Geocarto International is a professional academic journal serving the world-wide scientific and user community in the fields of remote sensing, GIS, geoscience and environmental sciences. The journal is designed: to promote multidisciplinary research in and application of remote sensing and GIS in geosciences and environmental sciences; to enhance international exchange of information on new developments and applications in the field of remote sensing and GIS and related disciplines; to foster interest in and understanding of science and applications on remote sensing and GIS technologies; and to encourage the publication of timely papers and research results on remote sensing and GIS applications in geosciences and environmental sciences from the world-wide science community.