Sustainable Land Management Through Remote Sensing and Data Assimilation Technologies

Dear Colleagues,

The Special Issue focuses on sustainable land management, encompassing key areas such as farmland protection and land consolidation. Farmland protection and land consolidation are the dual pillars of ensuring food security and ecological environment health. Farmland protection is carried out by preventing the reduction and degradation of farmland resources, as well as maintaining the foundation of national food production. Land consolidation, on the other hand, enhances agricultural productivity and sustainability by optimizing land use structure, improving soil quality, and improving agricultural infrastructure. The rapid development of remote sensing technology and data assimilation methods provides more accurate decision support for farmland protection and land consolidation. This Special Issue aims to explore frontier research and practical applications in the areas of remote sensing, data assimilation, and their roles in farmland protection and land consolidation.

Key areas of interest include, but are not limited to, remote sensing techniques for farmland monitoring, the integration of multispectral and hyperspectral data, precision agriculture, land consolidation strategies, soil and water resource management, climate impact modeling, and the development of decision support systems based on data assimilation. Research focused on novel methods for integrating satellite and unmanned aerial vehicle data, AI-driven analytics, and the optimization of agricultural practices will also be considered.

This Special Issue will publish high-quality, original research papers in the overlapping fields of the following:

• Remote sensing for agriculture;
• Data assimilation techniques in land management;
• Precision agriculture;
• Farmland monitoring and evaluation;
• Land consolidation technologies;
• Soil and water conservation;
• Climate modeling and its impact on agriculture;
• Decision support systems for farmland management;
• Construction and evaluation of well-facilitated farmland;
• Farmland ecosystem;
• Development of reserved land resources for cultivation;
• Marginal land development.

Dr. Huaizhi Tang
Prof. Dr. Yongzhong Tan
Guest Editors

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