Volume 04 Issue 01

ISSN: 2792-1239

ISSN: 2792-1239

Journal of Geospatial Surveying

Editor-In-Chief: Prof. Ranmalee Bandara  



The Journal of Geospatial Surveying (JGS) is a peer reviewed journal aiming to publish scientific research and technical developments in the field of Geoinformatics and Surveying. Its goal is to provide a forum for Sri Lankan and international scholars to publish high quality articles on current issues in the field. Papers dealing with innovations in theoretical, experimental and system design aspects are welcome.

 

Recent Articles : Volume 4: Issue 1

Reduced Equations for K UTM Scale Factor and GNSS Usage in Chilean Cadastral Environments
Soto-Marquez, E.*a , Caverlotti-Silva, M. b

a Engineering Faculty, Metropolitan Technological University (UTEM), Santiago de Chile b b Engineering Faculty, University of Santiago (USACH), Santiago de Chile

  • Method for converting GNSS positions to horizontal topographic distances in cadastral environments
  • Preserves metric accuracy standards fixed for parcel registration in Chile

An Assessment of Spatio-temporal Land Use/Land Cover Dynamics Using Landsat Time Series Data (2008-2022) in Kuliyapitiya West Divisional Secretariat Division in Kurunagala District, Sri Lanka
Withanage, W. K. N. C. *a,b , Mishra, P. K. c , Jayasinghe, B. C. a

a Department of Geography, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Ruhuna, Wellamadma, 81000 Matara, Sri Lanka
b Department of Geographical Information Science, School of Geographical Sciences, Southwest University, 400715 Bebei District, Chongqing, PR China
c Department of Geography, Shivaji College, University of Delhi, New Delhi 110027, India

  • Over the past 15 years, settlement areas increased from 20.84% to 28.14%
  • Coconut lands decreased from 58.3% to 48.6%
  • Built-up area showed a 3.96 km2 overall gain during the period due to urbanization
  • Conversion of coconut lands into settlements led to the emergence of numerous environmental issues

Fuzzy Parameters Integrated Markov Random Field (MRF) Model for Super Resolution Mapping (SRM) Over Vague Land Cover Regions
Welikanna, D. R. *a , Tamura, M. b

a Department of Surveying and Geodesy, Faculty of Geomatics, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
b Department of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering, Kyoto University, 615-8540 Kyoto, Japan

  • Improves the MRF based SRM technique to optimize its performance for vague land cover classes
  • Minimizes the point spread function (PSF) effects in multispectral data

An Investigation of the Impact of Spatiotemporal Changes of Land Use and Land Cover and Land Surface Temperature Using RS Techniques for Selected Cities in Sri Lanka
Wijesinghe, W. M. D. C.*a,b ,Amaraweera, P. H. a

a Department of Geography, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 81000
b Department of Geographical Information Science, School of Geographical Sciences, Southwest University, Beibei District, Chongqing 400715, China

  • By 2021, Batticaloa City's built-up areas have increased by 14.5%
  • There is a spread of LST growth in the built-up areas compared to the other LULC types
  • Based on trend analysis estimates spanning 1901-2020, four research areas were identified at a 99% significance level.
  • The findings provide a standard for future UHI mitigation

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NEWS

Welcome to Journal of Geospatial Surveying

         From the Editor-In-Chief  


WHO WE ARE

The Faculty of Geomatics offers high quality geomatics related degrees and consists of a well qualified staff and latest technological resource. The faculty was established in 2004 as the successor of the Department of Surveying Sciences, which introduced the BSc in Surveying Sciences Degree Programme in 1997. Throughout the past decades it is being greatly developed both in infrastructure and human resources.

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