Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the application period is now open for the 2020 Remote Sensing Travel Awards. The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee chaired by the Section Editor-in-Chief of Remote Sensing, Dr. Xiaofeng Li.

Applicants must be postdoctoral researchers or PhD students working in the field of remote sensing or related areas. The awards provide financial assistance for two winners to present an oral presentation and/or poster at an international conference in 2020.

Required application documents:
–– An abstract of the work you plan to present at the conference.
–– A short CV with a list of selected publications.
–– A letter of support from your supervisor.

The two awards will consist of 800 Swiss Francs each.

Please submit the online application by 15 December 2019. Winners will be announced on the Remote Sensing web page by 1 February 2020.

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the 2020 Remote Sensing Young Investigator Award. The nominations will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee chaired by the Associate Editor of Remote Sensing, Prof. Dr. Jose Moreno.

Candidate Requirements:
– Ground-breaking contribution to the advancement of remote sensing science or applications;
– Age under 35 years (as of 31 December 2019).

Required Application Documents:
– Curriculum Vitae and list of publications;
– Nomination letter from two recognized scientists in the field of remote sensing;
– Ph.D. certificate.

The Award will consist of 2000 CHF (Swiss Francs)

Nominations may be submitted by clicking the button above before 15 December 2019. The winner will be announced in Remote Sensing by 1 February 2020.

On behalf of the Section Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Clement Atzberger, we wish to acknowledge our reviewers who so generously give their time to review papers submitted to Remote Sensing by presenting an award to reviewers who have demonstrated their dedication, professionalism, and timeliness in reviewing manuscripts for Remote Sensing.

Although anonymous peer-reviewing is one of the cornerstones of publishing high quality comprehensive manuscripts for the advancement of science and engineering research, it is also often one of the most underappreciated of the many requests and demands made of subject experts. It is for this reason that the Remote Sensing editing team is extremely grateful to reviewers for the time, energy, and dedication that they freely give to support their peers.

What are the pre-requisites to be eligible for this award?
All of the reviewers for Remote Sensing in 2019 will automatically be included.

What do the winners receive?
There will be ten awardees this year.
The top five winners will receive the following:
–– 500 Swiss Francs (CHF)
–– A certificate
–– A chance to publish a paper free of charge in Remote Sensing in 2020
A further five winners will receive the following:
–– A certificate
–– A chance to publish a paper free of charge in Remote Sensing in 2020

When will the winners be announced?
The winners will be announced in February 2020 on the journal website.

How to be in with a chance to win?
For those of you who have not yet reviewed papers for the journal, but would like to do so, you can easily register as a reviewer at: https://susy.mdpi.com/volunteer/profile/edit.

We are pleased to announce the “Remote Sensing 10th Anniversary Best Paper Award”, which marks the 10th anniversary of Remote Sensing in 2018. Nominations from all papers published from 2009 to 2018 were made by the Evaluation Committee and finally approved by the EiC, Dr. Prasad S. Thenkabail. Following a review process by the Evaluation Committee, 10 final winners were selected. The recipients of the “Remote Sensing 10th Anniversary Best Paper Award”, in no particular order, are as follows.

Special Award: (the certificate and 1000 CHF)

• Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Remote Sensing and Scientific Research: Classification
  and Considerations of Use (doi:10.3390/rs4061671)

Rank 1 Award: (the certificate and 800 CHF each)

• A Non-Stationary 1981–2012 AVHRR NDVI3g Time Series (doi:10.3390/rs6086929)
• Advances in Remote Sensing of Agriculture: Context Description, Existing Operational Monitoring Systems and Major Information Needs (doi:10.3390/rs5020949)

Rank 2 Award: (the certificate and 600 CHF each)

• An Automated Technique for Generating Georectified Mosaics from Ultra-High Resolution Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Imagery, Based on Structure from Motion (SfM) Point Clouds (doi:10.3390/rs4051392)
• An International Comparison of Individual Tree Detection and Extraction Using Airborne Laser Scanning (doi:10.3390/rs4040950)
• Global Data Sets of Vegetation Leaf Area Index (LAI)3g and Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FPAR)3g Derived from Global Inventory Modeling and Mapping Studies (GIMMS) Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI3g) for the Period 1981 to 2011 (doi:10.3390/rs5020927)

Rank 3 Award: (the certificate and 400 CHF each)

• Persistent Scatterer Interferometry (PSI) Technique for Landslide Characterization and Monitoring (doi:10.3390/rs5031045)
• A Review of the Application of Optical and Radar Remote Sensing Data Fusion to Land Use Mapping and  Monitoring (doi:10.3390/rs8010070)
• Remote Sensing of Coral Reefs for Monitoring and Management: A Review (doi:10.3390/rs8020118)
• The EnMAP Spaceborne Imaging Spectroscopy Mission for Earth Observation
  (doi:10.3390/rs70708830)

Congratulations to the winners for their excellent research!

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Travel Awards sponsored by Remote Sensing.

Dr. Hugo Carreno-Luengo is a researcher at the Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Spain, whose research interests include the use of GNSS-R techniques to perform Earth remote sensing from nanosatellites. He has worked at two world-leading research centres in this field: the team of Prof. A. Camps at the Polytechnic of Catalonia, and with the team at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)—Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

Mr. Saman Ghaffarian, a PhD candidate at University of Twente, Netherlands, has been focusing on advanced image processing and the developing of new proxies, as well as data analysis methods to revolutionize the way post-disaster recovery is assessed. Recently, he published a major review article on the use of image-based proxies in disaster risk management “Remote Sensing-Based Proxies for Urban Disaster Risk Management and Resilience: A Review” (doi: 10.3390/rs10111760)

Each Travel Award consists of a certificate and 800 CHF to attend an academic conference of their choice in 2019. Congratulations to the winners of this highly competitive travel award.

We would like to thank all the Evaluation Committee members for their assiduous evaluation of the candidates, and all the applicants for submitting their fascinating research encompassing a diverse range of topics.

Dr. Xiaofeng Li
Section Editor-in-Chief of Remote Sensing

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the journal Remote Sensing, we would like to congratulate Dr. Jian Peng as the winner of the 2019 Remote Sensing Young Investigator Award. The Award will consist of 2000 Swiss Francs.

Dr. Jian Peng works in the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford. He gained a Ph.D. in Earth Science from the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M). Before joining the University of Oxford, he was a research scientist at the University of Munich (LMU) and a post-doc researcher at MPI-M.

In his research, he aims to use satellite remote sensing (optical/thermal/microwave) to monitor the Earth’s water cycle and to understand the variability of hydrological processes across multiple space and time scales. He has developed novel approaches to quantifying the water cycle’s components, such as soil moisture, evaporation, and precipitation from satellite observations. In particular, he has combined multiple data sources together to improve the spatial resolution of satellite-based soil moisture and developed a novel framework for the generation of high-resolution land surface water and energy fluxes from state-of-the-art satellite data.

His current research focuses on exploring the teleconnection between hydrological variability and climate oscillations based on satellite observations. He is also working towards using satellite data to quantify the spatial–temporal patterns of hydroclimatic extremes, and to assess their impacts on agriculture, environment, and society.

Dr. Jian Peng will receive 2000 Swiss Francs for his groundbreaking contributions to hydrology research.

Prof. Dr. Jose Moreno
Associate Editor of Remote Sensing

Dear Colleagues,

The Remote Sensing Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy given by reviewers in checking manuscripts submitted to Remote Sensing. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround is maintained.

The following referees have been selected to receive “Remote Sensing 2018 Outstanding Reviewer Awards” for the quantity, timeliness and quality of their reviews in 2018:

The top five winners:

Mahyar Aboutalebi
Utah Water Research Laboratory, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84321, USA.

Stefania Bonafoni
Department of Engineering, University of Perugia, 06125, Perugia, Italy.

Christopher E. Sioris
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, Ontario, M3H 5T4, Canada.

Matthieu Molinier
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., PL 1000, FI-02044 VTT, Finland.

Chiman Kwan
Signal Processing, Inc., Rockville, Maryland, MD 20850, USA.

A further five winners:

Andrea Buono
Engineering Department, University of Naples “Parthenope”, 80100 Napoli, Italy.

Majid Nazeer
COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Islamabad 45550, Pakistan.

Antonio Miguel Ruiz-Armenteros
Departamento de Ingeniería Cartográfica, Universidad de Jaén, 23071
Jaén, Spain.

John C. Trinder
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of New
South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.

Nasser Najibi
The City University of New York, New York, NY 10031, USA.

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Travel Awards sponsored by Remote Sensing.

Travel Awards were granted to Jing Liu, a PhD student at the University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands and Emma Izquierdo-Verdiguier, a postdoctoral researcher at the Image Processing Laboratory (IPL), University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.

Dr. Jing Liu’s research focusses on Earth Observation for forest ecology, in particular the mapping of forest structure using LiDAR and passive remote-sensing technology. Amongst other topics, Jing studied the horizontal and vertical distribution of forest bio-physical variables such as leaf area index and leaf angle distribution, clumping and terrain effects interfering with such retrievals, as well as possibilities for automated segmentation of tree crowns.

Dr. Emma Izquierdo-Verdiguier holds a PhD and is conducting research in the field of machine learning for remote-sensing data analysis, including supervised and unsupervised classification and clustering and biophysical parameter estimation. Emma is particularly interested in improving the capacity of support vector machines for classification tasks and in the use of Earth Observation data for land surface phenology.

Each award consists of 800 Swiss Francs to attend an academic conference in 2018.

Prof. Dr. Clement Atzberger
Section Editor-in-Chief of Remote Sensing

Dear Colleagues,

We are inviting applications for two Travel Awards for postdoctoral researchers and PhD students in the area of remote sensing to attend a conference of their choice in 2018. The nominations and applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee presided by the Section Editor-in-Chief of Remote Sensing: Prof. Dr. Clement Atzberger.

Candidates’ Requirements:

1. Applicants must be postdoctoral researchers or PhD students involved in remote sensing and related areas;
2. Applicants will attend an international conference in 2018 to present their research (oral presentation or poster).

Applicants are required to submit the following documents:

1. an abstract of their work;
2. a short CV with selected publications;
3. a short justification letter;
4. a letter of support from their supervisor.

The Award will consist of 800 Swiss Francs.

Please apply by clicking the button above before 28 February 2018. The winner will be announced in Remote Sensing by 16 March 2018.

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the journal Remote Sensing, we would like to congratulate Dr. Robert Brewin as the winner of the 2018 Remote Sensing Young Investigator Award.

Dr. Brewin works in the Plymouth Marine Laboratory, United Kingdom, having obtained his PhD in Satellite Oceanography at the University of Plymouth.

He has an outstanding publication record of 58 papers, including 16 in Remote Sensing of Environment,along with some high impact papers in Nature Geoscience and Scientific Reports.

He is Co-Investigator of NERC’s National Centre for Earth Observation, and serves on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Plankton Research.

He is also Guest Editor for Remote Sensing Journal Special Issue “Remote Sensing of Ocean Colour”.

Dr. Brewin will receive 2,000 Swiss Francs for his ground-breaking contributions to the advancement of remote sensing in oceans and phytoplankton research.

Dr. Alfredo R. Huete
Associate Editor of Remote Sensing

Have you ever considered guest editing one of our Remote Sensing Special Issues?

To acknowledge and encourage the generous work and precious time of the guest editor team of Remote Sensing Special Issues, we plan to give one guest editor team a monetary award.

Our 2017 Best Guest Editor Award is in recognition of the scientific contribution of the guest editor team that actively collaborates with us to bring the latest advances in the most trending research topics to Remote Sensing. Our editorial office will select the winner based on the number and quality of papers published in the Special Issues.

What are the pre-requisites to be eligible for this award?

• Closed from 1 June 2016 to 30 June 2017
• Minimum of 15 manuscripts published

What does the winner receive?

• Certificate
• 1200 Swiss Francs (CHF)

When will the winner be announced?

The winner will be announced at the end of 2017 on the journal website.

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the two winners of the 2017 Travel Awards sponsored by Remote Sensing:

Travel Awards were granted to Dr. David Chaparro, a PhD student at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, IEEC/UPC, Barcelona, Spain and Dr. Wai Yeung Yan, a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Civil Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Dr. David Chaparro’s research involves the application of remote sensing data derived from microwave radiometers. During his PhD, he analysed surface moisture and temperature trends to anticipate drought conditions linked to wildfire activity. His results led to the development of a new fire risk model. In his current research, SMAP measurements of soil moisture and vegetation optical depth are being used as indicators of crop yields and phenology.

Dr. Wai Yeung Yan’s research activities focus on improving the radiometric quality of multispectral LiDAR intensity data so as to facilitate applications toward surface classification and object recognition. He developed radiometric and BRDF corrections, and normalization models for different LiDAR sensors, demonstrating significant improvements in data quality and classification accuracy.

The awards consist of 800 Swiss Francs each to attend an academic conference in 2017.

Dr. Alfredo R. Huete
Associate Editor of Remote Sensing