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Alex Paulo Lubida

Lecturer

College of Engineering and Technology

Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering

Biography

Alex Lubida is a geospatial and surveying professional based in Tanzania, with strong expertise in spatial data collection analysis and management, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), GNSS and Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI). He has extensive experience working with surveying technologies, coordinate reference systems, and geospatial analysis for applications in land administration, environmental studies, infrastructure development, and climate-related research.
He has been involved in projects and academic work focusing on the application of spatial technologies in drought assessment, environmental management, and coastal and port monitoring and also on spatial data accuracy, geospatial standards, and the integration of GIS and GNSS for decision-making and sustainable development.
With a strong technical background and a research-oriented mindset, Alex Lubida is committed to advancing the use of geospatial technologies to support planning, resource management, and scientific research in Tanzania and the wider region.

Research Interest

spatial data collection and management, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote sensing, GNSS and Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI)

Contacts

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Projects

1.    Higher Education for Economic Transformation (HEET) construction or rehabilitation of infrastructure
2.    Tanzania-Zambia Transmission Interconnector Project (TaZa); Contract - PA/001/2018-19/HQ/W/031 for GIS field data capture and loading scope & provision of satellite imagery Country – Tanzania.
3.    Consultancy Services for Conducting Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), Geotechnical Survey and Topography of the Construction Works for Dodoma Technical College.
4.    Provision of Consultancy Services for preparation of land use, investment plan and detailed design of facilities for Dry Port at Kwala-Vigwaza (KDP) in Ruvu, Coast Region.
 

Publications

i.    Mbezi, J., Mango, J., Lubida, A., Valerian, R. Kato, L. (2024). Exploring shoreline changes and their implications in coastal communities using GIS and remote sensing techniques: The case of eastern beaches of Unguja island, Tanzania. Regional Studies in Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2024.103566
ii.    Mango, J., Valerian-Peter, R., Kanja, K., Ngondo, J., Maobe, A., Lubida, A., Ijumulana J., & Xiang Li (2022) Evaluating the Land Cover Dynamics in the Protected Areas using GIS and Remote Sensing techniques: the case of Nyerere National Park, Tanzania, Geocarto International, 37:27, 17361-17381, DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2022.2127927
iii.    Lubida, A., Mansourian, A. & Rajabi, M. 2022. Investigating an Agent Based Modeling approach for SDI planning: A case study of Tanzania NSDI development. South African Journal of Geomatics Vol. 9 No. 2 (2020): 198–218. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/sajg.v9i2.14.
iv.    Lubida, A. 2019. Investigating Spatial Data Infrastructure Planning in Tanzania using System Modelling and Social Concepts, Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University. ISBN 9198501690, 9789198501698
v.    Lubida, A., Veysipanah, M., Pilesjö, P. & Mansourian, A. 2019. Land-Use Planning for Sustainable Urban Development in Africa: A Spatial and Multi-Objective Optimization Approach. Geodesy and Cartography, 45, 1-15.
vi.    Mansourian, A., Lubida, A., Pilesjö, P., Abdolmajidi, E. & Lassi, M. 2015. SDI planning using the system dynamics technique within a community of practice: lessons learnt from Tanzania. Published by Geo-spatial Information Science Journal, 12,2-3, 97-110.
vii.    Lubida, A., Pilesjö, P., Espling, M & Runnström, M., (2014). Applying the theory of planned behavior to explain geospatial data sharing for urban planning and management: cases from urban centers in Tanzania. Published by African Geographical Review, 34,2, 165-181.
viii.    Mansourian, A., Lubida, A., Abdolmajidi, E., Pilesjö, P. and Runnström, M. (2014). SDI strategic planning using the system dynamics technique: A case study in Tanzania. In Huerta, Schade, Granell (Eds): Connecting a Digital Europe through Location and Place. Proceedings of the AGILE'2014 International Conference on GIS, Castellón, June, 3-6, 2014