Dr K S Murwira - Director

Education and Qualifications:
1. PhD degree. Wageningen University and International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), The Netherlands.
Thesis Title: “Hyperspectral remote sensing of vegetation species distribution in a saltmarsh”
2. M Sc Degree Environmental Systems Analysis and Monitoring.
International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences (ITC), The Netherlands. Department of Vegetation and Agricultural Survey.
Thesis Title: “Spectrometer data and multidate radar for the detection of change in structure of grasslands”
3. B Sc (Honours) degree in Geography. University of Stellenbosch, South-Africa.
4. B Sc degree Geography, Mathematics, Mathematical Statistics. University of Stellenbosch, South-Africa.

Professional Membership
1. Geographical Association of Zimbabwe.
2. Editorial board of Geographical Journal of Zimbabwe
3. Referee for the International Journal of Remote Sensing and Remote Sensing of Environment.

Key Qualifications:
1. Remote Sensing applications
2. Geographical Information Systems applications
3. Spatial Data Analysis
4. Environmental Systems Analysis
5. Resource Evaluation

Research Interest:
1. Hyperspectral Remote Sensing applications
2. Applied spatial data analysis in:
a. Natural resources management
b. Land administration and
c. Facility management