Kwame Oppong Hackman

@wascal.org

Senior Scientist / Regional Coordinator
West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL)

Kwame Oppong Hackman


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EDUCATION

PhD Ecology
MSc GIS and Environmental Modelling
PGDip Mathamatics
BSc Mathematics

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology
695

Scholar Citations

14

Scholar h-index

19

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Geospatial Assessment of Three Decades of Shoreline Shifts and Two Decades of Vegetation Change in the Grand Saloum Transboundary Wetland Complex, Senegal-The Gambia
    O Badji, A Ceesay, KO Hackman
    WASCAL , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 1
  • PEWS: A Pilot Early Warning System for Pest and Disease Management in Burkina Faso
    AKD Codjia, KO Hackman, D Son, V Ouedraogo, K Gandji, CL Sanou, ...
    Journal of Geovisualization and Spatial Analysis 9 (2), 29 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Identifying potential for rice expansion in Burkina Faso: integrating EO and climate data for suitability mapping
    J Meier, A Hirner, K Akpoti, K Hackman, U Gessner
    Frontiers in Climate 7, 1548416 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Modelling Woody Vegetation Suitability in Saloum Delta Ramsar Site (West-Africa): Implications for Conservation and Land Restoration
    O Badji, KO Hackman, M Thiel, D Ngom, S Fall, P Antwi-Agyei
    WASCAL , 2025
    2025
  • Maize farmers’ perceptions of fall armyworm invasion in Burkina Faso: bridging awareness and action
    B Momo, D Son, CL Sanou, K Koita, GT Dabire, K Gandji, KO Hackman, ...
    International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 45 (3), 1237-1248 , 2025
    2025
  • Methane emissions from rice cultivation in West Africa and compensation options from nature reserve forests
    S Guug, S Sy, E Quansah, J Bliefernicht, F Neidl, R Steinbrecher, ...
    Environmental Research Letters 20 (4), 044050 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 12
  • TOM2024: Datasets of tomato, onion, and maize images for developing pests and diseases AI-based classification models
    O Appiah, KO Hackman, S Diakalia, AKD Codjia, M Bêbê, V Ouedraogo, ...
    Data in Brief 59, 111357 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 9
  • Enhancing burned area monitoring with VIIRS dataset: A case study in Sub-Saharan Africa
    B Ouattara, M Thiel, B Sponholz, H Paeth, M Yebra, F Mouillot, P Kacic, ...
    Science of Remote Sensing 10, 100165 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 15
  • Analyzing the spatio-temporal pattern of urban growth and its influence on urban heat islands in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis, Ghana
    E Biney, EK Forkuo, M Poku-Boansi, KO Hackman, E Harris, YM Asare, ...
    Scientific African 26, e02366 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 9
  • Spatiotemporal analysis of land use and land cover dynamics of Dinderesso and Peni forests in Burkina Faso
    AMD Millogo, B Tankoano, O Neya, F Folega, K Wala, KO Hackman, ...
    Geomatics 4 (4), 362-381 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 5
  • PlanteSaine: An Artificial Intelligent empowered mobile application for pests and disease management for maize, tomato, and onion farmers in Burkina Faso
    O Appiah, KO Hackman, BAA Diallo, KO Ogunjobi, S Diakalia, O Valentin, ...
    Agriculture 14 (8), 1252 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 16
  • A comprehensive analysis and future projection of land use and land cover dynamics in a fast-growing city: a case study of Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis, Ghana
    E Biney, EK Forkuo, M Poku-Boansi, YM Asare, KO Hackman, DB Yankey, ...
    Scientific African 24, e02207 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 12
  • Enhancing burned area monitoring with VIIRS dataset
    B Ouattara, M Thiel, B Sponholz, H Paeth, M Yebra, F Mouillot, P Kacic, ...
    2024
  • Fine particulate air pollution estimation in Ouagadougou using satellite aerosol optical depth and meteorological parameters
    JA Amooli, KO Hackman, B Nana, DM Westervelt
    Environmental Science: Atmospheres 4 (9), 1012-1025 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 12
  • Modelling past and future land use and land cover dynamics in the Nakambe River Basin, West Africa
    GI Yangouliba, BJB Zoungrana, KO Hackman, H Koch, S Liersch, ...
    Modeling Earth Systems and Environment 9 (2), 1651-1667 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 39
  • Intensity Analysis for urban land use/land cover dynamics characterization of Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso
    V Ouedraogo, KO Hackman, M Thiel, J Dukiya
    Land 12 (5), 1063 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 19
  • MODIS-based spatiotemporal variability assessment of urban land surface temperature in Burkina Faso
    V Ouédraogo, KO Hackman, M Thiel, J Dukiya
    Télématique 22 (1), 1227-1236 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 3
  • Waste Recycling and Repurposing to Address SDG 11 in Burkina Faso: Do Multi-stakeholder Platforms Matter?
    S Sanfo, O Neya, S Da, S Salack, J Amikuzuno, BZ Gandaa, KO Hackman, ...
    Localizing the SDGs in African Cities, 85-99 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 1
  • Spatio-temporal pattern of urban vegetation in the central business district of the Wa municipality of Ghana
    R Aabeyir, K Peprah, KO Hackman
    Trees, Forests and People 8, 100261 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 15
  • The impact of drought on agricultural area in Burkina Faso and assessment of future cropping potential using a combination of EO and climate data.
    J Meier, P Ruiz Inigo, J Rummler, K Hackman, U Gessner
    2022

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • The first all-season sample set for mapping global land cover with Landsat-8 data
    C Li, P Gong, J Wang, Z Zhu, GS Biging, C Yuan, T Hu, H Zhang, Q Wang, ...
    Science Bulletin 62 (7), 508-515 , 2017
    2017.0
    Citations: 198
  • New land-cover maps of Ghana for 2015 using Landsat 8 and three popular classifiers for biodiversity assessment
    KO Hackman, P Gong, J Wang
    International Journal of Remote Sensing 38 (14), 4008-4021 , 2017
    2017.0
    Citations: 71
  • Automatic high-resolution land cover production in madagascar using sentinel-2 time series, tile-based image classification and google earth engine
    M Zhang, H Huang, Z Li, KO Hackman, C Liu, RL Andriamiarisoa, ...
    Remote Sensing 12 (21), 3663 , 2020
    2020.0
    Citations: 56
  • Modelling past and future land use and land cover dynamics in the Nakambe River Basin, West Africa
    GI Yangouliba, BJB Zoungrana, KO Hackman, H Koch, S Liersch, ...
    Modeling Earth Systems and Environment 9 (2), 1651-1667 , 2023
    2023.0
    Citations: 39
  • The State Of Biodiversity In Ghana: Knowledge Gaps And Prioritization
    KO Hackman
    International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation 6 (9), 681 - 701 , 2014
    2014.0
    Citations: 35
  • An all-season sample database for improving land-cover mapping of Africa with two classification schemes
    C Li, P Gong, J Wang, C Yuan, T Hu, Q Wang, L Yu, N Clinton, M Li, J Guo, ...
    International Journal of Remote Sensing 37 (19), 4623-4647 , 2016
    2016.0
    Citations: 33
  • A rapid assessment of landscape biodiversity using diversity profiles of arthropod morphospecies
    KO Hackman, P Gong, S Venevsky
    Landscape Ecology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10980-016-044 , 2016
    2016.0
    Citations: 30
  • Towards a global oil palm sample database: design and implications
    Y Cheng, L Yu, Y Zhao, Y Xu, K Hackman, AP Cracknell, P Gong
    International journal of remote sensing 38 (14), 4022-4032 , 2017
    2017.0
    Citations: 24
  • Analysis of geo-spatiotemporal data using machine learning algorithms and reliability enhancement for urbanization decision support
    KO Hackman, X Li, D Asenso-Gyambibi, EA Asamoah, ID Nelson
    International Journal of Digital Earth 13 (12), 1717-1732 , 2020
    2020.0
    Citations: 22
  • Intensity Analysis for urban land use/land cover dynamics characterization of Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso
    V Ouedraogo, KO Hackman, M Thiel, J Dukiya
    Land 12 (5), 1063 , 2023
    2023.0
    Citations: 19
  • Ny Aina Nomenjanahary Raherivelo, T
    M Zhang, H Huang, Z Li, KO Hackman, C Liu, RL Andriamiarisoa
    Li, Y , 2020
    2020.0
    Citations: 19
  • PlanteSaine: An Artificial Intelligent empowered mobile application for pests and disease management for maize, tomato, and onion farmers in Burkina Faso
    O Appiah, KO Hackman, BAA Diallo, KO Ogunjobi, S Diakalia, O Valentin, ...
    Agriculture 14 (8), 1252 , 2024
    2024.0
    Citations: 16
  • Enhancing burned area monitoring with VIIRS dataset: A case study in Sub-Saharan Africa
    B Ouattara, M Thiel, B Sponholz, H Paeth, M Yebra, F Mouillot, P Kacic, ...
    Science of Remote Sensing 10, 100165 , 2024
    2024.0
    Citations: 15
  • Spatio-temporal pattern of urban vegetation in the central business district of the Wa municipality of Ghana
    R Aabeyir, K Peprah, KO Hackman
    Trees, Forests and People 8, 100261 , 2022
    2022.0
    Citations: 15
  • Methane emissions from rice cultivation in West Africa and compensation options from nature reserve forests
    S Guug, S Sy, E Quansah, J Bliefernicht, F Neidl, R Steinbrecher, ...
    Environmental Research Letters 20 (4), 044050 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 12
  • A comprehensive analysis and future projection of land use and land cover dynamics in a fast-growing city: a case study of Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis, Ghana
    E Biney, EK Forkuo, M Poku-Boansi, YM Asare, KO Hackman, DB Yankey, ...
    Scientific African 24, e02207 , 2024
    2024.0
    Citations: 12
  • Fine particulate air pollution estimation in Ouagadougou using satellite aerosol optical depth and meteorological parameters
    JA Amooli, KO Hackman, B Nana, DM Westervelt
    Environmental Science: Atmospheres 4 (9), 1012-1025 , 2024
    2024.0
    Citations: 12
  • Exploring the temporal density of Landsat observations for cropland mapping: experiments from Egypt, Ethiopia, and South Africa
    Y Xu, L Yu, D Peng, X Cai, Y Cheng, J Zhao, Y Zhao, D Feng, K Hackman, ...
    International Journal of Remote Sensing 39 (21), 7328-7349 , 2018
    2018.0
    Citations: 11
  • & Dabire, G.(2024). PlanteSaine: an artificial intelligent empowered mobile application for pests and disease management for maize, tomato, and onion farmers in Burkina Faso
    O Appiah, KO Hackman, BAA Diallo, KO Ogunjobi, S Diakalia, O Valentin
    Agriculture 14 (8), 1252 , 0
    Citations: 10
  • TOM2024: Datasets of tomato, onion, and maize images for developing pests and diseases AI-based classification models
    O Appiah, KO Hackman, S Diakalia, AKD Codjia, M Bêbê, V Ouedraogo, ...
    Data in Brief 59, 111357 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 9