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List of works by Mbulisi Sibanda

A Comparative Estimation of Maize Leaf Water Content Using Machine Learning Techniques and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-Based Proximal and Remotely Sensed Data

A spatial and temporal assessment of fire regimes on different vegetation types using MODIS burnt area products

scientific article published in 2016

A systematic review on the use of remote sensing technologies in quantifying grasslands ecosystem services

scientific article published in 2022

An assessment of groundwater use in irrigated agriculture using multi-spectral remote sensing

scholarly article

An assessment of gully erosion along major armoured roads in south-eastern region of South Africa: a remote sensing and GIS approach

Application of Drone Technologies in Surface Water Resources Monitoring and Assessment: A Systematic Review of Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Global South

Applying the Surface Energy Balance System (SEBS) remote sensing model to estimate spatial variations in evapotranspiration in Southern Zimbabwe

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Assessing the Drivers of Wetland Changes in Areas Associated with Wildlife-Based Tourism Activities in Zimbabwe

Assessing the Prospects of Remote Sensing Maize Leaf Area Index Using UAV-Derived Multi-Spectral Data in Smallholder Farms across the Growing Season

Assessing the aftermath of the fast track land reform programme in Zimbabwe on land-use and land-cover changes

scholarly article by Melisa M. Matavire et al published 7 April 2015 in Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa

Characterizing Leaf Nutrients of Wetland Plants and Agricultural Crops with Nonparametric Approach Using Sentinel-2 Imagery Data

Characterizing bracken fern phenological cycle using time series data derived from Sentinel-2 satellite sensor

scientific article published on 28 October 2021

Comparing the Utility of Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) and Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) on Sentinel-2 MSI to Estimate Dry Season Aboveground Grass Biomass

scientific article published in 2024

Comparing the spectral settings of the new generation broad and narrow band sensors in estimating biomass of native grasses grown under different management practices

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Correction: Sibanda et al. Application of Drone Technologies in Surface Water Resources Monitoring and Assessment: A Systematic Review of Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Global South. Drones 2021, 5, 84

Cotton fields drive elephant habitat fragmentation in the Mid Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe

Crop Monitoring in Smallholder Farms Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Facilitate Precision Agriculture Practices: A Scoping Review and Bibliometric Analysis

Delineating the drivers of waning wildlife habitat: The predominance of cotton farming on the fringe of protected areas in the Mid-Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe

Detecting and mapping the spatial distribution of Chromoleana odorata invasions in communal areas of South Africa using Sentinel-2 multispectral remotely sensed data

scientific article published in 2022

Detection and mapping the spatial distribution of bracken fern weeds using the Landsat 8 OLI new generation sensor

Developments in the remote sensing of soil erosion in the perspective of sub-Saharan Africa. Implications on future food security and biodiversity

Discriminating Rangeland Management Practices Using Simulated HyspIRI, Landsat 8 OLI, Sentinel 2 MSI, and VENµS Spectral Data

scientific article published in September 2016

Discrimination of Tomato Plants (Solanum lycopersicum) Grown under Anaerobic Baffled Reactor Effluent, Nitrified Urine Concentrates and Commercial Hydroponic Fertilizer Regimes Using Simulated Sensor Spectral Settings

Distinguishing Maize, Soyabean and Tobacco Fields Using Temporal MODIS 16 Day NDVI Images in the Large Scale Commercial Farming Areas of Zimbabwe

Distribution of Parthenium hysterophoru L. with variation in rainfall using multi-year SPOT data and random forest classification

Elephants move faster in small fragments of low productivity in Amboseli ecosystems: Kenya

scholarly article by Tawanda Gara et al published 13 July 2016 in Geocarto International

Establishing the link between urban land cover change and the proliferation of aquatic hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in Harare Metropolitan, Zimbabwe

scholarly article by Timothy Dube et al published December 2018 in Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Estimating Biomass of Native Grass Grown under Complex Management Treatments Using WorldView-3 Spectral Derivatives

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Estimating LAI and mapping canopy storage capacity for hydrological applications in wattle infested ecosystems using Sentinel-2 MSI derived red edge bands

scientific article published in July 2018

Estimating and Monitoring Land Surface Phenology in Rangelands: A Review of Progress and Challenges

Estimating forest carbon stocks in tropical dry forests of Zimbabwe: exploring the performance of high and medium spatial-resolution multispectral sensors

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Estimating forest standing biomass in savanna woodlands as an indicator of forest productivity using the new generation WorldView-2 sensor

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Estimating leaf area index of the Yellowwood tree (<i>Podocarpus spp.)</i> in an indigenous Southern African Forest, using Sentinel 2 Multispectral Instrument data and the Random Forest regression ensemble

scientific article published on 22 July 2021

Estimation of Maize Foliar Temperature and Stomatal Conductance as Indicators of Water Stress Based on Optical and Thermal Imagery Acquired Using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Platform

Evaluating the influence of the Red Edge band from RapidEye sensor in quantifying leaf area index for hydrological applications specifically focussing on plant canopy interception

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Evaluating the performance of the newly-launched Landsat 8 sensor in detecting and mapping the spatial configuration of water hyacinth ( Eichhornia crassipes ) in inland lakes, Zimbabwe

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Evaluation of Land Suitability Methods with Reference to Neglected and Underutilised Crop Species: A Scoping Review

Examining the potential of Sentinel-2 MSI spectral resolution in quantifying above ground biomass across different fertilizer treatments

scientific article published in December 2015

Examining the variability of small-reservoir water levels in semi-arid environments for integrated water management purposes, using remote sensing

Exploring the potential ofin situhyperspectral data and multivariate techniques in discriminating different fertilizer treatments in grasslands

In-depth analysis of the impacts of rural population growth on the natural environment: a GIS and remote sensing approach

Inter-Seasonal Estimation of Grass Water Content Indicators Using Multisource Remotely Sensed Data Metrics and the Cloud-Computing Google Earth Engine Platform

Machine learning prediction of coffee rust severity on leaves using spectroradiometer data

scientific article published in 2017

Mapping leaf area index of the Yellowwood tree species in an Afromontane mistbelt forest of southern Africa using topographic variables

Mapping the Eucalyptus spp woodlots in communal areas of Southern Africa using Sentinel-2 Multi-Spectral Imager data for hydrological applications

scientific article published on 25 February 2021

Mapping the spatial distribution of the yellowwood tree ( Podocarpus henkelii ) in the Weza-Ngele forest using the newly launched Sentinel-2 multispectral imager data

Modelling potential distribution of bramble (rubus cuneifolius) using topographic, bioclimatic and remotely sensed data in the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg, South Africa

Operational applications of remote sensing in groundwater mapping across sub-Saharan Africa

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Predicting the Chlorophyll Content of Maize over Phenotyping as a Proxy for Crop Health in Smallholder Farming Systems

Progress in the use of geospatial and remote sensing technologies in the assessment and monitoring of tomato crop diseases

Prospects of Improving Agricultural and Water Productivity through Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

scholarly article

Quantifying Aboveground Grass Biomass Using Space-Borne Sensors: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review

scientific article published in 2023

Quantifying grass productivity using remotely sensed data: an assessment of grassland restoration benefits

scientific article published on 21 August 2020

Quantifying the spatial and temporal changes in forested landcover using landscape metrics derived from remotely sensed data in rural parts of Zimbabwe

scholarly article by Cletah Shoko et al published 2 January 2016 in Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa

Quantitative assessment of grassland foliar moisture parameters as an inference on rangeland condition in the mesic rangelands of southern Africa

scholarly article

Remote Sensing Grassland Productivity Attributes: A Systematic Review

Remote sensing equivalent water thickness of grass treated with different fertiliser regimes using resample HyspIRI and EnMAP data

Scribbling the Cat: A Case of the "Miracle" Plant, Moringa oleifera

scientific article published on 15 November 2019

Small-scale fishers’ perceptions of climate change and its consequences on fisheries: the case of Sanyathi fishing basin, Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe

scientific article published on 27 August 2019

Spatial modelling of groundwater quality across a land use and land cover gradient in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Stand-volume estimation from multi-source data for coppiced and high forest Eucalyptus spp. silvicultural systems in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Testing Sentinel-2 spectral configurations for estimating relevant crop biophysical and biochemical parameters for precision agriculture using tree-based and kernel-based algorithms

Testing the capabilities of the new WorldView-3 space-borne sensor’s red-edge spectral band in discriminating and mapping complex grassland management treatments

Testing the detection and discrimination potential of the new Landsat 8 satellite data on the challenging water hyacinth ( Eichhornia crassipes ) in freshwater ecosystems

Testing the utility of multivariate techniques in mapping commercial forest species using freely available Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager (OLI)

Testing the value of freely available Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager (OLI) and OLI pan-sharpened imagery in discriminating commercial forest species

The Utility of Sentinel-2 MSI Data to Estimate Wetland Vegetation Leaf Area Index in Natural and Rehabilitated Wetlands

scientific article published on 18 October 2021

The Utility of the Upcoming HyspIRI’s Simulated Spectral Settings in Detecting Maize Gray Leafy Spot in Relation to Sentinel-2 MSI, VENµS, and Landsat 8 OLI Sensors

The use of multi-temporal MODIS images with ground data to distinguish cotton from maize and sorghum fields in smallholder agricultural landscapes of Southern Africa

The utility of earth observation technologies in understanding impacts of land reform in the eastern region of Zimbabwe

scholarly article by Mbulisi Sibanda et al published 21 January 2016 in Journal of Land Use Science

Understanding the spatial distribution of elephant (Loxodonta africana) poaching incidences in the mid-Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe using Geographic Information Systems and remote sensing

scholarly article by Mbulisi Sibanda et al published 27 October 2015 in Geocarto International

Use of Landsat series data to analyse the spatial and temporal variations of land degradation in a dispersive soil environment: A case of King Sabata Dalindyebo local municipality in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

article by Timothy Dube et al published August 2017 in Physics and Chemistry of the Earth