Mukuru demolitions on high-res imagery. Weak activism will have you sympathize with the demolitions of illegal settlements on riparian reserves. However, Remote Sensing empirically quantifies the need to clear these spaces for efficient hydrological processes and tree growth.

I am 48 hours into the immersive experience of utilizing ArcGIS Pro, and I must confess that it truly stands out as the "Ferrari" of the GIS world. Its impressive features include 3D mapping, advanced analytics, and an exceptionally user-friendly interface.

Ongoing Stakeholder consultation on proposed Nairobi City Development Control Policy, 2025 Young people won't show up for this but will be quick to complain of the pipelinesation of Kilimani, South C and Parklands. This is where you show up for comments.

Under maintenance for a while but I am done with the codework. Be sure to check out nairobimaps.com in a few days. Tonnes of functionalities on this one including quick download to RIMs and surveys, Search parcels using old LRs or new BLOCKS, convert Cassini to UTM.....

Last week, the Environment and Land Court issued conservatory orders against City Hall for breaching land-use planning regulations, impacting hundreds of development permissions issued since 2019. Parklands, with up to 1,200 parcels (Zone 3D), is at the center of the dispute.

There used to be an African cemetery right where the MonteZuma Funeral Home is! Illuminatism everywhere.

CAD should be free and easy to learn. Solidworks costs 2000+ per user per year and NX Siemens costs 10,000+ user per year (industry standard tools). It’s embarrassing how paywalled CAD is compared to coding.

Pro is indeed a BEAST! #ArcGISPro

This picture is my philosophy. Keep the city in the city. Keep the country in the country.

Roadblocks on the streets. CBD is buffered at a 3km radius! #SiriNiNumbers

The're no great Cities on the red sea! despite this being a strategic location for trade and maritime routes linking Europe, Africa and Asia.

The sheer scale of resources poured into R&D for proprietary software never ceases to amaze! The innovation driving tools like Esri's ArcGIS Pro is nothing short of remarkable! Link to the book and resources: learngis.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html…

This 1962 topographic map of the Kitengela Game Controlled Area shows PERMANENT rivers, indicating a period of abundant hydrological resources in the region. Modern maps of the same area reflect perennial rivers, highlighting significant changes in water availability over time.

Time-lapse imagery from May-July 2025 reveals an onset of tree harvesting in Karura Forest. This is the last clear Sentinel-2 image before fog blanketed the tropics starting in August. Cadaster (yellow) is layered on imagery. 🌳📸 #KaruraForest

This is a flaw in PLUPA 2019. High impact land users like this should be accompanied with traffic assessments and management plans that specify the impact and remedies of such developments around the neighbourhood. .

The last serious updates to National (and Nairobi) basemaps by SoK were done 22 years ago, including this flight diagram of the capital, -2003. A CSP for NAIROBI will require dense data updates. -Zoning 2006 -NIUPLAN 2014 -Valuation ...finance only the national govt can spend.

The Sultanate of Oman🇴🇲 built a maritime empire from Muscat, controlling Zanzibar & the Swahili Coast. They dominated the clove, ivory, & slave trade. British treaties (Moresby 1822, Hamerton 1845) curbed the slave trade, closing Zanzibar’s market by 1873.

Google Earth AI brings together our geospatial models for floods, wildfires, cyclones, air quality and much more to help with everything from environmental monitoring to disaster response. Today, we’re advancing its capabilities and expanding access around the globe.

The Ilemi triangle is aggregately the size of Lebanon or Jamaica. What are these rumours that it is 'disputed'?