"Sky–Air–Land–Water" Cross-Domain Heterogeneous System: Unleashing the Agricultural Intelligent Ecosystem
A special issue of AgriEngineering (ISSN 2624-7402).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 53
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant protection machinery and pesticide application technology; plant protection machinery and pesticide application technology
Interests: guidance, navigation and control of unmanned system; UAV composite layered ADRC technology; construction of convolutional neural network based on meta learning; neural network optimization based on heuristic algorithm
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Dear Colleagues,
The convergence of advanced technologies is revolutionizing agriculture, pushing the boundaries beyond traditional practices. The integration of disparate systems across the sky (satellites, GNSS), air (drones, aerial sensors), land (IoT networks, robotics, soil sensors), and water (aquatic drones, underwater sensors) is creating unprecedented opportunities for a holistic, intelligent, and sustainable agricultural ecosystem. This cross-domain, heterogeneous approach enables seamless data acquisition, synergistic analysis, and autonomous decision-making at an unprecedented scale and granularity.
This Special Issue aims to compile cutting-edge research that explores the integration, challenges, and transformative applications of “Sky–Air–Land–Water” (SALW) cross-domain heterogeneous systems in agriculture. We seek to foster interdisciplinary dialogue among researchers in precision agriculture, robotics, remote sensing, computer science, networking, artificial intelligence, and environmental science. The goal is to present a comprehensive collection of original research and review articles that address the theoretical foundations, technological innovations, and practical implementations of these integrated systems, ultimately paving the way for the next generation of smart farming.
Prof. Dr. Yajia Liu
Prof. Dr. Shubo Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- unmanned system
- heterogeneous intelligent agent
- bionic intelligence
- swarm control
- cross-domain collaboration
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