Associate Professor Patroba Odera

Office 5.06, Menzies Building, Upper Campus

Qualification:

    PhD in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Kyoto University (2012)
    MSc in Surveying, University of Nairobi (2005)
    BSc in Surveying, University of Nairobi (2001)

Undergraduate teaching:

• APG2014S (Geomatics II)
• APG4001S (Geodesy)
• APG4003Z (Geomatics Project)

Post Graduate teaching:

• APG4050W (Geo-Informatics Project)
• APG5000W (MSc Research)
• APG6000W (Doctoral Research)

Research and Professional Affiliations:

• Principal Investigator: Geodesy, Geodynamics, Earth Observation and Spatial Modelling 
• Associate Member: International Global Navigation Satellite Systems Service 
• Delegate Member: International Association of Geodesy; Sub-Commission 2.4d "Regional geoid determination: gravity and geoid in Africa”
• Delegate Member: International Federation of Surveyors
• Member: African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment
• Member: South African Geomatics Council
• Member: Institution of Surveyors of Kenya
• Editorial Board Member: Geodesy and Geodynamics

Publication Profile:

• Google Scholar
• ResearchGate
• OrcID

Research Interests:

• Determining, modelling, and monitoring Earth deformations and plate tectonics movements using geodetic and geophysical techniques.
• Precise geoid/quasigeoid modelling to facilitate establishment of modern geodetic vertical datum and geophysical applications.
• Regional/national vertical datum unification towards the implementation of the International Height Reference System (IHRS).
• Establishment of modern regional/national horizontal reference frames consistent with the International Terrestrial Reference Frame (ITRF), including related transformations, to facilitate direct use of satellite-based positioning systems for various geospatial and geophysical applications.
• Investigating surface and subsurface geologic structures through gravity modelling and interpretation.
• Analysis of unmanned aerial system (UAS) products to facilitate rapid spatial positioning in land surveying.
• Analysis of spatial and temporal urban growth and related sprawl to facilitate urban planning and related interventions.
• Spatial data modelling for various applications e.g., siting optimal location for renewable energy installations, crime mapping using geospatial intelligence, disease mapping, biomass estimation, flood/landslide susceptibility and vulnerability mapping, siting for rainwater harvesting structures and spatial-temporal land use/cover change analysis, digital terrain modelling and assessment.