting dependable research infrastructure, hosted ground segments and atmospheric-observation systems.
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Experience
Curriculum vitae Professional experience, education, credentials, honours and a concise public résumé.
Updates
Latest professional and research updates Verified publications, data releases, project milestones and selected professional activities.
May 2026 Ghana fire panel dataset released Published the 2001–2024 district and agro-climatic-zone fire-analysis panels through Figshare.
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May 2026 Greenhouse-gas reporting perspective published Co-authored a peer-reviewed perspective on inventory methodology and reporting challenges in Ghana’s energy sector.
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April 2026 White Volta soil-erosion study published Co-authored a CATENA study assessing soil erosion and sediment-yield implications for the Pwalugu catchment.
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