Understanding User Needs and Data Potential
At 52°North, our Spatial Data Science projects begin with a deep dive into the specific information requirements, operational contexts and specific domains of the intended end users. This involves identifying the key questions that the information product must answer and the decisions it will support. We then conduct a thorough investigation of available data sources, assessing their quality, relevance, and potential to generate the desired insights in a sufficient and actionable quality.
I am James Ondieki, originally from Nairobi, Kenya. I obtained my bachelor’s degree in Geomatic Engineering and Geospatial Information Systems from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in 2019. After working as a geospatial web developer, I realized the need to deepen my analytical skills to extract more insights from large geospatial datasets. This motivation led me to pursue a master’s in Geoinformatics and Spatial Data Science at the Institute for Geoinformatics (