Environmental Remote Sensing
A section of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292).
Section Information
Aims
Growing concern about the human impact on the environment has led to the development of new observation and analysis tools to tackle and monitor types, magnitudes, and rates of environmental changes. Timely observations by Earth Observation (EO) satellite systems and improved mapping and analysis tools are enabling a better understanding of the ecological and environmental interactions that underlie our Earth systems, which is critical for developing sustainable solutions. The Section Environmental Remote Sensing deals with emerging methods, technologies, and high-impact EO applications in real world contexts. It may include sensors such as synthetic aperture radar for coastal subsidence monitoring, UAV based disaster damage and recovery assessment, high resolution multispectral data for ecosystem vulnerability and rehabilitation assessment, or hyperspectral data for biodiversity mapping and analysis. Topics may cover a broad range of environments from coastal to forest and desert areas as well as applications, e.g., conservation management, land conversion, natural resources mapping, and ecosystem dynamics. The focus is on environmental issues in light of climate change and human impacts.
Scope
- Ecosystem assessment and monitoring;
- Land use/cover changes (LUCC);
- Arid environments and droughts;
- Wetlands and coastal dynamics;
- Water resources vulnerability;
- Advanced methods for environmental applications;
- Coastal environments and climate change;
- Land subsidence and disaster monitoring;
- New sensors/platforms for environmental studies
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Remote Sensing Applications in Hydrology and Water Resources Management (Deadline: 15 August 2026)
- Remote Sensing for Monitoring Land-Use/Land-Cover Change and Impacts on Ecosystem Service (Second Edition) (Deadline: 15 August 2026)
- Global Vegetation Cover Estimated from Remote Sensing (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- Artificial Intelligence and Remote Sensing for Geohazards (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- AI-Enhanced Remote Sensing and Land Surface Modeling for Terrestrial Hydrology and Climate Systems (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Spatio-Temporal Land Surface Temperature Retrieval Based on Ground-Based, Satellite Observations and Artificial Intelligence (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Remote Sensing of River and Lake Ice/Water Using Spaceborne, Airborne, and Ground Platforms (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Advances in Deep Learning in the Retrieval of Key Parameters of Agrometeorological Remote Sensing (Second Edition) (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Hyperspectral and Thermal Remote Sensing for Precision Agriculture and Environmental Monitoring (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Integrating Remote Sensing and Artificial Intelligence for Hydrological Variables Retrieval (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Advanced Remote Sensing Approaches for Multi-Scale Atmospheric Components Monitoring and Impact Assessment (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Remote Sensing for Wildfire Science: Monitoring, Modeling, and Mitigation (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Multi-, Hyperspectral and SAR Sensing Data for Environmental Monitoring and Natural Hazard Management (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Precipitation Estimations Based on Satellite Observations (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- High-Resolution Mapping and Monitoring of Estuarine Systems Using Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing and Machine Learning (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Applications of Radar Remote Sensing in Earth Observation (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Remote Sensing for Risk Assessment, Monitoring and Recovery of Fires (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Remote Sensing for Soil and Water Conservation and Sustainable Development in the Context of Climate Change (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Remote Sensing for Hydrological Management (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Remote Sensing for Structural Monitoring and Assessment of Constructions (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Environmental Monitoring Based on Remote Sensing, Earth Observation and Geoinformation (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Precipitation, Flood and Earthquake Events Monitoring, Simulation, Analysis and Early Warning by Advanced Environmental Remote Sensing and AI (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Study on Hydrological Hazards Based on Multi-Source Remote Sensing (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Recent Advances in Remote Sensing Products for Water and Environment Monitoring (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Advances in Surface Deformation Monitoring Using SAR Interferometry (Second Edition) (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Advancing Marine Biodiversity Monitoring and Ecology Through Remote Sensing and Data Science (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Radiative Transfer Models for Remote Sensing Land Surface Parameter Estimation (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Monitoring Surface Water Dynamics and Quality Using Modern Remote Sensing (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Reviews in Environmental Remote Sensing (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Land Surface Temperature Retrieval and Cross-Validation for Remote Sensing Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Remote Sensing for Landscape Dynamics (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Temporal Resolution, a Key Factor in Environmental Risk Assessment—Integrating Data from Multiple Data Sources (Third Edition) (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Emerging UAS-Based Remote Sensing Applications for DRR (Disaster Risk Reduction) and Ecosystem Dynamics (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- AI, Large Language Models, and Remote Sensing for Disaster Monitoring (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing in Environmental and Engineering Applications (Second Edition) (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Progress in Estimating, Monitoring, and Modelling Wildfire Fuel Loads Using Remote Sensing (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Machine Learning for Spatiotemporal Remote Sensing Data (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- New Tools or Trends for Large-Scale Mapping and 3D Modelling (Second Edition) (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Advances of Optics Imaging Technologies for Environmental Remote Sensing (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Early Warning Systems and Real-Time Monitoring for Geohazards by Remote Sensing Techniques (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Remote Sensing for Natural and Urban Scene Understanding and Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Machine Learning and GeoAI for Remote Sensing Environmental Monitoring (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Applications of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) in Natural Hazard (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Intelligent Remote Sensing for Wetland Mapping and Monitoring (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Hyperspectral Remote Sensing for Soil Property Retrieval: Advances and Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Remote Sensing for Modeling and Understanding Land-Atmosphere Interaction Processes (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Leveraging Multitemporal Remote Sensing Data for Land Use and Land Cover Classification (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Remote Sensing and GeoAI in Natural Hazard Assessment: Emerging Trends and Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Understanding Ecosystem Dynamics in Cold and Arid Regions Under Global Change: A Remote Sensing Perspective (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Integrating Deep Learning (DL) and Satellite Imagery in Landslide Mapping (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Remote Sensing Applications in Land Cover Changes and Associated Environmental Effects: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities (Second Edition) (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Improving Meteorological Forecasting Models Using Remote Sensing Data (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Advances in Multi-GNSS Technology and Applications (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Remote Sensing of the Mountain Eco-Environment (Deadline: 15 November 2026)
- Remote Sensing Tools for Monitoring Vegetation and Enhancing Biodiversity Conservation Strategies (Deadline: 28 November 2026)
- Remote Sensing of the Global Cryosphere: Development, Application and Challenges (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Research Progress of Radar Remote Sensing in Sea Ice Monitoring (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Advancing Weather and Flood Forecasting Using Remote Sensing and Artificial Intelligence (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Remote Sensing for Monitoring Glacier and Ice Sheet Margin Dynamics (Deadline: 1 December 2026)
- Applications of SAR for Environment Observation Analysis (Second Edition) (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Applications of Multi-Instrument Remote Sensing in Climate Change and Sustainability Monitoring (Deadline: 30 December 2026)
- Mobile Mapping Systems in Environmental Remote Sensing: Advances for Urban and Forest Applications (Deadline: 30 December 2026)
- GeoAI and EO Big Data Driven Advances in Earth Environmental Science (Second Edition) (Deadline: 30 December 2026)
- Artificial Intelligence and Satellite Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring (Deadline: 30 December 2026)
- Monitoring Water Resources and Hydraulic Infrastructure with GNSS, InSAR, GRACE and SWOT Satellite Observations (Deadline: 30 December 2026)
- Recent Advances in Multi-Platform SAR for Surface and Structural Deformation Monitoring (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Remote Sensing of Solar Radiation Absorbed by Land Surfaces (Second Edition) (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Advanced Remote Sensing Technologies for Soil Erosion Mapping and Modeling (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Application of Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing to Investigate Water Energy Balance Process (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Remote Sensing and In-Situ Characterization of Desert Dust Outbreaks: From Sources to Climate Impact (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere (Third Edition) (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Multi-Scale Remote Sensing for Environmental Situational Awareness: From Satellite to Drone (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Advances in Remote Sensing for Glacier Preservation (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Earth Observation Using Satellite Global Images of Remote Sensing (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Recent Achievements in Remote Sensing-Based Archaeological Research (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- LiDAR and Terrestrial Laser Scanning for Environmental Monitoring, Agricultural Analysis, and Environmental Infrastructure Analytics (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Integrating Artificial Intelligence and Remote Sensing for Wildfire Detection, Monitoring and Management (Deadline: 25 January 2027)
- Satellite Remote Sensing of Quantifying Greenhouse Gases Emissions (Deadline: 30 January 2027)
- Remote Sensing Assessment of Land Degradation for Sustainable Development (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Remote Sensing of Climate Change Impacts on Ecological, Agricultural, and Water Resources (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Multi-Source Remote Sensing of Urban, Forest and Wetland Ecosystems (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Remote Sensing of Climate Change Influences on Urban Ecology (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Remote Sensing Applications for Environmental Monitoring and Land Changes (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- AI and Remote Sensing Applications for Sustainable Land Use and Management (Deadline: 15 February 2027)
- High-Resolution Multisource Remote Sensing of Vegetation: Biomass, Structure, and Carbon Dynamics (Deadline: 15 February 2027)
- Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring in Cold and Arid Regions: Advances and Perspectives (Deadline: 15 February 2027)
- Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing for Soil Moisture Monitoring (Deadline: 15 February 2027)
- Land Cover Classification of Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data Based on Deep Learning (Deadline: 15 February 2027)
- Multi-Satellite Remote Sensing for Drought Monitoring and Impact Assessment (Deadline: 15 February 2027)
- Remote Sensing-Based Digital Soil Mapping of Organic Carbon Stocks (Deadline: 15 February 2027)
- Earth Observation for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): From Environmental Monitoring to Social Indicators (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Remote Sensing for Monitoring Nutrients in Coastal and Inland Waters (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Intelligent Satellite Image Interpretation: Deep Learning-Driven Multi-Modal Land Cover Classification (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- New Paradigms and Advances in Intelligent Remote Sensing for Land Systems (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Land Cover and Vegetation Mapping Based on Spectral Unmixing and Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data Fusion (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Next-Generation Earth Observation for Inland and Coastal Ecosystems: Integrating Satellites, UAVs, and AI for Water Quality and Sustainability (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Remote Sensing for Global Wetland Mapping: Toward the Sustainable Development Goals (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Advanced Remote Sensing of Aquatic Environments: Water Quality, Ecosystem Dynamics, and Environmental Change (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Artificial Intelligence and Big Earth Observation Data for Sustainable Development Goals (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Remote Sensing Solutions for Mining Life Cycle (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
