Special Issue Information
Geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing technology are essential for land preservation, to avoid environmental degradation.
Using GIS and remote sensing data, we can effectively categorize, monitor, and manage rural areas to improve a sustainable development. It is crucial to map and analyze fundamental elements of rural landscape, including soil status, vegetation cover, water distribution, and climate variations.
This Special Issue of Environments focuses on the latest developments in rural landscape applications. It aims to provide a comprehensive overview of advancements in the methodologies used for rural land mapping, monitoring, analysis, and modeling of land-related activities.
We invite you to contribute to the Special Issue "Rural Landscape Management and Conservation: Advances in GIS and Remote Sensing Applications", which will showcase the latest research and innovations in this evolving field. This Special Issue aims to collect contributions focusing on new techniques, applications, and case studies that emphasize the role of GIS and remote sensing in enhancing our understanding of environmental systems and improving land-management strategies. This Special Issue seeks original and innovative research focused on the use of multi-source remote sensing to map critical agricultural land elements. These approaches can incorporate mathematical statistics, machine learning, deep learning, or other advanced methods. The research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- New applications of GIS and remote sensing;
- Innovations in sensor technology and data processing techniques;
- Land use and land cover change detection using remote sensing and GIS;
- Technologies and data fusion for monitoring of rural landscape management and conservation;
- Remote sensing applications in land monitoring and assessment;
- Advances in spatial modelling and analysis for landscapes studies;
- Integration of remote sensing data and GIS for ecosystem management and conservation;
Case studies demonstrating the practical applications of remote sensing and GIS in rural landscape management and preservation.
