Current MSc & PhD postgraduates | Geomatics Division

Candidate	Postgraduate Degree	Supervisor	Research Topic
Ms Dianah Abeho	PhD	Dr Moreblessings Shoko Co-supervisor: Associate Professor Patroba Odera	Automated cadastral mapping of customary land using unmanned aerial vehicle imagery in Uganda
Ms Melissa Akoue Mve	MPhil	Professor Jennifer Whittal	Preliminary topic: The suitability of the New Zealand e-cadastral reform for the South African context.
Mr Ernest Akum	PhD	Dr Siphiwe Mphuthi	Integrated Water Resource Management for River Basin/Agricultural Watersheds Considering Climate Change Impacts. A Case Study: The Limpopo River Basin, South Africa
Mr Azeez Alade	PhD	Associate Professor Patroba Odera	Towards establishment of a vertical datum for Nigeria based on a precise gravimetric geoid model
Mr Garner Brown	MSc Engineering (Geomatics)	Associate Professor Patroba Odera Co-supervisor: Dr Moreblessings Shoko	Understanding surface dynamics of the Fimbul ice shelf using Geospatial techniques
Mr Brighton Chamunorwa	PhD	Dr Moreblessings Shoko	Coupling machine learning-based mapping and simulation models for evaluating the mediating role of informal settlements between runoff and stormwater quality
Mr Mboyonga Kaputula	PhD	Professor Jennifer Whittal	Assessing the impact of fit for purpose tools on traditional cadastral methods and systems: A Case of Lusaka, Zambia
Mr Jacques Lombaard	MSc Engineering (Geomatics)	Dr Moreblessings Shoko	Integration of Geomatics and Geotechnical methods for hazard monitoring
Ms Relebohile Mabathoana	MSc Engineering (Geomatics)	Mr Kaveer Singh	Enhancing urban stormwater management in the City Of Cape Town: Integrating aesthetic features and green infrastructure for sustainable water management and socioeconomic impact
Ms Mamphaka Mabesa	PhD	Professor Jennifer Whittal	Analysis of Land Administration System and Housing Management System in view of Self-Built Incremental Housing Development in Lesotho
Mr Hassan Mahomedy	MSc Engineering (Geomatics)	Associate Professor Patroba Odera	An assessment of the spatial-temporal land use/cover dynamics and related impacts in major mining areas, South Africa
Mr Medupi Malema	MSc Engineering (Geomatics)	Dr Siphiwe Mphuthi	Site selection and feasibility analysis for the development of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) plants in South Africa
Ms Sinelizwi Malindi	MPhil	Dr Siphiwe Mphuthi	Cape Town's future population growth to project the needs for public services
Mr Thobani Maluleka	MSc Engineering (Geomatics)	Dr Siphiwe Mphuthi	inSAR time-series analysis and susceptibility mapping for land subsidence monitoring in Cape Town, South Africa
Mr Willard Mapurisa	PhD	Dr Phillipa Tubweinee and Dr George Sithole	Accumulator-based three-dimensional building boundary reconstruction framework for satellite images
Ms Pamela Masiko-Kambala	PhD	Associate Professor Simon Hull	The persistence of informal property sales in Cape Town’s state-subsidised housing sector: causes and consequences
Ms Nokubonga Mfeka	MSc Engineering (Geomatics)	Dr Siphiwe Mphuthi	Investigating innovative methods and mechanisms for updating topographic features
Ms Flassie Mpanza	MSc Engineering (Geomatics)	Dr Siphiwe Mphuthi	GIS Analysis of school distribution in Eastern Cape
Mr Sanele Mteshane	MSc Engineering (Geomatics)	Associate Professor Simon Hull	Optimal Site Selection for Renewable Energy Plants in Ugu District Municipality Using Geospatial Techniques
Ms Itumeleng Musa	MSc Engineering (Geomatics)	Associate Professor Warren Smit	Monitoring the physical form of informal settlements formed during the Covid-19 pandemic using remote sensing: The case study of Spine Road informal settlement, Khayelitsha
Mr Kevin Musungu	PhD	Dr Moreblessings Shoko Co-supervisor: Professor Timothy Duke	Evaluating the suitability of multi-temporal and multisensor remote sensing data for monitoring changing distributions of Fynbos wetland vegetation species
Mr Elly Ngailo	PhD	Associate Professor Patroba Odera Co-supervisor: Associate Professor D. Sarah Stamps	Crustal deformation monitoring of Victoria, Masai and Rovuma micro-plates in Tanzania using geodetic and geophysical techniques
Mr Simphiwe Ngubane	MSc Engineering (Geomatics)	Associate Professor Simon Hull	The locational potential of offshore wind renewable energy and the role that coastal Special Economic Zones (SEZs) play as drivers or restrictors to its adoption
Mr Epie Njume	MSc Engineering (Geomatics)	Associate Professor Simon Hull	Detecting and predicting land cover and land use change in the Cross-Sanaga-Bioko Coatal Forest Region for sustainable forest management
Mr Siphesihle Radebe	MSc Engineering (Geomatics)	Dr Siphiwe Mphuthi	Quality Assessment of UAVs-Based Topographic Mapping
Mr Richard Ribbans	MSc Engineering (Geomatics)	Dr Moreblessings Shoko Co-supervisor: Associate Professor Patroba Odera	3D modelling of the Fimbul Ice Shelf face - An internal and external geometry perspective
Mr Abdulganiy Ola Shittu	PhD	Associate Professor Patroba Odera Co-supervisor: Associate Professor Walyeldeen Godah	Integrated determination and analysis of crustal deformation using GNSS, InSAR and gravity data. A case study of Ifewara/Zungeru faultline in Nigeria.
Mr Kaveer Singh	PhD	Associate Professor Warren Smit Co-supervisor: Associate Professor Patroba Odera	Modelling land use change in townships of Cape Town
Mr Sydney Togarepi	PhD	Associate Professor Patroba Odera Co-supervisor: Dr David Siriba	Developing quality assessment tools for Volunteered Geographic Information data
Ms Simone Vieira	MSc Engineering (Geomatics)	Dr Simon Hull (Geomatics) Professor Roger Behrens (Civil Engineering)	A spatio-temporal and association analysis of road traffic crashes at road intersections in the City of Cape Town Municipality
Mr Rut Wielenga	MPhil	Associate Professor Simon Hull	Sharing disaster knowledge between different knowledge systems using Participatory GIS method
Mr Alex Yumbu	PhD	Associate Professor Patroba Odera Co-supervisor: Professor Sebastian Skatulla	The spatial dynamics of Fimbul Ice Shelf from integrated terrestrial and space geodetic data
Ms Kumbirai Zingore	PhD	Professor Nancy Odendaal and Dr George Sithole	Modelling the spatial distribution and spread of the invasive peach fruit fly Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tephritidae) under changing climate regimes
Mr Sphamandla Zungu	MSc Engineering (Geomatics)	Dr Siphiwe Mphuti Co-supervisor: Dr Anita Campbell	Identifying Spatial Disparities in University Success - A GIS and Remote Sensing Approach for 1st year students entering Engineering Mathematics at UCT