Kwame Oppong Hackman

@wascal.org

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



                 

https://researchid.co/kaupong

EDUCATION

PhD Ecology
MSc GIS and Environmental Modelling
PGDip Mathamatics
BSc Mathematics

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology

485

Scholar Citations

10

Scholar h-index

13

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • 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 Bb, V Ouedraogo, ...
    Data in Brief 59, 111357 2025

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Co-Developing Innovations for Sustainable Land Management in West African Smallholder Farming Systems-COINS
    J Meier, F Thonfeld, N Heiss, U Gessner, M Diancoumba, Y Ayaribil, ...
     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 2024

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Suitability Analysis of Rice Cropping in Burkina Faso: Assessing the Gap between Current and Potential Rice Cropping Area
    J Meier, F Thonfeld, K Akpoti, K Hackman, U Gessner
     2023

  • Intensity Analysis for Urban Land Use/Land Cover Dynamics Characterization of Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso. Land 2023, 12, 1063
    V Ouedraogo, KO Hackman, M Thiel, J Dukiya
     2023

  • MODIS-based spatiotemporal variability assessment of urban land surface temperature in Burkina Faso
    V Oudraogo, KO Hackman, M Thiel, J Dukiya
    Tlmatique 22 (1), 1227-1236 2023

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • The use of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) to assess urban forests dynamics in West Africa: A case study of Mbao Classified Forest, Dakar (Senegal)
    M Diankha, KO Hackman, SM Sarr
    FAO; 2022

  • West Africa Land Use/Land Cover Harmonisation Task Force for ECOWAS
    M Mahamane, A Di Gregorio, M Henry, F Mensah, P Bartel, B Mamane, ...
    AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2021, GC25B-0664 2021

  • Building a Collaborative Network for Supporting Regional Capacity Development in Harmonizing Land Use and Land Cover Mapping and Monitoring in West Africa: Initiatives by the
    F Mensah, P Bartel, B Mamane, M Mahamane, E Cherrington, R Muench, ...
    AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2021, SY13B-03 2021

  • 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

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
    Citations: 159

  • 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
    Citations: 57

  • 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
    Citations: 45

  • The State Of Biodiversity In Ghana: Knowledge Gaps And Prioritization
    KO Hackman
    International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation 6 (9), 681 - 701 2014
    Citations: 33

  • 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
    Citations: 30

  • 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
    Citations: 25

  • 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
    Citations: 24

  • 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
    Citations: 20

  • 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
    Citations: 15

  • Ny Aina Nomenjanahary Raherivelo, T.; Li, Y.; Gong, P. Automatic high-resolution land cover production in madagascar using sentinel-2 time series, tile-based image
    M Zhang, H Huang, Z Li, KO Hackman, C Liu, RL Andriamiarisoa
    Remote Sens 12, 3663 2020
    Citations: 12

  • 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
    Citations: 10

  • Ny Aina Nomenjanahary Raherivelo, T
    M Zhang, H Huang, Z Li, KO Hackman, C Liu, RL Andriamiarisoa
    Li, Y 2020
    Citations: 10

  • 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
    Citations: 10

  • Biodiversity estimation of the western region of Ghana using arthropod mean morphospecies abundance
    KO Hackman, P Gong
    Biodiversity and Conservation, 1-15 2017
    Citations: 8

  • 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
    Citations: 7

  • A method for assessing land-use impacts on biodiversity in a landscape
    KO Hackman
    Global Ecology and Conservation 3, 83 - 89 2015
    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
    Citations: 3

  • 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
    Citations: 3

  • 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
    Citations: 2

  • MODIS-based spatiotemporal variability assessment of urban land surface temperature in Burkina Faso
    V Oudraogo, KO Hackman, M Thiel, J Dukiya
    Tlmatique 22 (1), 1227-1236 2023
    Citations: 2