Joaquim Lourenço Txifunga
I am a specialist in Geographic Information Technologies applied to spatial planning and environement, with solid experience in the collection, processing, and analysis of geospatial data, as well as in the mapping and georeferencing of geographic objects, with a special focus on urban collective equipment, road and pedestrian networks.
Mapper and OSM data user, since 2015.
Master's degree in Geographic Information Technologies - Spatial Planning and Environment, since 2019.
Doctoral Programme in Spatial Planning at the University of Coimbra, Portugal, since 2021.
Member of the OSM Africa Community since 2023.
Student Researcher at Center of Territory, Transport and Environment, since 2024.
Intervention
Due to the rapid urbanisation that has been taking place in Africa, where it is estimated that 60% of the population will reside in cities by 2050, it is crucial to strengthen the resilience and management capacity of urban areas. In Angola, despite the development of new formally planned urban centers, there is still a significant lack of geospatial data, which hinders the efficiency of public services and the distribution of goods to the population.
This presentation aims to present the results of the mapping of the housing units of the Praia Amélia urbanisation, in the city of Moçâmedes, developed through open-access techniques and platforms, particularly OpenStreetMap (OSM).
The study included the collection of data on the ground, georeferencing and the systematic recording of constructive and spatial attributes, which were then integrated into interoperable digital environments.
The resulting dataset contributes to the democratisation of territorial information and strengthens urban governance based on open data.