Advances in Remote Sensing and Geophysical Methods to the Earth’s Surface and Shallow Subsurface Characterization

Dear Colleagues,

Geophysics employs a set of non-invasive and non-destructive techniques for underground investigation, such as ground-penetrating radar, magnetics, electrical resistivity tomography, electromagnetic induction, and seismics.

Its application is diverse, whether in Geology, Environmental studies or Archaeology and Heritage prospecting. As a prior step to implementing these technologies, extraction, soil sampling, or excavation can play a crucial role in the delimitation of the site.

Combining geophysics with geospatial methods such as UAV-photogrammetry, LIDAR, differential GNSS, and satellite data can enhance the representation of data, thus expanding our understanding of the geophysical results in the considered space. Some methods also can provide information about the subsurface or the inner part of structures or materials.

This Special Issue of Remote Sensing intends to collect contributions that address methods and technical developments in Applied Geophysics for the identification of lithologies and structures, the characterization of soil contamination, archaeological discovery and its pathologies, the detection of natural resources, environmental changes, and the assessment of geological hazards. Furthermore, we welcome submissions that highlight technical developments and innovative data processing techniques, including the application of artificial intelligence (AI).

Dr. Rui Jorge Oliveira
Dr. José Fernando Borges
Guest Editors

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• applied geophysics
• remote sensing
• geospatial methods
• digital data processing
• innovative processing techniques
• artificial intelligence