該雜志發表了將地球觀測數據應用于自然資源和環境發明和管理的原始論文。在這種情況下，地球觀測數據通常是從衛星和飛機等遙感平臺獲取的數據，由地表和地下測量和測繪補充和補充。自然資源包括森林、農業用地、土壤、水資源、礦藏和土地本身，作為基礎設施和住房的基礎。環境問題包括生物多樣性、土地退化、工業污染和地震、洪水和滑坡等自然災害。焦點可以是概念性的，也可以是數據驅動的，包括地理信息中的所有主要主題，如數據的捕獲、數據基礎、可視化和解釋，還包括數據質量和空間不確定性問題。由于范圍大，貢獻應該是最高質量的。一些將傳達環境管理和治理的重要建議。歡迎在圖像分析、空間統計和邏輯方面擴展現有方法論的貢獻。我們鼓勵“討論”文章，以統計合理的方式促進地球觀測研究和管理者之間的對話，并鼓勵“審查”文章概述近年來特定科學領域的科學發展。特別歡迎在發展中國家的社會結構和經濟約束背景下處理這些問題的論文。期刊是前ITC期刊的繼承者，自2002年起由愛思唯爾出版。

The Journal publishes original papers that apply earth observation data to inventarisation and management of natural resources and the environment. In this context, earth observation data are normally those acquired from remote sensing platforms such as satellites and aircraft, complemented and supplemented by surface and subsurface measurements and mapping. Natural resources include forests, agricultural land, soils, water resources, mineral deposits, and land itself as a foundation for infrastructure and housing. Environmental issues include biodiversity, land degradation, industrial pollution and natural hazards such as earthquakes, floods and landslides. The focus, which can be either conceptual or data driven, includes all major themes in geoinformation, like capturing, databasing, visualization and interpretation of data, but also issues of data quality and spatial uncertainty.Since the scope is large, contributions should be of the highest quality. Some will convey important recommendations for environmental management and governance. Contributions that expand existing methodology in image analysis, spatial statistics and logic are welcome. We encourage 'Discussion' articles that stimulate dialogue between earth observation studies and managers in a statistically sound way and 'Review' articles that provide an overview of scientific developments in a particular scientific domain in recent years.Papers addressing these topics in the context of the social fabric and economic constraints of developing countries are particularly welcome.The journal is the successor of the former ITC Journal, and has been published by Elsevier since 2002.