Spatial Information Science and Technology for Geological Field Mapping

This Special Issue aims to collect scientific and technological contributions that indicate the state of the art on methods and procedures, techniques, and tools (hardware and software) used for the geological survey in the digital age. In fact, digital tools have been available for some years to collect data and information in the field for geological maps drawing and data capturing, with accuracy improvement and information management. Authors coming from research institutes, agencies, institutions, and universities with different experiences and scopes are welcome. Contributions that include the following topics will be particularly appreciated: Preparation digital procedures (laboratory pre fieldwork), survey (fieldwork), and interpretation (laboratory after fieldwork); Hardware–operator interaction in the field (tablet PCs, smartphones, etc.); Open source and commercial software and apps; Management of cartography and online and offline data; Multidimensional mapping detection and return; GPS and mobile GIS; Drones, remote sensing, and geophysics technologies that can be used directly on the ground; Advantages and limitations of digital survey methods; Teaching digital methods in academic geological field mapping courses. Authors are invited to send short abstracts for the purposes of their research and the main results obtained, to verify that their contribution is aligned with the objectives of the Special Issue.