Applications of geographic information systems

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The papers appearing in this special issue of the Journal of Geographical Systems come from the first edition of an International Conference entitled ‘International Conference on Geographical Information Systems: Theory, Applications and Management,’ organized in Barcelona (Spain) on April 28–30, 2015. The purpose of this new International Conference is to create a meeting point for researchers and practitioners to address new challenges in geospatial data. This includes sensing, observation, representation, processing, visualization, sharing, and managing data, in all aspects concerning both information communication and technologies (ICT) and management information systems and knowledge-based systems. We would like to use this opportunity to thank the reviewers who contributed for the quality of this special issue with their thorough judgments and insights. Under the title ‘Applications of Geographic Information System,’ this issue aims to envision the way in which GIScience may contribute to cope with emerging challenges. …