Remote Sensing and Big Data in Land Use Monitoring and Planning

Dear Colleagues,

Remote sensing and big data technologies have revolutionized our ability to monitor and understand land-use dynamics at unprecedented spatial and temporal scales. The integration of high-resolution satellite imagery, machine learning algorithms, and cloud computing platforms has enabled researchers and planners to detect land-use changes in near real-time, analyze complex patterns, and predict future trends. As urbanization accelerates and environmental pressures intensify globally, these technologies have become indispensable tools for sustainable land management, urban planning, and policy-making. However, challenges remain in effectively leveraging big data analytics, improving classification accuracy, and translating remote sensing insights into actionable planning strategies.

The goal of this Special Issue is to collect papers (original research articles and review papers) to give insights about innovative applications of remote sensing and big data in land-use monitoring and planning, bridging the gap between technological advances and practical implementation.

This Special Issue will welcome manuscripts that link the following themes:

• Novel remote sensing techniques and big data analytics for land-use classification and change detection.
• Integration of multi-source data (satellite imagery, social media, and IoT sensors) for comprehensive land-use monitoring.
• Machine learning and deep learning applications in automated land-use mapping.
• Real-time monitoring systems for urban expansion, agricultural land conversion, and deforestation.
• Data-driven approaches for land-use planning, zoning, and policy evaluation.
• Spatiotemporal analysis of land-use patterns and their environmental and socioeconomic impacts.
• Cloud-based platforms and open-source tools for processing large-scale remote sensing data.

We look forward to receiving your original research articles and reviews.

Dr. Feifei Peng
Dr. Liangcun Jiang
Dr. Mi Zhang
Prof. Dr. Nikos Koutsias
Guest Editors

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