Dr Moreblessings Shoko

Senior Lecturer

Ph.D, Geomatics, University of Cape Town
M.Geo-info and Earth Observation Science (Geo-informatics), ITC Netherlands
Master in Business Administration, Zimbabwe Open University
BSc(Hons) Surveying and Geomatics, Midlands State University

Professional Services and Contributions

Member: ISPRS
Past President (2018): Zimbabwe Institute of Geomatics
Member: Marina van Damme Network of Female Engineers

Research Interests

  • Built environment photogrammetric applications
  • UAV in Geomatics
  • Capacity building for Geomatics
  • Indigenous methods incorporation into Geo-information data collection
  • Women and Land in Geomatics

Postgraduate Supervision

PhD candidates
  Bright Chamunorwa
  Ndu Chidinma Godsgood
  Dianah Abeho Rose
  Ramotubei Ramotubei

MSc candidates
  Lynn Fanikiso
  Pirishikesh Mohonee

Publications

Shoko M., Gavu K.E. (2021) Digital models for planning and disaster management, GIM International, Geomares Publishing. https://www.gim-international.com/content/article/digital-models-for-planning-and-disaster-management

Shoko, M. (2021). Towards a women-centric land redistribution model for Namibia. Journal of Namibian Studies : History Politics Culture, 29, 85-105.  https://namibian-studies.com/index.php/JNS/article/view/8929

Maunga P., Shoko M., (2021) , The Level of conformity between the intended urban growth control boundary and actual boundary of built-up area in Gweru,  Midlands State University Journal of Science Agriculture and Technology (MSUJSAT), ISBN 1992-0903

Shoko M., Smit  J.L.(2020) LiDAR Derived Shack Footprint for the City of Cape Town, South Africa, South African Geographical Journal (SAGJ), DOI: 10.1080/03736245.2020.1863253

Shoko, M (2018)   ‘The organic perspective to Cape-Town South Africa shack extraction; Scitechnol Geoinformation and Geostatistics Journal

Shoko M, The role of UAVs in Geomatics education (2018) PositionIT professional publications, November 2018 publication, EE Publishers, South Africa.

Shoko, M & Maunga P., (2017); Sold by your own shadow-human detection in UAS based boundary monitoring, South African Journal of Geomatics, Volume 6, No 3, p349-362

 Shoko M,  Location and place: GIS for human and behavioral scientists”; (2017)    Amazon Electronic Books:  ISBN: 9781520825564

Shoko, M & Smit. J.L.   Deriving cues from human cognition for the modeling of shack boundaries in aerial imagery." South African Journal of Science 112, no. 11-12 (2016): 1-5.

Shoko, M., & Smit, J. (2013).   Use of agent-based modelling to investigate the dynamics of slum growth. South African Journal of Geomatics, 2(1), 54-67.

 Shoko, M., Senderayi l.T., Useya J., (2013)   The evolution of geomatics education in Zimbabwe, Scitechnol Geoinformation, and Geostatistics Journal

lberink, S. O., Shoko, M. A., Fathi, S. A., & Rutzinger, M. (2012).  Detection of collapsed buildings by classifying segmented airborne laser scanner data. ISPRS– International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 38(5), 307-312. 

Shoko, M. and Njike, D. (2011) Spatial Data Infrastructure - The Missing Piece in Zimbabwe’s Economic Recovery Plan, In Proceedings of the 1st Advances in Geomatics Research Conference, 3rd – 4th August 2011: Kampala, Uganda. Pp 186 – 194. ISBN: 9789970167012

Chinofunga A, Muchawona A, Shoko M, and Nyoni C -Remote Sensing and GIS Applications on Change Detection Study in Mafungabusi Forest – Gokwe (Zimbabwe), Using Multi-Temporal Satellite Data (1992– 2008). Zimbabwe International Research Symposium; Edition Book of Proceedings. ISSN: 978-797