Land administration is an essential part of public administration. Geographic Information Science (GIScience) deals with the concepts, principles, and models of geographic information. Land administration has always adopted new technological and scientific developments and thus it is reasonable to check, which results from GIScience can be used to improve land administration systems. This editorial paper introduces the key research areas for land administration. After that, 12 original papers are presented, which provide a general picture of recent trends in land administration research. This Special Issue shows that land administration as a scientific field is still evolving and adopting to the changing societal needs.

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GIS科学在土地管理中的应用

土地管理是公共管理的重要组成部分。地理信息科学（GIScience）处理地理信息的概念，原理和模型。土地管理一直采用新的科学技术发展，因此检查是合理的，而GIScience的结果可用于完善土地管理系统。这篇社论论文介绍了土地管理的主要研究领域。之后，提出了12篇原创论文，它们概述了土地管理研究的最新趋势。本期特刊表明，土地管理作为一个科学领域仍在发展和适应不断变化的社会需求。