Hello, I am

Mary Muthee

A Geospatial Data Scientist

I turn earth-observation and location data into decision-ready intelligence building end-to-end geospatial workflows that help people and organisations understand their world and act on it.

Open to collaborations and research opportunities

Mary Muthee

Who I Am

About Me

Mary Muthee
13+
Projects
2+
Years Exp.
20+
Talks

Mary Muthee is a Spatial Data Analyst who builds end-to-end geospatial workflows from data acquisition and cleaning, through feature engineering and modeling, to clear communication that drives real decisions.

Her work spans humanitarian response, agriculture, disaster risk management, public health, environmental management, and climate resilience, with a focus on advancing the SDGs through evidence-based geospatial intelligence.

Beyond analysis, Mary actively invests in community capacity building. Through trainings and mentorships, she makes geospatial tools accessible and shows how spatial evidence can inform decisions at every level from field operations to policy.

Humanitarian Response Climate Resilience Public Health Agriculture Disaster Risk SDGs

My Story

Journey

Education
University of South Brittany
Copernicus Master in Digital Earth, GeoData Science
2026 to 2027
Paris-Lodron University Salzburg
Copernicus Master in Digital Earth, Geoinformatics and Earth Observation
2025 to 2026
The Technical University of Kenya
Bachelor of Applied Science, Geoinformatics
2019 to 2024
Work Experience
The World Bank Group
Geospatial Intern, Transport Unit
May 2026 to Present
Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Belgium
Geospatial Consultant, Maternal Health
December 2025 to Present
LocateIT Kenya
GIS, Remote Sensing and GIT Analyst
Jan 2025 to Aug 2025
Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations
Geospatial Specialist
Jun 2024 to Oct 2024
Kenya Red Cross Society
Geospatial Intern
May 2024 to Jun 2024
GeoPsy Research
GIS Assistant
Jan 2023 to Apr 2024
GeoPsy Research
GIS Intern
Jan 2022 to Dec 2022
Volunteer
YouthMappers
Regional Ambassador, East Africa
Jan 2025 to Dec 2025
Geospatial Sciences Students Association
President
Jan 2022 to Jan 2023

My Work

Projects

Food Insecurity Kenya
Foundation ModelsMachine LearningPythonFood Security
Predicting Food Insecurity in Kenya using SatCLIP
SatCLIP embeddings to predict crisis areas, model a severity index, and estimate populations in Crisis and Emergency phases across Kenya.
View on GitHub
IPV Modelling Kenya
GeostatisticsRPublic Health
Geostatistical Modelling of IPV among Women in Kenya
Monte Carlo Maximum Likelihood on KDHS 2022 data revealing spatial variation of physical IPV at approximately 6 km resolution with 9 covariates.
View Project
OBIA Segmentation
Remote SensingImage SegmentationPython
Object-Based Image Analysis, Felzenszwalb Segmentation
Python OBIA workflow on Sentinel-2 imagery benchmarked against eCognition multiresolution segmentation for land-cover delineation.
View on GitHub
GEE Landform
Earth ObservationGEELand Use
GEE Landform Change Visualization
Interactive NDVI, NDMI, MNDWI, LST, and LULC visualization of landform changes in Kampong Plam supporting sustainable land management decisions.
Open App
Kenya Floods Dashboard
Humanitarian GISArcGISDisaster Response
Kenya Floods Interventions 2024
Flood response dashboard showing affected households, WASH distribution, food aid, and health outreach to guide humanitarian planning.
View Dashboard
Landslide Detection 2025
Change DetectionRemote SensingDisaster Risk
Elgeyo Marakwet Landslide Detection, 2025
Pre and post event Sentinel-2 imagery with MSAVI to assess vegetation disturbance and surface changes from the 2025 landslide event.
View on GitHub
LiDAR Vegetation
LiDARPoint Cloud AnalysisR
Vegetation Classification Using LiDAR Point Clouds
DSM, DTM, and CHM generated in R using lidR and terra to classify vegetation into trees, shrubs, and herbaceous strata.
View on GitHub
Elephant Habitat MaxEnt
Species Distribution ModellingMaxEntClimate Science
African Elephant Habitat Under Climate Change
Bioclimatic predictors indicate a future southward habitat shift; precipitation of the warmest quarter emerges as the most influential variable.
View on GitHub
NO2 Nyeri County
Atmospheric ScienceEarth ObservationAir Quality
Monitoring NO₂ in Nyeri County, 2019 to 2022
Sentinel-5P analysis across pre-lockdown, lockdown, and post-lockdown phases. Nyeri Town and Mukurweini recorded the highest concentrations.
View on GitHub
Izmir Earthquake Risk
Spatial AnalysisDisaster RiskGIS
Earthquake Risk Mapping, Izmir 2020
GIS risk mapping following the October 2020 M6.6 earthquake. Key hotspots near Izmir city and Seferihisar identified for response planning.
View Report
SDG5 Infographic
CartographyData VisualizationSDGs
Women in Parliament, Global Representation 2020
Worldwide parliamentary representation infographic based on UN SDG 5.5 data, designed with visual hierarchy and eye-tracking principles.
View Infographic
Kenya Tourism Map
Web MappingRSpatial Data
Interactive Kenya Tourism Map
Attractions, protected areas, hotels, and fuel stations across Kenya with an integrated distance tool for trip planning.
View Map
COVID-19 Vaccination Kenya
Public HealthWeb MappingR
COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage in Kenya
County-level interactive map of partial and full vaccination rates alongside mapped health facilities across Kenya.
View Map

Public Speaking

Engagements

Mapping the Future
Speaker
Mapping the Future
Online · November 2025
GeoMind Solutions
Masters Scholarships
Organizer
Navigating Master's Scholarships
Online · October 2025
YouthMappers
QGIS Training
Lead Trainer
QGIS Training
Kenya · September 2025
YouthMappers
GEE Training
Lead Trainer
Google Earth Engine Training
Online · July 2025
YouthMappers
ICGS Wajir
Lead Trainer
Capacity Building, Wajir County ICGS System
Wajir, Kenya · May 2025
LocateIT Kenya
Geohabari Podcast
Speaker
Young Professionals Segment Podcast
Online · May 2025
Geohabari Podcast
GeoFresh
Organizer
GeoFresh: From Degrees to Careers
Online · April 2025
YouthMappers
Garissa RAMDSS
Trainer
Rangelands Monitoring System, Garissa
Garissa, Kenya · February 2025
LocateIT Kenya
Wajir RAMDSS
Trainer
Rangelands Monitoring System, Wajir
Wajir, Kenya · February 2025
LocateIT Kenya
GIS Day
Presenter
Mercy Corps GIS Day, Garissa University
Garissa, Kenya · November 2024
OpenStreetMap Kenya
OSM Training
Trainer
Mercy Corps GIS Training, Garissa University
Garissa, Kenya · October 2024
OpenStreetMap Kenya
DeKUT Hackathon
Speaker
Dedan Kimathi University Hackathon
Nyeri, Kenya · October 2024
YouthMappers
State of the Map
Presenter
State of the Map Global Conference
Nairobi, Kenya · September 2024
OpenStreetMap Kenya
GIS Flood Mapping
Speaker
Utilizing GIS for Flood Mapping
Online · July 2024
YouthMappers
DeKUT Mapathon
Speaker
Dedan Kimathi University Mapathon
Nyeri, Kenya · July 2024
YouthMappers
YM Fellowship
Fellow
YouthMappers Leadership Fellowship
Bangkok, Thailand · June 2024
YouthMappers
YM Kenya Summit
Speaker and MC
YouthMappers Kenya Summit
Nairobi, Kenya · March 2024
YouthMappers and OpenStreetMap
RCMRD Conference
Presenter
RCMRD International Conference
Nairobi, Kenya · August 2023
Personal Project
YM Mentorship
Speaker
YouthMappers Kenya Leaders Mentorship
Online · July 2023
YouthMappers
Kibera Girls Mentorship
Speaker
Kibera Girls Mentorship
Nairobi, Kenya · June 2023
Geospatial Ambassadors of Kenya

Recognition

Awards and Certifications

YouthMappers Recognition
Regional Ambassador Certificate
Leadership Certificate
GIS Girl Recognition
Crowd2Map Recognition
Drone Training Certificate

Toolbox

Skills

Desktop GIS
QGIS ArcGIS Google Earth Pro SEPAL Visum eCognition
Remote Sensing and EO
Google Earth Engine SNAP ArcGIS Online
Programming
Python R JavaScript VBScript HTML / CSS
Databases
PostgreSQL PostGIS GeoServer
Data and Reporting
Power BI KoBoToolbox

Say Hello

Get in Touch

Whether it is a research collaboration, speaking invitation, training engagement, or just a conversation about geospatial work, my inbox is open.