Francis Ndiritu Thitai

Geographic Information Systems Analyst · Nova Technologies

Feb 2026 – Sep 2026 · Somalia

• Conduct geospatial data acquisition, digitization, and spatial database management.
• Ensure compliance with geospatial data standards, coordinate reference systems (CRS), and metadata documentation.

Global Data Validator · Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team

Nov 2025 – Present · Global Remote

• Validate mapped features (buildings, roads, land use) for accuracy and completeness.
• Ensure adherence to OpenStreetMap tagging standards and mapping guidelines.
• Resolve conflicts between contributors’ edits.
• Verify consistency with satellite imagery and available reference datasets.
• Approve or invalidate mapping tasks within projects.
• Support capacity building by guiding new contributors and ensuring best practices.

Project Manager (Geographic Information Systems) · Geospatial Research International (GRI)

Feb 2025 – Feb 2026 · East, Central, and Southern African Region

• Maintain proper documentation of all data and their sources.
• Maintain an organized filing system of all project data (both spatial and non-spatial).
• Undertake data analysis (tabular, vector, raster) and prepare accurate reports.
• Prepare basic data summaries and progress reports as required by the project team.
• Prepare map products and statistical tables to be presented to various stakeholders.
• Support other project-related data tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

Intern (Geographic Information Systems) · OpenStreetMap (OSM) Kenya

Sep 2024 – Dec 2024 · Kenya

• Focused on Geospatial Data Quality Analyst specializing in validation, assessment, and collaborative mapping.
• Performed data quality validation & assessment.
• Engaged in collaborative mapping & peer review.
• Applied data quality metrics.
• Gained hands-on experience using KoboCollect and ODKCollect for field data collection, building XLSForms from scratch, and analyzing attendance and field activity feedback.

Attache (Geographic Information Systems) · Geosurv System LTD.

Feb 2024 – May 2024 · Kenya

• Focused on GIS and Land Survey Specialist for environmental and infrastructure mapping projects.
• Created GIS-based mapping solutions for environmental and infrastructure projects.
• Processed satellite imagery and performed spatial data analysis using QGIS and ArcGIS.
• Practiced Land Survey and compiled Survey plans, deed plans.