Geospatial industry today craves the infusion of youth into its ranks.
The young professionals that represent Millennial and Generation Z voices.
The bright young minds that help reimagine geospatial in a complex digital environment.
Young leaders that represent our industry’s future.
Started in 2021, the Geospatial World 50 Rising Stars is an initiative to highlight the outstanding accomplishments of young individuals who are proactive and passionate about the value of geospatial technology to the society, the environment and the economy. Selected from high-quality nominations across global community, panel of juries agreed that these 50 candidates stand out at the top of their class and are well on their way to redefining the next generation geospatial leadership.
Here’s the list of 50 Rising Stars to look out for in 2022
Melanie Abuel
AccenturePhilippines
Asim Ibrahim Al-Ghamdi
GASGISaudi Arabia
Carline Amsing
Defence Geographic Agency, Ministry of DefenceThe Netherlands
Christoph Aubrecht
European Space AgencyItaly
Minyoung Back
SI AnalyticsSouth Korea
David Borges
NASA Applied Sciences Disasters ProgramUnited States
Breylla C. Carvalho
Brazilian Institute of Geography and StatisticsBrazil
Tommy Charles
OpenStreetMap Sierra LeoneSierra Leone
Suelynn Choy
RMIT UniversityAustralia
Ruth Cookman
Geospatial CommissionUnited Kingdom
Hayley Evers-King
EUMETSATGermany
Kate C. Fickas
USGS | UC Santa Barbara Climate Hazard CenterUnited States
Mina E. Gerges
IT Smart VisionEgypt
Alex Harper
Central Arkansas WaterUnited States
Pierre E. Jablon
Glasgow City CouncilUnited Kingdom
Nandhini Karthikeyan
Numer8India
Alan Kharsansky
SatellogicSpain
Viola Kirui
Geospatial Research InternationalKenya
Yariwo Kitiyo
Proto EnergyKenya
Anirudh Koul
Pinterest | SpaceMLUnited States
Confidence Kpodo
YouthMappersGhana
Iris Kramer
ArchAIUnited Kingdom
Andrew Lamers
OptumUnited States
Peter E. Lenz
NearUnited States
Peter M. Macharia
KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research ProgrammeKenya
Pooja Mahapatra
FugroThe Netherlands
Marie B. Makuate
National Institute of CartographyCameroon
Juliana McMillan-Wilhoit
Ahold Delhaize USA Supply Chain ServicesUnited States
Flávia de Souza Mendes
Remote Sensing Solutions GmbHGermany
Stephanie Michaud
Trimble Inc.United States
Ananyaa Narain
Geospatial WorldIndia
Jakub Nowosad
Adam Mickiewicz UniversityPoland
Jean Claude Ntirenganya
Land Management and Use AuthorityRwanda
Manuel Ntumba
United Nations Space Generation Advisory CouncilAustria
Phoebe Oduor
Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for DevelopmentKenya
Eunice Offei
Lands CommissionGhana
Taiwo Ogunwumi
Geohazard Risk Mapping InitiativeNigeria
Heather Porter
Office for National StatisticsUnited Kingdom
Uttam Pudasaini
Nepal Flying LabsNepal
Frank Romo
RomoGISUnited States
Jessica Scheick
University of New HampshireUnited States
Roshni R. Sharma
FrontierSIAustralia
Ayeisha Sheldon
UNOSAT-UNITARSwitzerland
Mayank Singh
Domino's Pizza IndonesiaIndonesia
Suyash Singh
GalaxEye SpaceIndia
Rajan Srivastava
HeliwareIndia
Gabriella Wiersma
GeonovumThe Netherlands
Lauren Williams
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the EnvironmentSouth Africa
Tianren Yang
The University of Hong KongHong Kong S.A.R.
Fan Zhang
MIT Senseable City LabUnited States