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Mawande Gidimisana

@mawandegidimisana

Geospatial Data Analyst at Applied Information, turning transport data into performance metrics and dashboard prototypes developers can implement.

South Africa

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At Applied Information, I analyze operational and spatial records to evaluate service and system performance. I clean and join vehicle, trip, and device data, then calculate measures such as average travel time and 90th-percentile performance.

I design dashboard modules and Figma prototypes that bring KPIs, trends, maps, and drill-down views together. I also translate database fields and business metrics into requirements and implementation guidance for developers.

At Crisis24 (Pty) Ltd, I maintained PostgreSQL/PostGIS geospatial databases and produced maps and bespoke geospatial analyses in response to client requests. At Lightstone (Pty) Ltd, I maintained the National Address Dictionary and verified service-station data to improve spatial data quality.

My GIS automation projects include a Python and QGIS pipeline for retrieving outage data, processing it spatially, styling maps, and exporting KML files. I also developed PyQGIS verification workflows that compare records against reference datasets using spatial proximity and fuzzy matching.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Geospatial Data Analyst

Current

Applied Information

Jul 2026 - Present (4 months)

Extract and analyse high-volume operational and spatial records from Microsoft SQL Server to evaluate service and system performance. Design analytical dashboard modules and Figma prototypes that present KPIs, trends, maps and drill-down views clearly.

SQL Data Analysis Dashboard Design Figma KPI Definition Data Cleaning Data Validation Performance Metrics Microsoft SQL Server

Intelligence Analyst (GIS Technician)

Crisis24 (Pty) Ltd

Aug 2024 - Jun 2026 (1 year 10 months)

Managed PostgreSQL/PostGIS geospatial databases and maintained system location data across GeoJSON, Shapefile, KML and CSV formats. Produced maps and geospatial visualisations with the Esri suite, QGIS and Google Maps/Earth Pro, and delivered bespoke geospatial analyses in response to client requests.

PostgreSQL PostGIS GeoJSON Shapefile KML CSV ESRI QGIS Google Maps Google Earth Pro Geospatial analysis

Spatial Data Analyst

Lightstone (Pty) Ltd

Jan 2021 - Jul 2024 (3 years 6 months)

Managed spatial data using SQL, Microsoft Power BI and Python, and maintained the National Address Dictionary through data capture and spatial data maintenance. Captured and mapped spatial entities including malls, estates, office parks and emergency-service infrastructure.

SQL Power BI Python Spatial Data Management Data Capture Data maintenance client support

GIS Technician Intern

Equipt Consulting

Jan 2020 - Jul 2020 (6 months)

Collected, cleansed, edited and processed GIS data using ArcMap and ArcGIS Online. Produced maps and supported image-processing workflows.

ArcMap ArcGIS Geospatial Data Processing Data Cleaning Map Production Image Processing

GIS Lab Assistant

Nelson Mandela University

Feb 2019 - Oct 2019 (8 months)

Supported GIS students during practical sessions and reported GIS software malfunctions.

GIS Technical Support Software Troubleshooting

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Nelson Mandela University

BSc Honours, Geographical Information Systems

2019 - 2020

BSc Honours in Geographical Information Systems from Nelson Mandela University from 2019 to 2020. Research focused on geocoding and hot-spot analysis of survey data on homeless-population migration patterns in inner-city Port Elizabeth.

Nelson Mandela University

BSc, Geology and Geography

2015 - 2019

BSc in Geology and Geography from Nelson Mandela University from 2015 to 2019. Included land-arability mapping using field-collected GPS coordinates, Ground Control Points, and high-resolution imagery.

Esri

Certificate, Geographic Information Systems

Completed training on migrating to ArcGIS Pro, covering sharing resources, editing features and attributes, vector/raster mapping, 3D data, and analysis.

Speccon Holdings

Learnership, Business Analysis

Completed a learnership in Business Analysis, covering needs and requirements analysis, requirements communication, solution validation, and risk assessment.