Why an Imperial PhD candidate trusts herds of cattle more than satellites
In 2021, Kayode Adeniyi built a data collection app for Nigeria’s Ministry of Education to gather information on libraries across several states, from their facilities to the resources they held. His team tested the app, deployed it to the field, and waited for the data to come in. Then the complaints started. Data collectors in […]
Kayode Adeniyi, an Imperial PhD candidate, trusts herds of cattle more than satellites. During his work in Nigeria, he built a data collection app for the Ministry of Education to gather information on libraries, but poor internet connectivity caused data to disappear before it could be uploaded. This experience highlighted the difference between a system working perfectly and its effectiveness in practice.
Adeniyi's interest in technology began at a young age when he learned programming languages and developed an app while serving in the National Youth Service Corps. After graduating, he worked in various geospatial roles, realizing that coding was just one part of building a useful system. In his current role, he saw that technology alone could not solve issues like farmer unbanking, despite using satellite information and GeoAI.
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