Must GIS Society

🎉 Congratulations, Yanjanani Banda! 🎉

We are proud to announce that this outstanding map “Lithology of Mulanje District & 2025 Vegetation Health for Mulanje Mountain Forest Reserve” has won 3rd place in a national mapping competition organized by Spatial Girls.

Created by Yanjanani Miston Banda, founder of Spatial Minds, this map demonstrates exceptional skill in geospatial analysis, cartographic design, and environmental visualization. It highlights the power of GIS in understanding landscape geology, vegetation health, and conservation planning for one of Malawi’s most important forest reserves.

As MUST GIS Society, we celebrate this achievement as a reflection of the growing strength, creativity, and excellence within our geospatial community. Yanjanani Miston Banda 🌍✨

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🌍 Mapping the Central Region: Student Excellence in Action

Meet Tedson Jaffet, a second-year Geographic Information Systems (GIS) student at the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST), who has created a detailed Soil Map of Malawi’s Central Region as part of his Cartography coursework.

This beautifully crafted map showcases the distribution of different soil groups from arenic and eutric-fer to vertic and lithic types revealing the diverse soil patterns that shape the Central Region’s agricultural potential. The map demonstrates Tedson’s growing mastery in spatial data visualization, map design, and symbol classification, all key components of professional cartography.

By applying GIS principles learned in class, Tedson transformed raw spatial data into a meaningful and visually compelling representation of Malawi’s natural environment. His work reflects the power of GIS not just as a technical tool, but as a bridge between geography, environment, and sustainable development.

👏 The MUST GIS Society celebrates Tedson and all emerging geospatial innovators who are mapping a better future one layer at a time!

Join the Mapping Competition and Help Create a Greener Tomorrow: Climate, Energy Resource, and Earth Science🔥🔥

📍 Empowering citizens through maps! This voter registration map highlights key registration centers to make it easier for everyone to exercise their right to vote. 🗳️✨ "

📍 Eyes in the Sky! 🚁✨
Today, the MUST GIS Society took our skills to new heights with an exciting drone flying training session.
From capturing breathtaking aerial views to learning practical drone mapping techniques, our team is ready to transform geospatial data into powerful insights. 🌍📸

🗺️ Cartography Skills Level Up! 🎉 | GIS Society Training Recap

Our journey into the art and science of mapmaking was a huge success! Yesterday's Cartography Training session equipped our members with fantastic new skills in design principles, symbolization, and effective visual storytelling with GIS.

Check out these snapshots,📸 and clips capturing the hands-on learning, creative energy, and collaborative spirit! 👇

A massive THANK YOU to wongani Msukwa,Lissa chalusa for sharing their expertise, and to everyone who participated your enthusiasm was contagious!

Missed it? Stay tuned for future workshops! What mapping topics would you like to see next? Let us know in the comments! 👀