Timeline

Professional Experience & Key Positions

National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS)
Cairo, Egypt
  • Lead and supervise national research programs in Remote Sensing and GIS for agriculture
  • Serve as Principal Investigator for local and international funded projects
  • Develop short- and medium-term research strategies and ensure quality assurance of scientific outputs

National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS)
Cairo, Egypt
  • Planned and managed departmental research activities; led multidisciplinary research teams
  • Delivered postgraduate, graduate, and professional training courses in RS and GIS
  • Coordinated project execution, reporting, and stakeholder engagement for 8+ funded projects

Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), League of Arab States
Cairo, Egypt / Arab Region
  • Delivered expert technical consultations and specialized capacity-building programs in Remote Sensing and GIS
  • Trained agricultural specialists and researchers across Arab League member states on advanced satellite imagery applications

National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS)
Cairo, Egypt
  • Co-Principal Investigator on 6 agricultural remote sensing projects
  • Taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses
  • Contributed to data analysis and scientific publications

Agricultural Applications Department, NARSS
Cairo, Egypt
  • Conducted applied research in agricultural Remote Sensing and GIS
  • Delivered professional training programs
  • Supported satellite data processing and technical reporting

Center for Environmental Remote Sensing (CEReS), Chiba University
Chiba, Japan
  • Developed global geodatabases for land cover products (GLCNMO) for JAXA at the Center for Environmental Remote Sensing (CEReS)
  • Contributed to MODIS-based global land cover mapping
  • Published research in the International Journal of Digital Earth
  • Supported academic and research activities within the Graduate School of Science and Technology
  • Supervised research projects and data processing

Graduate School of Science and Technology, Chiba University
Chiba, Japan
  • Pursued doctoral research in Remote Sensing and GIS at the Graduate School of Science and Technology
  • Focused on satellite-based land cover and agricultural applications
  • Published findings and contributed to ongoing research projects at CEReS

Graduate School of Science and Technology, Chiba University
Chiba, Japan
  • Conducted preparatory research in Remote Sensing and GIS applications at the Graduate School of Science and Technology
  • Engaged in literature review and research methodology development
  • Carried out preliminary data analysis for doctoral research

National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS)
Cairo, Egypt
  • Supported agricultural remote sensing research projects
  • Assisted with satellite data collection, pre-processing, and analysis

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Aboelghar

Professor and Head of Agricultural Applications, Soil & Marine Sciences Division at NARSS (Cairo, Egypt). Leading expert in Agricultural Remote Sensing, Crop Yield Prediction, and Geospatial Intelligence.

Direct Academic Contact
National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS), 23 Jozef Tito St., El-Nozha El-Gedida, Cairo, Egypt

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