lawrykoomson/Galamsey-Monitoring-OFWA
Domain:
environment and energygeospatialRecord type:
project
Creator:
law
Host:
Python data analysis project tracking illegal mining (galamsey) activity across Ghana for OFWA
ο»Ώ# πΏ Galamsey Monitoring β OFWA
## Project Overview
A Python data analysis project tracking illegal mining (galamsey)
activity across Ghana for Open Forest Watch Africa (OFWA).
## Key Findings
- 660 total galamsey sites across 51 cities in 12 regions
- Ashanti Region is highest risk with 134 sites
- Accra and Tema are most affected cities with 30 sites each
- 29 cities exceed the 10-site danger threshold
## Tools Used
- Python 3.14
- Pandas β Data cleaning and analysis
- Matplotlib & Seaborn β Visualisations
- OpenPyXL β Excel export
- VS Code β Development environment
## Files
- Galamsey_Analysis.ipynb β Main analysis notebook
- galamsey_analysis_results.xlsx β Excel results
- galamsey_dashboard.png β Visual dashboard