Regional Expertise

Deep field experience across Somalia, Kenya, Uganda & Ethiopia

End-to-End Solutions

From satellite analysis to web dashboards and printed maps

Capacity Building

Professional training in GIS, remote sensing & drone mapping

Trusted Partner

Working with governments, NGOs, and development partners across the region

Our Services

Geospatial, GIS & Mapping in Africa — We offer a wide range of products, solutions and professional services. Get MORE for LESS. Everyday. And Always!

Software & Web Development

Software & Web Development

Custom geoportals, dashboards, and map viewers built with modern GIS web technologies and open APIs for partners.

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Research and Analysis

Research and Analysis

Rigorous spatial studies and evidence-based analysis to support programme design, policy, and planning decisions.

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Geospatial Solutions

Geospatial Solutions

End-to-end GIS, remote sensing, and mapping for land, water, and environmental monitoring across East Africa.

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Drone Mapping

Drone Mapping

UAV photogrammetry for orthomosaics, elevation models, and rapid post-disaster surveys with high spatial detail.

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Capacity Development

Capacity Development

Hands-on GIS, remote sensing, and drone training for professionals building lasting in-house spatial capacity.

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Our Latest Projects

A selection of geospatial work delivered across the Horn and East Africa — from drought monitoring platforms to land cover mapping and flood risk assessment.

FIRM II — AEZ and Unit Area of Insurance Delineation, Puntland
Puntland, Somalia — Nugaal, Bari and Mudug

FIRM II — AEZ and Unit Area of Insurance Delineation, Puntland

Data-driven Agro-Ecological Zones and Units of Area of Insurance for index-based livestock insurance, with a decision-support dashboard for World Vision and partners.

Status: Completed · May 2026

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Local Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans
Galmudug, Hirshabelle and South West State, Somalia

Local Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

State-level biodiversity strategies and costed action plans, built from field transects, Sentinel-2 habitat mapping and community consultation.

Status: Ongoing

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Climate Education and Awareness Materials, Somalia
Three federal member states, Somalia

Climate Education and Awareness Materials, Somalia

Somali-language climate, land degradation and biodiversity awareness materials, built on audience and channel mapping across three federal member states.

Status: Ongoing

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Climate Vulnerability Baseline and Mapping, Hobyo and Barawe
Hobyo (Galmudug) and Barawe (South West State), Somalia

Climate Vulnerability Baseline and Mapping, Hobyo and Barawe

A 720-household baseline survey and drought and flood vulnerability mapping, so community targeting rests on household and satellite evidence together.

Status: Ongoing

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Rangeland Restoration and Conflict Analysis, Central Somalia
Galmudug and Hirshabelle, Somalia

Rangeland Restoration and Conflict Analysis, Central Somalia

Feasibility study and conflict analysis for rangeland restoration in 13 villages, combining satellite land cover, erosion modelling and participatory mapping.

Status: Completed · 2026

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Somaliland National Disaster Risk Assessment (NDRA)
Somaliland — national, regional and community levels

Somaliland National Disaster Risk Assessment (NDRA)

GIS and disaster-risk analysis support for Somaliland’s first nationwide National Disaster Risk Assessment, covering drought, floods, locusts, heat, Prosopis and cyclones.

Status: Completed · 2024

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Enhanced IBLI — Agro-Ecological Zone Delineation and GIS Support
Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya

Enhanced IBLI — Agro-Ecological Zone Delineation and GIS Support

GIS and agro-ecological analysis for drought index-based livestock insurance, delineating and validating Units of Insurance across the Horn of Africa.

Status: Completed · 2024

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Soils4Africa Project — Somalia Country Coordination
Somalia; hybrid and field-based

Soils4Africa Project — Somalia Country Coordination

Coordinated Somalia’s contribution to the Soils4Africa continental soil-information initiative, linking field sampling, logistics, QA/QC and geospatial support.

Status: Completed · April 2020–January 2024

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Client Testimonials

What our partners say about working with SoMAP on geospatial projects across the Horn and East Africa.

SoMAP delivered clear spatial outputs and responsive support throughout our programme cycle.

Abdi Noor

Abdi Noor

Project Director, Horn Analytics Ltd

Their team translated complex remote sensing results into practical maps our field staff could use immediately.

Grace Mwangi

Grace Mwangi

Operations Manager, Savanna Data Solutions

Professional, reliable, and easy to work with — from data processing to final dashboard delivery.

Samuel Okello

Samuel Okello

Technical Lead, East Africa GeoPartners

Our Partners

We collaborate with governments, UN agencies, and research institutions to deliver geospatial solutions that address real development and humanitarian challenges.

Technology Articles

Explore our blog for insightful articles on emerging technologies and trends in the Geospatial world that inspire action on the topics you care about!

From National Commitments to Local Action: Biodiversity Strategies for Three Somali States
Apr 18, 2026

From National Commitments to Local Action: Biodiversity Strategies for Three Somali States

Somalia has national biodiversity commitments but little state-level evidence to act on them. An ongoing assignment is developing Local Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans for Galmudug, Hirshabelle and South West State, each treated as a distinct ecological unit rather than a copy of a template.

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Making Climate Information Usable: Developing Education and Awareness Materials for Somali Communities
Apr 05, 2026

Making Climate Information Usable: Developing Education and Awareness Materials for Somali Communities

Good environmental information fails when it reaches the wrong audience in the wrong language through the wrong channel. An ongoing assignment across three Somali federal member states is developing climate, land degradation and biodiversity awareness materials the other way round: audience and channel first, content second.

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Two Districts, Two Climates: Building a Climate Vulnerability Evidence Base in Hobyo and Barawe
Mar 20, 2026

Two Districts, Two Climates: Building a Climate Vulnerability Evidence Base in Hobyo and Barawe

One district is shaped by drought, the other by floods. SoMAP is currently running a two-track assignment in Hobyo and Barawe that pairs a 720-household baseline survey with district-scale climate vulnerability mapping, so that targeting decisions rest on household evidence and spatial evidence together.

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