About

I am an urban and regional planner with expertise in geospatial analysis, data visualization, research and Python development.

I specialize in using AutoCAD, ArcGIS, QGIS, Power BI, Python (Django and FastAPI) and PostgreSQL to create interactive maps, dashboards, APIs and automated workflows that enable data-driven urban development. Based in Lagos, Nigeria, and open to opportunities globally.

Joseph Igharo
ArcGISQGISAutoCADPower BIPythonDjangoFastAPIPostgreSQLGoogle Earth EngineLiDAR360Global MapperTableau

Work

lagos-hub-routes.vercel.app
Lagos Hub Route Map showing a route from Yaba hub to Saint Catherine’s Model School, 1.34 km and 16 minutes

Lagos Hub Route Map

Find routes from community hubs in Lagos to nearby destinations. Choose a hub and a destination to see the route, distance and travel time. You can limit results to a 1 km buffer, use your location, open directions in Google Maps and share a link to any route.

16Hubs
277Routes
1 kmBuffer
JavaScript · Leaflet · GeoJSON
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vegeview.onrender.com/diagnose
VegeView symptom checker diagnosing bacterial wilt on tomato leaves with a 90% match and treatment advice

VegeView

A crop health platform for vegetable farmers. Pick a crop, the affected part and the symptoms you see, and the symptom checker ranks likely diseases, pests and deficiencies with a match score and treatment options. It also has a searchable disease directory and a field map for saving farm boundaries.

Python · Django · PostgreSQL · Leaflet
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Create a free account to use the symptom checker. Hosted on Render’s free plan, so the first visit can take up to a minute to load.

shptokml.vercel.app
SHP to KML Batch Converter upload screen

SHP → KML Batch Converter

Convert shapefiles to KML in bulk. Upload ZIP files and each one is checked for a complete shapefile set before conversion. You get one KML per shapefile in a single ZIP, and nothing is uploaded to a server.

JavaScript · shpjs · tokml · JSZip
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More on GitHub

Photogrammetry report extractor

Python ↗

Extracts processing and accuracy figures from Agisoft Metashape PDF reports into Excel.

Banditry in north-west Nigeria

Python ↗

ACLED conflict data from 2010 to 2025 in local governments with gold deposits across five states.

Climate variability in the Benue River basin

Jupyter ↗

Rainfall variability in the Benue River sub-basin.

Where I’ve worked

Tap any point to see what I did there. Use the buttons to show or hide each layer.

Boundaries, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth. Pins mark the project site, study area or campus.

Experience

GIS Analyst and Operations OfficerCurrent

Aerial Advantage Global · Lagos

  • Geospatial data acquisition and analysis for survey, infrastructure and construction projects, including the Lagos–Badagry Expressway and Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway.
  • Process photogrammetry and LiDAR data into orthomosaics, DSMs, DTMs, 3D models and topographic data.

Analyst II, GIS & Data SystemsCurrent

GISCleric International · Fully remote

  • Spatial analysis and image interpretation for client projects.
  • GIS products with ESRI tools, spatial database management, quality control and training.

Geographic Information Systems Analyst

Segdam Planning Services Limited · Osun

  • Geospatial support for the Ile-Ife territorial map and the EIA of Kwara State University of Education.
  • Custom GIS tools in Python and ModelBuilder.

Geospatial Data Scientist

OEA Consults Ltd · Lagos

  • PyQt desktop app and Django web app for data upload, validation and visualization.
  • Python pipeline for street data collected across Nigeria for digital twin modelling.

Geographic Information Systems Analyst

Cooperative Information Network (COPINE), NASRDA · Ile-Ife

Education

B.Sc. Urban and Regional Planning

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife

National Diploma, Urban and Regional Planning

Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta

Research

Google Scholar ↗ORCID ↗
Flood risk map of Lagos Island Local Government Area showing low, medium and high flood risk over a street basemap, with high risk along the Apapa-facing waterfront and the lagoon edge

Flood risk map of Lagos Island

From my study on flood risk vulnerability in Lagos Island Local Government Area. The map classes the area into low, medium and high flood risk, and I checked it against 20 random ground-truth points.

Published

2026

Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation: The Informal Sector’s Experience in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Ruang 12(1), 17–29

2026

Capacity Assessment of Public Sector Town Planners: Experience and Lessons from a Nigerian State

Terra Praxis 7(1)

2025

Assessment of Fuelwood Exploitation Activities in Nasarawa Local Government Area, Nasarawa State

International Journal of Engineering, Management and Humanities 6(3)

2023

Environmental Quality in Urban Areas of Developing Countries: Bodija and Owode Public Housing Estates, Ibadan

FUOYE Planning Journal 1(2)

Under review

2026

Flood Risk Vulnerability: Lessons from Lagos Island Local Government Area, Lagos State

First author

2026

Residents’ Place Attachment to Post-Conflict Areas: Lessons from Southern Kaduna Metropolis

2026

Conceptual Construct of Community Participation in Disaster Risk Management

2026

Exploring Community Participation in Combating Environmental Crimes in Ikere Ekiti, Nigeria

Community

Advocacy Officer

Sprout Advocacy Foundation

  • Disability rights advocacy, and inclusion and social justice for underserved communities.

Volunteers Coordinator

Homeless not Hopeless Initiatives

  • Care for the aged, good sanitation practices, and public sensitisation against rape.

Program Manager

Lend a Hand for Africa

  • Community development programmes, partnerships and support for underserved communities.

Co-Founder

ScholarNurture

  • Youth development, technology training and mentorship.

Contact

Let’s work together.

Open to roles and projects in urban planning, GIS and data, on-site, hybrid or remote.

Email mejosephigharo@gmail.com
CV (PDF) LinkedIn ↗ GitHub ↗ Google Scholar ↗ ORCID ↗ Medium ↗