Basfaj
@basfaj.bsky.social
Wildlife ecology enthusiast focusing on endangered bird species; also interested in Lepidoptera.
Working on biodiversity conservation, with research interest in population ecology, macroecology, and spatial analysis to understand species’ range suitability
Working on biodiversity conservation, with research interest in population ecology, macroecology, and spatial analysis to understand species’ range suitability
#30DayMapChallenge Day 26: Transport
A mapped view of Nigeria’s transportation network, showing the dense road system woven across the country and the major rail corridors linking key regions. A clear snapshot of connectivity, mobility, and national infrastructure.
#Nigeria
A mapped view of Nigeria’s transportation network, showing the dense road system woven across the country and the major rail corridors linking key regions. A clear snapshot of connectivity, mobility, and national infrastructure.
#Nigeria
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
#30DayMapChallenge Day 26: Transport
A mapped view of Nigeria’s transportation network, showing the dense road system woven across the country and the major rail corridors linking key regions. A clear snapshot of connectivity, mobility, and national infrastructure.
#Nigeria
A mapped view of Nigeria’s transportation network, showing the dense road system woven across the country and the major rail corridors linking key regions. A clear snapshot of connectivity, mobility, and national infrastructure.
#Nigeria
#30DayMapChallenge Day25: Hexagons
A hexagon-based population map of Nigeria using uniform cells to highlight major population clusters and regional density patterns.
#Hexagons #PopulationData #NigeriaMaps
A hexagon-based population map of Nigeria using uniform cells to highlight major population clusters and regional density patterns.
#Hexagons #PopulationData #NigeriaMaps
November 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
#30DayMapChallenge Day25: Hexagons
A hexagon-based population map of Nigeria using uniform cells to highlight major population clusters and regional density patterns.
#Hexagons #PopulationData #NigeriaMaps
A hexagon-based population map of Nigeria using uniform cells to highlight major population clusters and regional density patterns.
#Hexagons #PopulationData #NigeriaMaps
#30DayMapChallenge Day24: Places and their names
Map of Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria, Abuja showing some population places
Map of Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria, Abuja showing some population places
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
#30DayMapChallenge Day24: Places and their names
Map of Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria, Abuja showing some population places
Map of Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria, Abuja showing some population places
Day22: Natural Earth #30DayMapChallenge
The shows a Land cover of Nigeria (30m) with its snapshot of forests, savanna, croplands, wetlands and urban areas. This map is a handy baseline for conservation planning and landscape analysis.
The shows a Land cover of Nigeria (30m) with its snapshot of forests, savanna, croplands, wetlands and urban areas. This map is a handy baseline for conservation planning and landscape analysis.
November 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Day22: Natural Earth #30DayMapChallenge
The shows a Land cover of Nigeria (30m) with its snapshot of forests, savanna, croplands, wetlands and urban areas. This map is a handy baseline for conservation planning and landscape analysis.
The shows a Land cover of Nigeria (30m) with its snapshot of forests, savanna, croplands, wetlands and urban areas. This map is a handy baseline for conservation planning and landscape analysis.
#30DayMapChallenge Day 21: Icons
Mapped some iNaturalist butterfly species observations across Nigeria using custom species icons.
Each icon represents a different species, making their distribution patterns easy to spot at a glance.
Mapped some iNaturalist butterfly species observations across Nigeria using custom species icons.
Each icon represents a different species, making their distribution patterns easy to spot at a glance.
November 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
#30DayMapChallenge Day 21: Icons
Mapped some iNaturalist butterfly species observations across Nigeria using custom species icons.
Each icon represents a different species, making their distribution patterns easy to spot at a glance.
Mapped some iNaturalist butterfly species observations across Nigeria using custom species icons.
Each icon represents a different species, making their distribution patterns easy to spot at a glance.
#30DayMapChallenge Day 20 – Water
Using waterbody data from Div-Gis, I created a 3D map of Nigeria highlighting its inland waters and major flowing rivers across the country
Using waterbody data from Div-Gis, I created a 3D map of Nigeria highlighting its inland waters and major flowing rivers across the country
November 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
#30DayMapChallenge Day 20 – Water
Using waterbody data from Div-Gis, I created a 3D map of Nigeria highlighting its inland waters and major flowing rivers across the country
Using waterbody data from Div-Gis, I created a 3D map of Nigeria highlighting its inland waters and major flowing rivers across the country
#30DayMapChallenge – Day 19: Projections.
For today’s task, I worked with a map projected in WGS 1984 UTM Zone 32N. This projection is well-suited for regions within West Africa, offering better distance and area accuracy compared to unprojected geographic coordinates.
For today’s task, I worked with a map projected in WGS 1984 UTM Zone 32N. This projection is well-suited for regions within West Africa, offering better distance and area accuracy compared to unprojected geographic coordinates.
November 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
#30DayMapChallenge – Day 19: Projections.
For today’s task, I worked with a map projected in WGS 1984 UTM Zone 32N. This projection is well-suited for regions within West Africa, offering better distance and area accuracy compared to unprojected geographic coordinates.
For today’s task, I worked with a map projected in WGS 1984 UTM Zone 32N. This projection is well-suited for regions within West Africa, offering better distance and area accuracy compared to unprojected geographic coordinates.
November 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Day 17 #30DayMapChallenge New Tool
I tried to make a 3D land cover map with #RStudio, but I couldn’t render it with rayshader due to my PC’s low efficiency and my beginner-level R skills. 🤓
I tried to make a 3D land cover map with #RStudio, but I couldn’t render it with rayshader due to my PC’s low efficiency and my beginner-level R skills. 🤓
November 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Day 17 #30DayMapChallenge New Tool
I tried to make a 3D land cover map with #RStudio, but I couldn’t render it with rayshader due to my PC’s low efficiency and my beginner-level R skills. 🤓
I tried to make a 3D land cover map with #RStudio, but I couldn’t render it with rayshader due to my PC’s low efficiency and my beginner-level R skills. 🤓
Someone transform my 2D map into astonishing 3D 🤓
November 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Someone transform my 2D map into astonishing 3D 🤓
#30DayMapChallenge – Day 16: Cell Map.
This map, titled “Nigerian Estimated Population Based on the 2006 Census,” uses a cell-based approach to visualise how people are distributed across the country
This map, titled “Nigerian Estimated Population Based on the 2006 Census,” uses a cell-based approach to visualise how people are distributed across the country
November 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
#30DayMapChallenge – Day 16: Cell Map.
This map, titled “Nigerian Estimated Population Based on the 2006 Census,” uses a cell-based approach to visualise how people are distributed across the country
This map, titled “Nigerian Estimated Population Based on the 2006 Census,” uses a cell-based approach to visualise how people are distributed across the country
Sharing my entry for #30DayMapChallenge Day 15 – Fire.
This map, African Fire Information for Resource Management (2000 to 2025), visualizes wild fire activity across the continent using 48-hour detections from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).
This map, African Fire Information for Resource Management (2000 to 2025), visualizes wild fire activity across the continent using 48-hour detections from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).
November 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Sharing my entry for #30DayMapChallenge Day 15 – Fire.
This map, African Fire Information for Resource Management (2000 to 2025), visualizes wild fire activity across the continent using 48-hour detections from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).
This map, African Fire Information for Resource Management (2000 to 2025), visualizes wild fire activity across the continent using 48-hour detections from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).
#30DayMapChallenge Day 14-OpenStreetMap
Here is a 3D OpenStreetMap visualization of Osogbo, capturing the city’s building footprints and road network from an elevated perspective. The model highlights the density, structure, and spatial patterns that define the urban landscape.
Here is a 3D OpenStreetMap visualization of Osogbo, capturing the city’s building footprints and road network from an elevated perspective. The model highlights the density, structure, and spatial patterns that define the urban landscape.
November 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
#30DayMapChallenge Day 14-OpenStreetMap
Here is a 3D OpenStreetMap visualization of Osogbo, capturing the city’s building footprints and road network from an elevated perspective. The model highlights the density, structure, and spatial patterns that define the urban landscape.
Here is a 3D OpenStreetMap visualization of Osogbo, capturing the city’s building footprints and road network from an elevated perspective. The model highlights the density, structure, and spatial patterns that define the urban landscape.
For #30DayMapChallenge Day 13: 10-Minute Map,
I created an Elevation Map of Gabon at 10-minute spatial resolution, showing two types of water bodies.
Today’s challenge was inspired by the #NGAGBN match.
#SoarSuperEagles 😃
I created an Elevation Map of Gabon at 10-minute spatial resolution, showing two types of water bodies.
Today’s challenge was inspired by the #NGAGBN match.
#SoarSuperEagles 😃
November 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
For #30DayMapChallenge Day 13: 10-Minute Map,
I created an Elevation Map of Gabon at 10-minute spatial resolution, showing two types of water bodies.
Today’s challenge was inspired by the #NGAGBN match.
#SoarSuperEagles 😃
I created an Elevation Map of Gabon at 10-minute spatial resolution, showing two types of water bodies.
Today’s challenge was inspired by the #NGAGBN match.
#SoarSuperEagles 😃
#30DayMapChallenge Day 12 - Map from 2125
This map illustrates the projected range suitability of a raptor species in Nigeria by 2060.
If pressure from human activities remains unchecked, its range is expected to shrink drastically.
#R
#ArcGISPro
This map illustrates the projected range suitability of a raptor species in Nigeria by 2060.
If pressure from human activities remains unchecked, its range is expected to shrink drastically.
#R
#ArcGISPro
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
#30DayMapChallenge Day 12 - Map from 2125
This map illustrates the projected range suitability of a raptor species in Nigeria by 2060.
If pressure from human activities remains unchecked, its range is expected to shrink drastically.
#R
#ArcGISPro
This map illustrates the projected range suitability of a raptor species in Nigeria by 2060.
If pressure from human activities remains unchecked, its range is expected to shrink drastically.
#R
#ArcGISPro
#30DayMapChallenge Day 11 - Minimal map.
Frame 1: Map of Africa showing Nigeria’s boundaries.
Frame 2: Map of Nigeria highlighting major water bodies.
Frame 1: Map of Africa showing Nigeria’s boundaries.
Frame 2: Map of Nigeria highlighting major water bodies.
November 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
#30DayMapChallenge Day 11 - Minimal map.
Frame 1: Map of Africa showing Nigeria’s boundaries.
Frame 2: Map of Nigeria highlighting major water bodies.
Frame 1: Map of Africa showing Nigeria’s boundaries.
Frame 2: Map of Nigeria highlighting major water bodies.
🦋 Junonia sophia (the Brown Pansy) thrives across sub-Saharan Africa.
A ground-loving butterfly with bold eye-spots for defense, it lives in savannas, farms & grasslands.
Its larvae feed on Acanthaceae plants, and adults help pollinate while serving as prey.
Common & widespread.
A ground-loving butterfly with bold eye-spots for defense, it lives in savannas, farms & grasslands.
Its larvae feed on Acanthaceae plants, and adults help pollinate while serving as prey.
Common & widespread.
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
🦋 Junonia sophia (the Brown Pansy) thrives across sub-Saharan Africa.
A ground-loving butterfly with bold eye-spots for defense, it lives in savannas, farms & grasslands.
Its larvae feed on Acanthaceae plants, and adults help pollinate while serving as prey.
Common & widespread.
A ground-loving butterfly with bold eye-spots for defense, it lives in savannas, farms & grasslands.
Its larvae feed on Acanthaceae plants, and adults help pollinate while serving as prey.
Common & widespread.
Golden Pansy (Junonia chorimene) and Little pansy or Little commodore (Junonia Sophia) was sighted on my way off campus this afternoon 🤭
November 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Golden Pansy (Junonia chorimene) and Little pansy or Little commodore (Junonia Sophia) was sighted on my way off campus this afternoon 🤭
The latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species reveals that more than half of bird species globally are in decline.
The most prevalent cause of bird population declines is habitat loss and degradation.
The most prevalent cause of bird population declines is habitat loss and degradation.
November 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species reveals that more than half of bird species globally are in decline.
The most prevalent cause of bird population declines is habitat loss and degradation.
The most prevalent cause of bird population declines is habitat loss and degradation.
Strangler tree sighted during one of my field work inside Omo Forest Biosphere Reserve
October 31, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Strangler tree sighted during one of my field work inside Omo Forest Biosphere Reserve
Reposted by Basfaj
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October 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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