Abdishakur Hassan
Geographic Information System Expert
Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia
Summary
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Top SchoolAbdishakur Hassan is a Geographic Information System expert with nine years of experience applying geospatial analysis, Python, and data visualization to urban planning and humanitarian projects. He currently serves at the Somalia National Bureau of Statistics while consulting independently on urban planning and geospatial data science, combining public-sector program delivery with hands-on technical work. His background includes UN deployments mapping IDP settlements, building municipal GIS systems, and producing dashboards for UNHCR, reflecting strong operational experience in fragile contexts. As a former lecturer and Coursera project instructor, he translates complex spatial concepts into practical, job-ready learning experiences. He holds advanced degrees in Geo‑information Science and Urban & Environmental Geography from ITC University of Twente and the University of Gothenburg, and has worked across Somalia and Sweden. Beyond standard GIS practice, he consistently bridges policy, teaching, and applied analytics to turn spatial data into actionable planning and humanitarian interventions.
9 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Business Administration, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Business Administration at Mogadishu UniversitySwedish language, Swedish, Swedish language, Swedish at FolkuniversitetetMaster’s in Geography, Urban & Environmental Geography, Master’s in Geography, Urban & Environmental Geography at University of GothenburgMaster of Science (MSc), Geo information science and Earth Observation, Master of Science (MSc), Geo information science and Earth Observation at Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente
English, Arabic, Swedish, Somali
Github Skills (58)
geospatial9
h39
geocoding9
gis9
geotiff9
kepler9
spatial8
geospatial-analysis8
kepler-gl8
geographic8
binder8
visualization8
qgis7
large-scale7
geopandas7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
shakasom/spatialjoin-python
Oct 2019 - Mar 2020
Contributions:28 commits, 27 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
shakasom/streamlit-medium
Dec 2019 - Jun 2022
Contributions:5 commits, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 6 months
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