International Rivers - Hydropower Dams in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Sub-saharan African Hydropower Dams Map is a collaborative ongoing project, mapping prospective and existing dams across the region. It details financial, environmental and social consequences of the projects.
Collaborative project working with team members from diverse professional and technical backgrounds to develop a GIS web application using Next.js, Typescript, React Leaflet, Tailwind CSS, and MapboxCollaborated with the client and a Full-Stack Software Engineer to discuss possible tech stacks to process and integrate large amounts of GIS data onto the web with Mapbox and Leaflet and crafted a project roadmap to meet the client's needsProcessed large amounts of GIS data using QGIS, Python GDAL libraries, and Mapbox. Optimized large GIS datasets to work on the web without sacrificing application performance.Worked with a Full-Stack Software Engineer to implement real-time data updates via Google Sheets integration without a complex backend databaseUsed my experience as an Architect working with multi-disciplinary teams to understand client requirements and create maps and charts for advocacy work using GIS and remote sensing technologiesRole:
- GIS Web Developer and Consultant
- Acquisition and processing of geospatial datasets
- Design, visualisation, and symbology of map using QGIS and Mapbox
- UI design on Figma
Frameworks, Libraries, and Languages:
- React Leaflet
- Leaflet
- Mapbox
- opensheet
- Next.js
- GDAL Python
- TypeScript
- Python
- HTML
- Tailwind CSS