John Odindi received a B.Env.St. (Hons.) degree in 1990, an M.Phil. degree in environmental studies in 2002, a B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in GIS and applied remote sensing in 2003, and a PhD degree in environmental geography specializing in remote sensing of invasive plants species in 2009. He is currently an associate professor in the discipline of geography, School of Agricultural, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal. His current research interests include thermal imaging as well as the application of multispectral and hyperspectral remote sensing in ecology and agriculture.