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Journal of Geographic Information System (JGIS) is an international refereed journal dedicated to the latest advancements in geographic information system. The goal of this journal is to keep a record of the state-of-the-art research and promote the research work in these fast moving areas. The journal publishes the h…
Landry Engelbert Tongo, Eric Fotsing, Georges Edouard Kouamou
In complex and distributed environments, geospatial vector data is vital for planning, analysis, and decision-making. Yet centralized architectures often limit data producers autonomy, create scalability challenges, and hinder seamless sharing across institut…
Caroline J. Bett, Galcano C. Mulaku
In the recent past, the Horn of Africa has witnessed an upsurge in desert locust invasions. In Kenya, the invasions raised major concerns over massive food insecurity, socioeconomic impact and livelihood loss caused by the recurring invasions. The aftermath o…
Maria Assumpta Komugabe, Itamar Shabtai, Moses Kizito, Simon Kong, Richard Caballero, 1 1
Malaria remains a critical public health challenge in Uganda, marked by significant subnational transmission heterogeneity. This study analyzed 260 weekly surveillance reports (January 2020-December 2024) to quantify geographic imbalances in artemisinin-based…
Earl F. Burkholder, 1 1
Geographic Information Systems (GISs) are used extensively in various disciplines worldwide. Driven by the digital revolution, those systems have evolved to include, among others, principles of science, engineering, mapping, data collection, and spatial data…
Sam Osmanagich
This study develops and applies a GIS-based spatial null model framework to evaluate whether observed point sets exhibit constrained logarithmic spiral patterns beyond what would be expected under spatial randomness and alternative structured configurations.…
Cheikh Abdoul Aziz Sy Sadio, Adama Dia, Ababacar Fall, Cheikh Faye
Flood risk management in Thiès, a city in Senegal, has become a major challenge due to rapid urbanization and the impacts of climate change. The main objective of this study is to assess flood potential in urban areas using the flood potential index (FPI), a…
Yanto Budisusanto, Trias Aditya, Diyono, 1 1
Rapid urbanization in Indonesian cities has intensified the demand for an advanced land administration system capable of managing complex three-dimensional (3D) spatial arrangements above, on, and below the Earth’s surface. However, current land administratio…
Adeeba Al-Hurban, Fahd Al-Askar, Nihaia Said
Surficial deposits of Kuwait are mostly of Quaternary sediments, including coastal deposits such as sabkha deposits. Sabkha is the English form of the Arabic nomenclature ( Sebkha ), which means a land of salt and water inmates (salt flat) that intersects wit…
Oumar Kaboré, Wennepinguere Virginie Marie Yaméogo
Monitoring of natural resources is a major challenge that remote sensing tools help to facilitate. The Sissili province in Burkina Faso is a territory that includes significant areas dedicated for the preservation of forest resources. The development of satel…
Earl F. Burkholder, 1 1
Since about 1970, Geographic Information Systems (GISs) have been implemented as a tool to organize spatial data related to locations on or near the surface of the Earth. As technology advanced, features of GISs evolved to accommodate measurement systems, dat…
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Journal of Geographic Information System (JGIS) is an international refereed journal dedicated to the latest advancements in geographic information system. The goal of this journal is to keep a record of the state-of-the-art research and promote the research work in these fast moving areas. The journal publishes the h… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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