Landscapes are important socio-ecological systems that play a central role in understanding and managing intricate relationships between humans and their environment. Over time, individuals and groups develop a sense of place and form deep cultural connections with landscapes, which in turn influence how people perceive and interact with them. This means that it is essential to incorporate a sense of place and cultural connections into landscape-related studies and landscape management efforts to ensure success. GIS are a useful tool for effectively mapping the biophysical and socioeconomic elements of landscapes and can integrate these representations through their shared geography. However, there are significant challenges in capturing and representing cultural perceptions and sense of place in a GIS. Since successful landscape management is participatory and collaborative, the limitations of GIS need to be acknowledged, but the strengths of GIS when used to support participatory work should be capitalised upon. A collaborative approach using participatory GIS can help to collect holistic data that can capture some of the cultural narratives intertwined with the landscapes we seek to manage within the spatial framework provided by GIS.