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Assoc. Prof Saviour Mantey

smantey@umat.edu.gh


Position

Head, Geomatic Engineering Department and Vice Dean, Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Studies

Department

Geomatic Engineering

Research Interest

1. UAVs/Drones for Surveying and Mapping 2. Geo-Information Systems 3. Remote Sensing and GIS for Health and Environmental Monitoring 4. Land Surveying




Saviour Mantey is an Associate Professor at the Department of Geomatic Engineering of the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa, Ghana. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree with First Class Honours in Geomatic Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. He obtained his Master of Philosophy degree and Doctor of Philosophy from University of Cambridge and University of Mines and Technology respectively. He is a Professional member of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS), a member of the Canadian Remote Sensing Society (CRSS), a member of Aerial Cartographic and Remote Sensing Association (ACRA), a member of Licensed Surveyors Association of Ghana (LISAG) and a Fellow of the Cambridge Commonwealth Society. He is a Ghana Civil Aviation certified Drone Pilot & Instructor and the First Designated Flight Skills Test Examiner for Remote Pilot Licences in Ghana. He is also the Accountable Manager for the only Ghana Civil Aviation Approved Drone Pilot Training in Ghana (ATO No. RPLT-001). His research interest includes application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Health and Environmental Analysis and (RPAS) Drone applications. He has consulted and served as an Instructor in the use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) for a number of companies including: Gold Fields Ghana, AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem, Asanko Gold Ghana, Ghana Mangansese Company, Kibi Gold Fields Ghana, Perseus Mining Ghana, Newmont Ghana, Ghana Gas Company, Sahara Natural Resources, Rocketmine Ghana, Rudan Engineering Ltd. and  A-M Surveys Ghana.

2015
PhD
University of Mines and Technology
2006
MPhil
University of Cambridge
2003
BSc
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
2012--2015
University of Mines and Technology, Ghana
2004--2006
University of Cambridge, UK
1999--2003
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
2019--
Licensed Surveyors Association of Ghana
2019--
Canadian Remote Sensing Society
2019--
Aerial Cartographic & Remote Sensing Association
2016--
Ghana Institution of Surveyors
2010--
African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment
2010--
International Cartographic Association, Commission on Geospatial Analysis and Modeling
2012
GETFund, Ghana, Staff development Fund for PhD research
2012
National Science Foundation (CNH Award #0909447) for PhD research
2004
St Edmund's College, Cambridge, Tutorial award for MPhil research
2004
Commonwealth Trust Academic Scholarship for MPhil research
2020--
Associate Professor
2015--2020
Senior Lecturer
2008--2015
Lecturer
2003--2004
Teaching Assistant
  1. Mantey S., and Aduah, M. S. (2020), "“Spatio-Temporal Land Cover Changes in Wassa Amenfi East and Upper Denkyira East Districts of Ghana”, ", International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology,, Vol. 09, Issue 03, pp. 10-18.

  2. Aduah, M. S. and Mantey S., (2020), "“Modelling Potential Future Urban Land Use Changes in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Area of Ghana”, ", Ghana Journal of Technology,, Vol. 4, No. 2, , pp. 26 - 32.

  3. Mantey S., and Aduah, M. S. (2020), " “Determination of Soil Erosion Vulnerability in the Lafa Basin of Ghana Using RUSLE and GIS”,", International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology,, Vol. 09, Issue 01, , pp. 247-254.

  4. Tagoe, N. D. and Mantey, S., (2019), "“Determination of the Interior Orientation Parameters of a Non-metric Digital Camera for Terrestrial Photogrammetric Applications”,", Ghana Mining Journal, , Vol. 19, No. 2, , pp. 1-9.

  5. Mantey, S. and Tagoe, N. D., (2019), "“Digital Preservation of Cultural Heritage Sites using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - A Case Study”, ", Ghana Journal of Technology,, Vol. 4, No. 1, , pp. 23 - 30.

  6. Mantey, S. and Tagoe, N. D., (2019), " “Suitability of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Cadastral Surveys”,", Ghana Mining Journal, , Vol. 19, No. 1, , pp. 1 - 8.

  7. Saviour Mantey, Naa Dedei Tagoe and Benedict Aikens Quayson (2018), "Saviour Mantey, Naa Dedei Tagoe and Benedict Aikens Quayson", International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), , Volume 7 Issue 10, , pp. 1604 – 1609.

  8. Mantey, S. and Tagoe, N. D., (2018), " “A Semi-Automatic Spatial Feature Extraction Tool for Minimising Errors in GIS Data Capture”,", Ghana Journal of Technology, , Vol. 2, No. 2, , pp. 34 - 40.

  9. Saviour Mantey, and Naa Dedei Tagoe, (2017), " " Spatial Dependency of Buruli Ulcer on Land Surface Temperatures and Elevations in some Endemic and Non-Endemic Districts of Ghana",", International Journal of Science and Research,, Volume 6 Issue 12, 1003 – 1008

  10. Tagoe, N. D. and Mantey, S., (2017), "“Mapping the Effects of Anthropogenic Activities in the Catchment of Weija Reservoir using Remote Sensing Techniques”, ", Ghana Mining Journal,, Vol. 17, No. 2, , pp. 6 - 11.

  11. Alfred A. Duker, Saviour Mantey. (2017), " “Environmental Hypothesis: Arsenic can be a Contributory Factor in Mycobacterium Ulcerans Infection”", , 2, , 149-165.

  12. Mantey, S., Gawu, S. K. Y., Amankwah, R. K. and Duker A. A. (2014), " “Spatial Dependency of Buruli Ulcer Disease on Geological Settings in Ghana”, ", nternational Journal of Environmental Science,, Vol. 3 Issue 9, , pp. 1714-1725.

  13. Mantey, S. Amankwah, R. K. and Duker, A. A. (2014), "“Spatial Dependency of Buruli Ulcer on Potential Surface Runoff and Potential Maximum Soil Water Retention”,", International Journal of Research in Medical and Health Sciences, , Vol. 03, No. 5, , pp. 01-15.

  14. Mantey, S. and Baffoe, P.E. (2013), "“Spatio-temporal Land Cover Change Detection in the Lake Bosomtwe Catchment”", The International Journal of Engineering and Science, , Vol. 2, Issue 10, , pp. 60-65.

  15. Mantey, S. and Tagoe, N.D. (2013), " “Spatial Modelling of Soil Conservation Service Curve Number Grid and Potential Maximum Soil Water Retention to Delineate Flood Prone Areas: A Case Study”,", ”, Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences, 5(08) , pp.449-456.

  16. Mantey, S. and Tagoe, N.D. (2013), "“Detecting Land Cover Changes in the Volta River Catchment using GIS and Remote Sensing Methods”,", Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences,, 5(07) , 418-424

  17. Aduah, M. S. and Mantey, S. (2012), "“Remote Sensing for Mapping wetland floods in Kafue Flats, Zambia”,", Ghana Mining Journal, , , pp. 33-40.

  18. Aduah, M. S., Mantey, S. and Tagoe, N. D. (2012), "“Mapping land surface temperature and land cover to detect urban heat island effect: a case study of Tarkwa, South West Ghana”,", Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences,, 4(1) , 68-75,

  19. Tagoe, N. D. and Mantey, S. (2011), "“Web-based Land Records System - The case of Ghana”,", International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research , Volume 2, Issue 11, , pp.1-9.

  20. Tagoe, N. D. and Mantey, S. (2011), "“Developing Geo-web portals with Google Map API - A Case study of the Fichtner Group”,", International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, Volume 2, Issue 12,, pp. 1-7.

  21. Aduah, M. S., Mantey, S. and Kwesi, E. A. A. (2011), "“Remote Sensing and GIS in Modeling Actual Evapotranspiration: A Case Study Using the Triangle Method in Tarkwa, South West Ghana”,", European Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.62, No.2, , pp. 257-266.

  22. Aduah, M. S., Mantey, S. and Tagoe, N. D. (2011), "“GIS in Water Supply Network Maintenance in Tarkwa, South Western Ghana”,", Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences,, 3(6) , 737-744.

  1. Mantey, S. and Tagoe, N. D. (2016), " “DTM Generation from Airborne Lidar Point Clouds”,", 4th UMaT Biennial International Mining & Mineral Conference,
  2. Mantey, S., Tagoe, N. D. and Abaidoo, C. (2014), " “Estimation of Land Surface Temperature and Vegetation Abundance Relationship – A Case Study”,", (Proceedings of 3rd UMaT Biennial International Mining & Mineral Conference on Innovations in Mining and Mineral Processing; ,
  3. Mantey, S., Tagoe, N. D. and Aduah, M. S. (2012), ", “Geo-locating Motor Vehicle Owners – A Case Study”,", 2nd UMaT Biennial International Mining & Mineral Conference,
  4. . Mantey, S., and Tagoe, N. D. (2012), "Geo-Property Tax Information System - A Case Study of the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality, Ghana”,", FIG Working Week 2012: Knowing to manage the territory, protect the environment, evaluate the cultural heritage”,,
  5. Tagoe, N. D., Mantey, S., Adjei, S., Aduah, M. S. and Kwesi, E. A. A (2012), "“The Role of the Land Surveyor in Land Acquisition and Compensation – A Case Study of the Tarkwa Mining Communities, Ghana”,", FIG Working Week 2012: Knowing to manage the territory, protect the environment, evaluate the cultural heritage”,,
  6. Mantey, S., Tagoe, N. D. and Aduah, M. S. (2011), "“Detecting areas of vegetation change in the Densu River Basin, Ghana”,", River Basin Management VI, WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, pp. 37-48.
  7. Kwesi, E. A. A., Mantey, S. and Aduah, M. S., (2011), "“Land Compensation in the Oil and Gas Regions of Ghana-Challenges involved and the role of the Surveyor”,", The Ghana Surveyor, Special LS Division Seminar 2011 Edition,, pp. 9-16.
  8. Mantey, S. and Aduah, M. S (2010), " “Developing an Online Map for the Accra Metropolis Using MapServer”, ", 1st UMaT International Mining & Mineral Conference,,