Nideshkumar Dhawale is a dedicated researcher specializing in Geography and Geoinformatics, currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Geography with a focus on Desertification and Land Degradation at the Department of Geography, Savitribai Phule Pune University in Pune, India. Nideshkumar is deeply invested in exploring sustainable solutions to pressing environmental challenges. His academic achievements, combined with his technical skills and research acumen, make him a valuable contributor to the fields of geography and geoinformatics.

Nideshkumar Dhawale is a highly accomplished academic and researcher with a strong foundation in Geography and Geoinformatics. Holding an M.Tech. in Geoinformatics (2017) and an M.A. in Geography (2014), he brings over a decade of expertise in the fields of desertification, land degradation, climate change, and water resource management. His research interests extend to geomorphic processes, remote sensing (RS) and GIS, erosion, and agricultural geography.

Nideshkumar has cleared several prestigious competitive exams, including GATE-2023 in Geomatics Engineering, UGC-NET (2022) with Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) eligibility, and M-SET (2022) for Assistant Professor qualification. His academic journey also includes successes in Ph.D. entrance exams such as SPPU-PET (2021), JNUEE (2020), and CUCET (2019).

Nideshkumar has developed strong technical proficiency in industry-standard geospatial tools. His expertise spans software such as ArcGIS, ERDAS Imagine, Leica Photogrammetry, QGIS, ENVI, SNAP, and Geo-Server, along with programming skills in Python, C#, C++, and Dot NET.

One of his notable contributions is the development of the Graticule/Grid method for area measurement, which addresses the challenges of accurately representing scale in the digital age.