Special Issues

Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Environmental Monitoring and Management

Submission Deadline: 31 December 2025 (closed) View: 3248 Submit to Journal

Guest Editor(s)

Assist. Prof. Jerome Gabutero Gacu

Email: jeromegabuterogacu@rsu.edu.ph

Affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering, Romblon State University, Romblon, 5505, Philippines

Homepage:

Research Interests: GIS, Remote Sensing, environmental monitoring, land suitability assessment, urban and rural planning, disaster risk mapping, vulnerability assessment, climate resilience, spatial decision support, environmental indices


Dr. Cris Edward F. Monjardin

Email: cefmonjardin@mapua.edu.ph

Affiliation: School of Civil, Environmental and Geological Engineering, Mapua University, 1002, Intramuros Manila, Philippines

Homepage:

Research Interests: environmental engineering, water resources management, flood risk assessment, GIS, hazard analysis, heavy metal contamination, machine learning in environmental monitoring


Dr. Kevin Lawrence De Jesus

Email: kmdejesus@feutech.edu.ph

Affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering, FEU Institute of Technology, Manila, 1015, Philippines

Homepage:

Research Interests: GIS, Remote Sensing, environmental engineering, groundwater contamination, heavy metal pollution, environmental risk assessment, machine learning, spatial analysis, geospatial modeling, sustainable resource management.


Dr. Sheikh Kamran Abid

Email: shkamranabid@gmail.com

Affiliation: Faculty of Technology Management and Business (FPTP), Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor, 86400, Malaysia

Homepage:

Research Interests: GIS, disaster management, flood vulnerability, disaster risk reduction, climate & disaster resilience


Summary

The accelerating pace of environmental changedriven by urbanization, climate variability, and resource pressureshas placed geospatial technologies at the forefront of modern environmental science. Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are not only essential for observing and understanding these dynamics but also for designing adaptive and data-driven solutions.


This Special Issue of Revue Internationale de Gomatique (RIG) invites high-quality, peer-reviewed contributions that showcase novel and impactful applications of RS and GIS in environmental monitoring and sustainable management. We seek interdisciplinary research that integrates spatial technologies with machine learning, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, citizen science, and policy tools to tackle environmental challenges at various scales.


We encourage submissions that bridge theory and practice, demonstrate methodological innovations, or present significant case studies from both developed and developing contexts. This Special Issue aims to serve as a platform for advancing geospatial science in support of climate resilience, ecosystem health, disaster risk reduction, and sustainable development.Specific themes:
· Advanced Remote Sensing and GIS Applications for Monitoring Environmental Degradation and Ecosystem Change
· Climate Impact Assessment and Resource Management through GIS-based Modeling
· AI and Machine Learning Integration with RS/GIS for Predictive Environmental Analysis
· Geospatial Tools in Environmental Policy, Planning, and Decision-Making
· Real-Time and Cloud-Based Geospatial Platforms for Environmental Monitoring
· Participatory GIS and Crowdsourced Data in Community-Based Environmental Monitoring
· Development of Novel Indices and Indicators from Multi-source Geospatial Data


Keywords

Remote Sensing, GIS, Environmental Monitoring, Sustainable Management, Geospatial Innovation, Machine Learning, Climate Resilience, Ecosystem Assessment, Spatial Decision Support, Environmental Policy

Published Papers


  • Open Access

    ARTICLE

    Improving the Estimation of the Main Norway Spruce Forest (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) Parameters from Sentinel-2 Satellite Data

    Mihaela Tsvetkova, Milen Chanev, Lachezar Filchev
    Revue Internationale de Géomatique, Vol.35, pp. 179-203, 2026, DOI:10.32604/rig.2026.079622
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Environmental Monitoring and Management)
    Abstract This study addresses the challenges of traditional forest inventory methods for Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) by leveraging Sentinel-2 multispectral data to derive critical forest parameters, including biomass, stand density, and site class. Remote sensing offers scalable solutions for large-scale monitoring, yet topographic variability and spectral saturation limit the use of empirical vegetation index (VI)-based approaches. The methodology analyzed 43 Norway spruce subcompartments in Bulgaria’s Parangalitsa Reserve using a 2017 Sentinel-2 L2A scene, calculating 24 vegetation indices (e.g., Canopy Chlorophyll Content Index (CCCI), Forest Cover Index (FCI1/FCI2), Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI) and three biophysical… More >

  • Open Access

    REVIEW

    Advances, Challenges, and Future Perspectives in Surface Water Quality Monitoring Using Remote Sensing and GIS: A Structured Literature Review

    Jhoreene Julian, Jerome Gacu
    Revue Internationale de Géomatique, Vol.35, pp. 205-247, 2026, DOI:10.32604/rig.2026.078160
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Environmental Monitoring and Management)
    Abstract Surface water quality is a sensitive global environmental issue, as it is important for long-term economic development and environmental sustainability. Due to population growth, urbanization, and the effects of climate change, the degradation of surface water quality cannot be avoided. Therefore, a more accurate, continuous, and operational monitoring of water quality is highly significant. This study aims to systematically review and synthesize existing literature on the technological advancement, challenges, and future directions of Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques in surface water quality monitoring. Following PRISMA guidelines, a structured literature search of… More >

  • Open Access

    ARTICLE

    Integrating Temporal Change Detection and Advanced Hybrid Modeling to Predict Urban Expansion in Jaipur, a UNESCO World Heritage City

    Saurabh Singh, Sudip Pandey, Ankush Kumar Jain
    Revue Internationale de Géomatique, Vol.34, pp. 899-914, 2025, DOI:10.32604/rig.2025.071156
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Environmental Monitoring and Management)
    Abstract Urban expansion in semi-arid regions poses critical challenges for sustainable land management, ecological resilience, and heritage conservation. Jaipur, India—a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage City located in a semi-arid environment—faces rapid urbanization that threatens agricultural productivity, fragile ecosystems, and cultural assets. This study quantifies past and projects future land use/land cover (LULC) dynamics in Jaipur to support evidence-based planning. Using the Dynamic World dataset, we generated annual 10-m LULC maps from 2016 to 2025 within the municipal boundary. Temporal change detection was conducted through empirical transition probability analysis, and future… More >

  • Open Access

    ARTICLE

    Predicting Soil Carbon Pools in Central Iran Using Random Forest: Drivers and Uncertainty Analysis

    Shohreh Moradpour, Shuai Zhao, Mojgan Entezari, Shamsollah Ayoubi, Seyed Roohollah Mousavi
    Revue Internationale de Géomatique, Vol.34, pp. 809-829, 2025, DOI:10.32604/rig.2025.069538
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Environmental Monitoring and Management)
    Abstract Accurate spatial prediction of soil organic carbon (SOC) and soil inorganic carbon (SIC) is vital for land management decisions. This study targets SOC/SIC mapping challenges at the watershed scale in central Iran by addressing environmental heterogeneity through a random forest (RF) model combined with bootstrapping to assess prediction uncertainty. Thirty-eight environmental variables—categorized into climatic, soil physicochemical, topographic, geomorphic, and remote sensing (RS)-based factors—were considered. Variable importance analysis (via) and partial dependence plots (PDP) identified land use, RS indices, and topography as key predictors of SOC. For SIC, soil reflectance (Bands 5 and 7, ETM+), topography, More >

    Graphic Abstract

    Predicting Soil Carbon Pools in Central Iran Using Random Forest: Drivers and Uncertainty Analysis

  • Open Access

    ARTICLE

    Machine Learning-Assisted Denoising of Raman Spectral Remote Sensing Data for Improved Land Use Mapping

    Fawad Salam Khan, Noman Hasany, Sheikh Kamran Abid, Muhammad Khurram, Jerome Gacu, Cris Edward Monjardin, Kevin Lawrence de Jesus
    Revue Internationale de Géomatique, Vol.34, pp. 415-432, 2025, DOI:10.32604/rig.2025.067026
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Environmental Monitoring and Management)
    Abstract Noise present in remote sensing data creates obstacles to proper land use and land cover (LULC) classification methods. The paper evaluates machine learning (ML) denoising methods that adapt Raman spectroscopy’s spectral techniques to optimise remote sensing spectra for land-use/land-cover (LULC) mapping. A basic Raman spectroscopy model demonstrates that Savitzky-Golay (SG) filtering, Wavelet denoising, and basic 1D Convolutional Autoencoder have different effects on synthetic spectral features relevant to LULC classification. Savitzky-Golay filtering yielded the most efficient results, increasing classification accuracy from 0.71 (noisy) to 1.00 (denoised), resulting in perfect classification with zero errors and enhancing the More >

Share Link