Dr. Lopang Maphale
GIS Expert
Dr. Maphale is a faculty member in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Botswana, based in Gaborone. He holds a PhD in Geomatics with a specialization in Spatial Data Infrastructures from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. A Registered Land Surveyor with nearly 30 years of professional experience in Botswana, he is deeply engaged in geospatial data collection, processing, value addition, management, and governance.
Dr. Maphale has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals indexed by Web of Science and Scopus. He is a member and former President of the Botswana Institute of Geomatics (BIG), and has served as its representative to the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG), where he remains an active member of the FIG Africa Regional Network.
He brings invaluable expertise to Botswana Flying Labs, providing academic and professional leadership in GIS projects and offering strategic insights into geospatial innovation.