Editorial note for the Geodesy and Geodynamics journal special issue: Remote Sensing and GIS applications in crustal deformation and neotectonics

Crustal deformation and neotectonics are well-understood phe-nomena that happen almost on every part of the Earth and have some diastrophic effects on the Earth's surface.To understand these effects,Remote Sensing(RS)and(GIS)have sharpened the human ability to learn about the scientific reasons for the Earth's dynamic activities,including active tectonics and surface landform changes in spatially and temporally.With the improved Earth Observatory(EO)techniques,such as Electrical Resistivity Tomography(ERT),Global Navigation Satellite System(GNSS),Ground Penetrating Ra-dar(GPR),Total Electron Content(TEC),Magnetometer,Gravimeter,Engineering seismograph,Time-Domain Electromagnetic(TDEM),Ground Magnetic Resonance(GMR),Broad Band Seismometers(BBS),Strong Motion Accelerograph(SMA),Magnetotellurics(MT)coupled with RS and GIS have immensely revolutionized the crustal deformation and neotectonic studies[1-13].