International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
Title	International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
Abbreviation	IJAEOG
Discipline	Remote sensing; European Space Agency; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Editor	---
Publisher	Elsevier
Country	Netherlands
History	1999–present
Frequency	Quarterly
Impact	---

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International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation is a peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on applied remote sensing and geoinformation sciences with emphasis on practical applications in environmental monitoring, natural hazards, urban planning and resource management. It serves as a forum for researchers, practitioners and policymakers from agencies such as the European Space Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, United Nations Environment Programme and World Bank to disseminate advances in satellite missions, sensor technology and geospatial analysis. The journal links operational projects from organizations like Copernicus Programme, Landsat Project, Sentinel-2, MODIS and ICESat with case studies involving institutions including NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USGS, Joint Research Centre and Food and Agriculture Organization.

History

The journal was established in the context of expanding applications of satellites pioneered by missions such as Landsat 8, SPOT, Terra (satellite), Envisat and programs including the Global Earth Observation System of Systems during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Early contributors included scientists affiliated with Jet Propulsion Laboratory, European Southern Observatory, Centre National d'Études Spatiales, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and research groups at universities such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Cambridge, Stanford University, Imperial College London and Wageningen University. Over time the journal featured applied studies connected to events and initiatives like the Indian Ocean tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, Great East Japan Earthquake, Amazon rainforest deforestation monitoring and post-conflict assessments in regions such as Balkans and Iraq War-affected areas. Editorially it responded to technological shifts exemplified by the rise of GIS software vendors including ESRI, the open data movement inspired by OpenStreetMap and institutional collaborations embodied by Group on Earth Observations.

The journal covers operational and methodological research spanning applied remote sensing, geographic information systems, sensor fusion, change detection, land cover mapping, hydrology applications and disaster risk reduction. Representative article themes include satellite-derived workflows for deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, urban heat island studies in New York City and Beijing, coastal erosion along the North Sea and Gulf of Mexico, glacier mass balance in the Himalayas, permafrost thaw studies in Siberia and flood mapping during events such as Hurricane Harvey and the 2010 Pakistan floods. Contributions often intersect with institutional case studies from World Meteorological Organization, Red Cross, International Union for Conservation of Nature, United Nations Development Programme and national agencies like Environment Canada and Australian Bureau of Meteorology.

Published by Elsevier, the journal's editorial board has included researchers and practitioners affiliated with organizations such as University of California, Berkeley, Columbia University, ETH Zurich, CSIC, CSIRO, Korea Aerospace Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences and National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research. The board often collaborates with steering committees from programs like Copernicus Programme and advisory groups linked to European Commission DGs. Guest editors have been drawn from projects funded by bodies such as the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Horizon 2020 and the European Research Council.

The journal is indexed in major bibliographic services and databases used by researchers at institutions including Clarivate Analytics, Scopus, PubMed Central-adjacent services, and repositories connected to libraries of Library of Congress, British Library, National Diet Library (Japan), Bibliothèque nationale de France and national academies such as the United States National Academy of Sciences and the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. Abstracting is provided in discipline-specific indexes utilized by programs at NASA Earth Science Division, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, European Space Agency archives and university consortia like ARL.

The journal has been cited in policy documents from European Commission, reports by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, technical guidance from UNISDR and operational briefs by World Bank Group. High-impact articles influenced applied programs at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, US Geological Survey, UNEP and national ministries of environment in countries including Brazil, India, China, Australia and Canada. Scholars from institutions such as Princeton University, Yale University, University of Oxford, Peking University, Tsinghua University and University of Tokyo frequently cite work published herein when addressing land use change, hazard assessment and resource monitoring. The journal's methodological contributions have informed commercial platforms run by companies including Planet Labs, Maxar Technologies, DigitalGlobe, Airbus Defence and Space and software ecosystems led by Hexagon AB.

The journal is released through a subscription and hybrid open-access model operated by Elsevier with options for authors funded by agencies like European Research Council, National Science Foundation, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and national research councils to pay Article Processing Charges for open access. Editorial workflows align with peer review standards used by publishers such as Springer Nature and Wiley-Blackwell and follow ethical guidelines endorsed by bodies like Committee on Publication Ethics. Authors affiliated with universities such as University of Michigan, University of Toronto, McGill University, Seoul National University and Australian National University often use institutional agreements to cover publication fees.

Category:Remote sensing journals