Prof. Timothy Dube joined the University of Western Cape in January 2018 as a Senior Lecturer in GI Science and Earth Observation. Prior to this, he worked at the University of Zimbabwe as a Staff Development Fellow (2009-2012), UKZN-Relief Lecturer (2013-2015), and at the University of Limpopo as a Senior Lecturer (2016-2017). He current is an NRF-rated researcher, with over 10 years of experience in the field. He focuses mainly on GI Science and Earth observation applications in water resources, vegetation monitoring and assessment using satellite technology. He conducts research on contemporary issues, focusing on the use of cutting-edge satellite-based EO technologies used for monitoring and understanding various components of the hydrological cycle, climate change, invasive species mapping and land-cover analysis. His research work has been extensively supported by the Applied Center for Climate and Earth Systems Science, French Research Platform: Production and Conservation in Partnership (RP-PCP), the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), NRF, AU, SANSA and the European Space Agency. Prof. Dube has also been involved in intensive EO training and capacity building across different institutions of higher learning and research in southern Africa. He is also a member of the African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment and WaterNET.