Anintegratedremotesensing(RS)andgeographicinformationsystem(GIS)techniquewasemployedtocharacterizethespatialdistributionoftheriskofsoilerosionbywateronLatakiadistrict,Syria.Theuniversalsoillossequation(USLE)wasusedtocalculatetheannualsoillossratesforLatakiasoils.Mainly,remotesensingdata,soilsurvey,landuseinventory,elevationdataandclimaticatlasesareusedasresourcedatasetstogenerateUSLEfactorvalues.TheresultsrevealedthatintegrationofGIS/RSwithUSLEwasapracticalandeffectiveapproachformonitoringsoilerosionoverlargeareas.