Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing in the Sustainable Development of Environmental, Ecological and Hydrological Monitoring
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 28
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hydroclimatology; hydroecology; spatiotemporal evolution modeling
Interests: 3D GIS; cartography; spatiotemporal data analysis
Interests: evapotranspiration; remote sensing; land surface temperature
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Dear Colleagues,
In the context of global climate change, the sustainability of hydrology, ecology, and the environment is facing increasing pressure at both regional and global scales. Therefore, it is essential to monitor regional hydrology, ecology, and environment to evaluate sustainable development. Based on Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing (RS), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) / machine learning (ML), sustainable variation in hydrological, ecological, and environmental conditions can be efficiently monitored at the regional scale. This Special Issue aims to gather original and novel studies on the applications of GIS and RS in monitoring the sustainable development of hydrology, ecology, and the environment. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
(1) Monitoring of regional hydrological processes based on GIS or RS;
(2) Monitoring of regional ecological conditions based on GIS or RS;
(3) Monitoring of regional environmental changes based on GIS or RS;
(4) Applications of GIS, RS, AI, and ML in regional sustainable development.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Han Zhou
Dr. Ding Yuan
Dr. Xin Pan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hydrology
- ecology
- environment
- GIS
- remote sensing
- monitoring
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