Msilikale Msilanga
Project Researcher at Turun yliopisto - University of Turku
Tanzania
Summary
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Top SchoolMsilikale Msilanga is an urban planner and project researcher with nine years’ experience applying geospatial methods and community-led mapping to disaster risk reduction and resilient urban development in Tanzania. He has combined roles at the World Bank and grassroots organizations—training local slum communities in Tandale and Keko Machungwa and delivering precise field data for planning initiatives. Currently pursuing a PhD in Geography at the University of Turku, he blends rigorous academic research with hands-on mapping practice and spatial planning training from institutions in Chile and Germany. His background coordinating FOSS4G activities signals both technical fluency in open geospatial tools and a capacity to convene multidisciplinary stakeholders. Known for turning participatory mapping into actionable urban resilience interventions, he often bridges the gap between remote-sensing data and community knowledge. Fluent in project delivery across research, fieldwork, and capacity building, he brings a pragmatic, locally grounded approach to sustainable urban planning.
9 years of coding experience
Spatial planning, GIS, Spatial planning, GIS at TU Dortmund UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Urban and regional planning, Bachelor of Science (BS), Urban and regional planning at University of Dar es SalaamSpatial Planning for Regions in Growing Economies, Public Policy Analysis, Environmental planning, Human development scale, Spatial planning using GIS, Spatial Planning for Regions in Growing Economies, Public Policy Analysis, Environmental planning, Human development scale, Spatial planning using GIS at Universidad de ChileMasters of Spatial Planning for Regions in Growing Economies, Spatial Planning, Masters of Spatial Planning for Regions in Growing Economies, Spatial Planning at Tu Dortmund UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Geography, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Geography at Turun yliopisto - University of TurkuBachelor of Science (BS), Urban and regional planning, Bachelor of Science (BS), Urban and regional planning at Ardhi University
English, Spanish, German, kerewe, Swahili
Github Skills (23)
qgis7
spatial7
gis6
openstreetmap6
wps6
system-information5
react5
shapefile5
data-management5
gdal5
geotools5
tms4
ogc4
wcs4
wms4
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
resilienceacademy/Resilience-Academy-Geonode-4.0
Jan 2024 - Jun 2024
Contributions:1 PR, 2 pushes, 2 branches in 4 months
resilienceacademy/crd-userguide
Apr 2021 - May 2021
Contributions:1 release, 20 pushes, 1 branch in 14 days
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