''Geographia Technica'' is a biannual

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. The journal focuses on quantitative and technical methods in the discipline of geography. The

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

is Ionel Haidu of the

University of Lorraine The University of Lorraine (), often abbreviated in UL, is a grand établissement created on 1 January 2012, by the merger of Henri Poincaré University, Nancy 2 University, Paul Verlaine University – Metz and the National Polytechnic Institu ...

, France.

Scope

In recent years, the branch of

technical geography Technical geography is one of three main branches of geography and involves using, studying, and creating tools to obtain, analyze, interpret, and understand spatial information. The other two branches, human geography and physical geography, can ...

has emerged as a major focus of the geography discipline. Geographia Technica serves as an outlet for research focused on applying quantitative methods to geographic problems. These include

spatial statistics Spatial analysis or spatial statistics includes any of the formal techniques which studies entities using their topological, geometric, or geographic properties. Spatial analysis includes a variety of techniques, many still in their early dev ...

, geographic information systems,

remote sensing Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object, in contrast to in situ or on-site observation. The term is applied especially to acquiring information about Eart ...

, and

cartography Cartography (; from grc, χάρτης , "papyrus, sheet of paper, map"; and , "write") is the study and practice of making and using maps. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality (or an im ...

, among others. The methods can be applied to topics in either

physical Physical may refer to: *Physical examination In a physical examination, medical examination, or clinical examination, a medical practitioner examines a patient for any possible medical signs or symptoms of a medical condition. It generally co ...

human geography Human geography or anthropogeography is the branch of geography that studies spatial relationships between human communities, cultures, economies, and their interactions with the environment. It analyzes spatial interdependencies between social i ...

History

The journal Geographia Technica was founded in 2006. Geography techniques, such as GIS and remote sensing, are increasingly becoming disciplines in their own right. This journal was founded to provide an outlet specific to research with a focus on these techniques as they are applied to human or physical geography concepts. This is essential because other scientific disciplines are increasingly using spatial techniques that originate in geography. The risk is that these other disciplines will completely usurp the methods and may do so without properly understanding their underlying concepts or requirements. Geographia Technica was established to address this risk by providing an outlet for methods-focused research under the umbrella of geography.

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* {{Authority control Geography journals English-language journals Open access journals Biannual journals Technical geography

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