G. AshiagborEarth observation · Ghana

Profile · The observer

Grounded in Ghana.
Looking from orbit.

Ing. Dr. George Ashiagbor is a geospatial scientist whose work makes environmental change visible—and therefore possible to act upon.

Portrait illustration of Ing. Dr. George Ashiagbor, geospatial scientist
ING. DR. GEORGE ASHIAGBOR
HEAD OF DEPT · WILDLIFE & RANGE MANAGEMENT · KNUST
PhDGEOMATIC
ENGINEERINGKNUST · 2021
01 / POSITION

His work lives in the distance between what a satellite sees and what a landscape means.

Across Ghana and West Africa, Dr. Ashiagbor applies multispectral imagery, synthetic aperture radar, GIS, and field validation to forests, cocoa systems, wetlands, wildlife habitats, and changing cities.

That practice is deliberately applied: research becomes teaching, institutional capability, map-validation protocols, and evidence for deforestation-free commodity policy.

Current appointments

Four roles.
One through-line.

Research, teaching, programme leadership, and international policy work converge around one question: how can spatial evidence serve the living landscape?

01 / ACA

Head of Department & Senior Lecturer

Wildlife & Range Management · KNUST

02 / EUDR

Senior GIS Officer / Principal Investigator

EUDR Map Validation · European Forest Institute

03 / MSc

Coordinator

MPhil/MSc GISNATUREM Programme · KNUST

04 / PI

Principal Investigator / Remote Sensing Lead

FRAME-Cocoa · APNI / CSIR-SRI

02 / FORMATION

Degrees & specialist training

A discipline refined
across borders.

From geodetic foundations in Kumasi to forest degradation and radar training in the United Kingdom.

  1. 202401

    MPhil (in progress) · Climate Change & Integrated NRM

    CSIR College of Science and Technology, Kumasi

  2. 202102

    PhD · Geomatic Engineering

    KNUST, Kumasi

  3. 201903

    Forest Degradation Mapping

    University of Edinburgh, UK

  4. 201804

    SAR & Microwave Radar

    University of Leicester, UK

  5. 201105

    MPhil · Geomatic Engineering

    KNUST, Kumasi

  6. 200706

    BSc · Geodetic Engineering

    KNUST, Kumasi

Professional practice

Engineering rigour.
Ecological responsibility.

Member of the Ghana Institution of Engineers and the Ghana Geospatial Society. Working in English, Ga/Dangme, and Twi.

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