Team Member

Adaolisa Ayiba Princewill

Geospatial Scientist and Environmental Researcher

Adaolisa Ayiba Princewill is a geospatial scientist and environmental researcher at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO CE-sPESS), specializing in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, and environmental analytics. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Geographic Environmental Information Systems, building on a strong academic foundation that integrates geospatial science with sustainable land and agricultural management.

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Core Expertise

Her work sits at the intersection of environmental analysis and smart agriculture, driven by a commitment to leveraging geospatial technologies for real-world impact. She focuses on understanding land use dynamics, environmental degradation, and spatial risk patterns, delivering data-driven insights that support sustainable development and informed decision-making. Adaolisa’s expertise includes multi-temporal satellite image analysis (Landsat and Sentinel), land use/land cover classification, environmental risk modeling, and precision agriculture applications. She applies tools such as ArcGIS, Google Earth Engine, Python, SPSS, and Excel to transform complex environmental datasets into actionable intelligence. Her research addresses critical challenges such as flooding, gully erosion, urban expansion, and land degradation, with a focus on supporting resilient ecosystems and sustainable food systems.

Education

She holds an M.Sc. in Geographic Environmental Information Systems and a B.Tech in Soil Science Technology from FUTO. She has also earned multiple professional certifications from ESRI and HP LIFE in spatial data science, imagery analysis, and data analytics.

Commitments & Achievements

Adaolisa is an active member of the academic and geospatial community, with publications in international journals and presentations at conferences including ICPES 2024. Her work is also under review in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Springer). In recognition of her innovation and leadership, she won the Accesspreneur Business Pitch Competition in 2022 and served as Class Governor for MSc Sustainable Environmental Studies (2023–2025), where she demonstrated strong leadership and coordination skills.

She is passionate about harnessing geospatial intelligence to advance precision agriculture, improve environmental risk assessment, and contribute to building resilient communities and sustainable food systems.