Aim & Scope

Turkish Journal of Remote Sensing and GIS (Turk J Remote Sens GIS) is a high-quality open access peer-reviewed research journal publishing original research articles and reviews on all subjects related to both remote sensing and GIS.


The aim of the Turkish Journal of Remote Sensing and GIS is to provide researchers a qualified scientific publishing platform for their research focusing all subjects related to both remote sensing and GIS and to contribute sharing of current scientific development and knowledge with the scientific world.

Topics covered by the journal include, but are not limited to:


  • Remote sensing theory and applications
  • Image processing
  • Unmanned aerial systems applications
  • Point cloud processing
  • LIDAR data processing
  • Remotely sensed data fusion
  • Change detection
  • Digital photogrammetry
  • Close-range remote sensing
  • Planetary and extraterrestrial remote sensing
  • Synthetic-Aperture Radar (SAR) interferometry
  • SAR image analysis
  • Image enhancement
  • Machine learning applications
  • Pattern recognition
  • Hyperspectral data analysis
  • Image classification algorithms
  • Image segmentation
  • Feature extraction
  • Remote sensing and GIS integration
  • Remote sensing and GIS education
  • Remote sensing and GIS software development
  • Computational geometry in remote sensing and GIS
  • Computer vision
  • Data acquisition
  • Data structures and algorithms
  • Spatio-temporal databases
  • Spatial analysis, data mining, and decision support systems
  • Visualization theory and technology in real and virtual environments
  • Cartography, generalization and multiple representation
  • Spatial information science
  • Citizen science and geospatial technologies
  • Location based services
  • Data quality, uncertainty handling in spatial data
  • 3D analysis and mapping
  • Spatial data infrastructures
  • Interoperability, open data, linked data
  • Remote sensing and GIS applications

Period Months
March September