The　evaluation　of　regional　ecological　status　has　far-reaching　significance　for　understanding　regional　ecological　conditions　and　promoting　sustainable　development.　Herein,　a　geospatial　ecological　index　(GEI)　was　developed　on　the　basis　of　Landsat　data　and　the　principles　of　soil　lines　and　spatial　geometry.　Specifically,　the　GEI　integrates　four　remote　sensing　indicators:　Perpendicular　Vegetation　Index　(PVI)　representing　greenness,　Modified　Perpendicular　Drought　Index　(MPDI)　representing　drought,　Normalized　Difference　Built-up　and　Soil　Index　(NDSI)　representing　the　dryness　of　land　surface,　and　Land　Surface　Temperature　(LST)　representing　the　hotness　of　land　surface.　Two　typical　regions,　Fuzhou　City　and　Zijin　mining　area,　in　Fujian　Province,　China,　were　selected　to　evaluate　regional　ecological　quality　via　the　proposed　GEI.　The　results　show　an　improvement　in　the　overall　ecological　quality　of　Fuzhou　City,　with　an　increase　in　the　average　GEI　value　from　0.49　in　2001　to　0.53　in　2020.　In　the　case　of　the　Zijin　mining　area,　regions　with　poor　ecological　status　are　concentrated　in　the　main　mining　areas.　However,　the　average　GEI　value　rose　from　0.51　in　1992　to　0.57　in　2020,　illustrating　an　improvement　in　its　ecological　conditions.　The　study　demonstrates　the　robustness　and　effectiveness　of　GEI,　objectively　revealing　the　spatial　distribution　and　ecological　status.　©　2024　The　Author(s).　Published　by　Informa　UK　Limited,　trading　as　Taylor　&　Francis　Group.