Ioannis Gitas is a Professor at the Laboratory of Forest Management and Remote Sensing, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, and an elected fellow of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. His research has focused on remote sensing and GIS applications in environmental monitoring, with emphasis on forest fire management and land cover/land use mapping and change detection. He has been involved in various national and international projects and has long-time experience working as a consultant in GIS/RS issues for national and international organizations, as well as for the industry. In addition, he has served as a project proposal reviewer for a number of national and international research organizations. He received his PhD and M.Phil. degrees in GIS and Remote Sensing from the Department of Geography, Cambridge University, U.K., and a B.Sc. degree in Forestry and Natural Environment from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He is an Associate Editor of Remote Sensing and has edited special issues for a number of high-impact factor journals. In addition, he has substantial experience in organizing international workshops and conferences. He is currently the Chair of the Special Interest Group on Forest Fires of the European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories (EARSeL, FFSIG), the FAO Forest Resources Assessment–Remote Sensing Survey contact point for Greece, and is a member of the GOFC-GOLD Fire Implementation Team.