He has experience in land administration design and assessment in African and Asian countries. His research focuses on better aligning the societal demands of tenure security, food security, and climate change with the technological opportunities presented by low-cost global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and cloud-/crowd-based geo-services. He holds degrees in geomatic engineering and information systems from the University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia, and earned a Ph.D from the same institution in 2008. He is also a reviewer for numerous international journals and conference series.