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AI-Enhanced Remote Sensing for Image Matching and 3D Reconstruction
edited by Maoteng Zheng, and
submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3024 | Submission Open
Keywords: learning-based image matching; learning-based 3D reconstruction; 3D Gaussian Splatting; NeRF; single-view 3D reconstruction; orthophoto mosaic
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Remote Sensing Intelligent Interpretation in the Era of Large Models and Intelligent Agents: New Challenges, Methods and Opportunities
edited by Lei Wang, Xiyu Qi, , Xiaoxuan Liu, Zicong Zhu and Zhuohong Li
submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10724 | Submission Open
Keywords: large language models (LLMs); intelligent agents; remote sensing; foundation models; multi-modal learning; earth observation; transfer learning; multi-modal learning; spatio-temporal analysis; sustainable development; geospatial tasks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Advances in Cryosphere Monitoring: Integrating Multi-Source Remote Sensing and AI Technologies
edited by Puyu Wang, and Xuejiao Wu
submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5112 | Submission Open
Keywords: cryosphere; remote sensing; AI technology; glacier monitoring; snow cover; permafrost observation; climate change impacts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)
Spatiotemporal Variability in Hydrologic Systems from GRACE, Remote Sensing, and Climate Data
edited by
submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5061 | Submission Open
Keywords: GRACE/GRACE-FO; remote sensing in hydrology; terrestrial water storage (TWS); groundwater recharge; precipitation patterns; climate change impacts; wind regime shifts; hydrological modeling; data assimilation and downscaling; water resource management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)
Advancing Remote Sensing Through Large Multimodal Foundation Models: Toward Intelligent Earth Observation
edited by , , Sen Lei, Yinxia Cao and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2858 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; multimodal foundation models; generative AI; AI agents; multimodal fusion; earth system monitoring; intelligent; earth observation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Hyperspectral and LiDAR Techniques for Earth Observation Applications: Advances in Theory, Algorithms, and Engineering Practice
edited by , Tomislav Médic, Xian Li and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2186 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-spectral or hyperspectral LiDAR; fusion of hyperspectral imaging and LiDAR data; joint applications of hyperspectral and LiDAR sensors; natural resources management; deep learning and machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Observation Data)
Time-Series Remote Sensing for Geohazard Monitoring and Early Warning
edited by Weiwei Zhan, , and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1783 | Submission Open
Keywords: time-series remote sensing; geohazard monitoring; early warning systems; multi-sensor data fusion; machine learning; InSAR; LiDAR; disaster risk reduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Observation for Emergency Management)
LiDAR Measurement Techniques in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer
edited by Tianwen Wei and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1070 | Submission Open
Keywords: atmospheric boundary layer (ABL); LiDAR measurement techniques; doppler LiDAR; boundary-layer height; atmospheric turbulence; wind profiling; aerosol profiling; retrieval methods; validation; remote sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)
Applications of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) in Natural Hazard submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 918 | Submission Open
Keywords: synthetic aperture radar (SAR); natural hazard assessment; SAR interferometry (InSAR); SAR image segmentation; SAR change detection; SAR time-series analysis; deep learning in remote sensing; disaster risk reduction; ground deformation analysis; SAR data fusion; remote sensing for disaster management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Atmospheric Composition and Environmental Pollution Monitoring Using Remote Sensing and Geodata
edited by , and Timon Hummel
submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 909 | Submission Open
Keywords: atmospheric composition; air quality monitoring; trace gas retrieval; aerosol remote sensing; hyperspectral observations; multisensor integration; environmental pollution; geospatial analysis; satellite earth observation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)
Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing for Comprehensive Seismic Ground Displacement Analysis
edited by , and Lijia He
submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-sensor remote sensing; seismic ground displacement; earthquake cycle (interseismic/coseismic/postseismic); fault rupture imaging; InSAR (interferometric synthetic aperture radar); GNSS geodesy; surface deformation time-series; seismic hazard assessment; optical pixel tracking/offset tracking; data fusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)
Novel Remote Sensing and Machine Learning Approaches for Aerosol and Cloud Physics Retrieval
edited by , and
submission deadline 16 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1023 | Submission Open
Keywords: aerosol; cloud; remote sensing; machine learning; hybrid algorithms; physical constraints
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)
Object Detection and Tracking in Remote Sensing Imagery and Video submission deadline 29 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1032 | Submission Open
Keywords: object detection; object tracking; remote sensing imagery and video; explainable AI for remote sensing; multi-modal data fusion; remote sensing applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Mapping Essential Elements of Agricultural Land Using Remote Sensing (2nd Edition)
edited by , Jilin Yang, Fei Li, and Wenzhi Zhao
submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7348 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural land mapping; agricultural land parameter retrieval; yield estimation or forecasts; biomass in agricultural land; water use efficiency in agricultural land; plant biodiversity in agricultural land; plant growth model; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation)
Tree Canopy Mapping Based on High-Resolution Remote Sensing Images
edited by , , Mingyang Lv and Jiang He
submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2449 | Submission Open
Keywords: tree canopy mapping; individual tree crown detection and segmentation; high-resolution remote sensing; deep learning and foundation models; vision transformers and the segment Anything Model (SAM); multi-source data fusion; time-series analysis and change detection; urban forestry and precision agriculture; LiDAR- and UAV-based sensing; carbon stock estimation and forest ecology.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Remote Sensing)
Selected Papers from the “International Symposium on Remote Sensing 2026”
edited by , Tee-Ann Teo and
submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2070 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensor/platform and Cal/Val; planetary remote sensing; remote sensing applications; algorithm development and image processing; AI/ML technology; geographical information science; mapping; global navigation satellite systems
Semantic Analysis of Remote Sensing Images Based on Deep Learning
edited by Haiyan Jin, , and
submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 523 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
AI-Driven Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Atmosphere and Land
edited by Chunqiang Wu, , , Chunshan Li and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13069 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning for remote sensing; hyperspectral remote sensing; retrieval of atmospheric parameter ; land surface monitoring hyperspectral sounder and imager applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI Remote Sensing)
Smart Monitoring of Urban Environment Using Remote Sensing submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12828 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart monitoring; future predictions; scenario simulations; land use change; climate impacts; agriculture in urban areas; urban forestry; hydrology in urban areas; landscape sustainability; urban climate; quality of life; public health; ecosystem services
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Remote Sensing)
3D City Modeling and Observation Using Remote Sensing and Artificial Intelligence
edited by Zheng Ji and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12112 | Submission Open
Keywords: 3D city modlling; city observation; AI algorithm; mobile measurement platform; laser scanning data processing; object recognition and positioning; neural network for 3D reconstruction; multi-source space data processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI Remote Sensing)
Deep Learning-Based Interpretation and Processing of Remote Sensing Images
edited by Sheng Xu, Qiaolin Ye and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10144 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Role of SAR/InSAR Techniques in Investigating Ground Deformation
edited by Xue Chen and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8858 | Submission Open
Keywords: SAR/InSAR; ground deformation; tectonic activities; seismic activities; transient slow-slip processes; geological hazards; optical imagery; data fusion and machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition for the Analysis of 2D/3D Remote Sensing Data in Geoscience (Second Edition)
edited by Shengke Wang, Bineng Zhong, and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8703 | Submission Open
Keywords: object detection and tracking; intelligent interpretation of remote sensing video/image; image segmentation and feature extraction; image stitching and fusion; online and real time processing; monitoring and inspection; application and software development
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI Remote Sensing)
Intelligent Remote Sensing for Wetland Mapping and Monitoring
edited by Ming Wang, , Xiao Huang, , Huiying Li and Hengxing Xiang
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7043 | Submission Open
Keywords: wetland mapping and monitoring; intelligent remote sensing; deep learning; time-series analysis; change detection; wetland ecosystem services; hydrological dynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Remote Sensing for Modeling and Understanding Land-Atmosphere Interaction Processes
edited by , Dagang Wang and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4979 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; land-atmosphere interaction; evapotranspiration; soil moisture; vegetation ecosystem; land use/land cover change; land surface model; hydrological modeling; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
City Future: The Innovative Fusion of Artificial Intelligence and Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data
edited by Maofan Zhao, Shouhang Du, , and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4788 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; urban remote sensing; multi-source remote sensing; foundation models; land use and change detection; 3D reconstruction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Remote Sensing)
Remote Sensing and GeoAI in Natural Hazard Assessment: Emerging Trends and Applications submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4407 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural hazards (floods, landslides, earthquakes, erosion, wildfires, droughts, etc.); remote sensing; GeoAI (geospatial artificial intelligence); damage assessment; data fusion (e.g., SAR, optical, LiDAR); intelligent geohazard computation; explainable AI (XAI) for geohazards; hazard and risk assessment; Earth observation; vulnerability mapping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Remote Sensing Applications in Land Cover Changes and Associated Environmental Effects: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities (Second Edition)
edited by , , , Haiyan Zhang and Shoubao Geng
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4202 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use/cover changes; remote sensing; climate change; human activities; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Advances in Hyperspectral Data Analysis for Vegetation and Soil Monitoring
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3932 | Submission Open
Keywords: hyperspectral remote sensing; vegetation phenology; soil properties; vegetation health; soil degradation; precision agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation)
Advances in Optical Sensors Research: Pre-Flight and In-Orbit Characterization, Calibration, Product Validation and Data Applications
edited by , Julia A. Barsi, Camille Desjardins and Steffen Dransfeld
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3887 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical sensors; pre-flight characterization; in-orbit calibration; product validation; radiometric, spectral and geometric calibration uncertainty analysis; multi-sensor harmonization; earth observation applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Satellite Missions for Earth and Planetary Exploration)
Remote Sensing for Precision Farming and Crop Phenology (Second Edition) submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3826 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; precision farming; crop phenology; crop yield estimation; crop monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation)
Machine Learning of Remote Sensing Imagery for Land Cover Mapping
edited by , , and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3567 | Submission Open
Keywords: land cover/land use; classification; multimodal data fusion; domain adaptation; urban sustainability; feature extraction; deep learning; crowdsensing data
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing for Geospatial Science)
Advances in SAR, Optical, Hyperspectral and Infrared Remote Sensing submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3536 | Submission Open
Keywords: SAR/optical/hyperspectral/infrared remote sensing; high-precision imaging; AI-driven remote sensing interpretation; multi-source data fusion; parameter inversion; earth observation applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Multi-Sensor Fusion for UAV Remote Sensing: Deep Learning-Driven Target Detection in Complex Environments
edited by , Shisheng Guo and Yongping Song
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3414 | Submission Open
Keywords: UAV remote sensing; multi-sensor fusion; deep learning; complex environments; target detection; multimodal data registration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Precision Agriculture and Crop Monitoring Based on Remote Sensing Methods (Second Edition)
edited by , Renato Herrig Furlanetto and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3399 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision agriculture; remote sensing; crop monitoring; satellite imagery; UAVs (drones); multispectral sensing; hyperspectral imaging; LiDAR in agriculture; AI in agriculture; sustainable farming
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation)
Remote Sensing for Landslide Investigation: From Ground Deformation Mapping to Hazard Assessment
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3184 | Submission Open
Keywords: space–air–ground–interior-based monitoring; multisource data; temporal and spatial deformation; multi-sensor data fusion; machine learning; explainable AI; landslide hazard and risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)
Remote Sensing for Vegetation Biophysical and Biochemical Parameters Retrieval submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3128 | Submission Open
Keywords: imaging spectroscopy; agriculture; forest ecosystems; radiative transfer modeling; machine learning; hybrid methods; vegetation biophysical and biochemical parameters
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biogeosciences Remote Sensing)
Understanding Ecosystem Dynamics in Cold and Arid Regions Under Global Change: A Remote Sensing Perspective
edited by , , Lei Zheng, Nan Wang and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3022 | Submission Open
Keywords: vegetation dynamics; climate change; remote sensing; cryosphere; eco-hydrology; extreme climate events; ecosystem resilience; Qinghai–Tibet Plateau; drylands; high latitudes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
New Perspectives on 3D Point Cloud (Fourth Edition) submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2858 | Submission Open
Keywords: point cloud acquisition, data extraction/data analysis/point cloud registration/multi-temporal point clouds; AI/ML/DL for point cloud processing and pattern recognition in the context of remote sensing; NErF/Gaussian splatting; monocular depth estimation for 3D point cloud reconstruction; multimodal fusion (LiDAR+SAR+multispectral); multi-time point cloud change detection; multi-sensor point cloud collaboration; voxel creation; object detection, down sampling, denoising; point cloud processing, classification and quality assessment; from 2D images to 3D point clouds with GANs and LLMs in the context of remote sensing data acquisition or scene understanding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Machine Learning for Applications in Agriculture and Vegetation Using Remote Sensing (Second Edition) submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2505 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; remote sensing; data mining; water–energy–food nexus; crop yield prediction; agriculture; climate change; sustainable irrigation and fertilization.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation)
GeoAI for Urban Understanding: Fusing Multi-Source Geospatial Data submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2448 | Submission Open
Keywords: GeoAI; urban understanding; data fusion; multi-source data; geospatial big data; remote sensing; social sensing; sustainable cities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Remote Sensing)
Hyperspectral Remote Sensing for Soil Property Retrieval: Advances and Applications submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2411 | Submission Open
Keywords: hyperspectral remote sensing; soil spectroscopy; digital soil mapping; UAV- and satellite-based sensing; machine learning and data fusion; precision agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Bridging AI and Remote Sensing: Multimodal Learning for Advanced Semantic Understanding
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2391 | Submission Open
Keywords: multimodal learning; remote sensing semantic understanding; multi-source remote sensing data fusion; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Deep Learning Innovations: Small Samples and Foundation Models for Hyperspectral/Multispectral Imagery
edited by , Xiaobin Zhao, and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2349 | Submission Open
Keywords: hyperspectral/multispectral imagery; deep learning; foundation models; small-sample learning; self-supervised learning; environment monitoring and prediction; generative AI; spectral–spatial modeling; image classification/segmentation; transfer learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Intelligent Interpretation of Remote Sensing Imagery: AI-Enhanced Monitoring of Geographical and Geological Environments
edited by Yusen Dong, and Kang He
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2338 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; deep learning; multi-sensor data fusion; image segmentation; change detection; explainable AI; geographical environment; geological environment; hazard monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Exploring the Urban Heat Island and Its Mechanisms Based on Satellite and AI
edited by Charles Man Sing Wong, Majid Nazeer and Xin-Yu Yu
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2308 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban heat island (UHI); satellite remote sensing; artificial intelligence (AI); land surface temperature; urban climate; thermal infrared imaging; data fusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Remote Sensing)
Advances in Multi-GNSS Technology and Applications (2nd Edition)
edited by , and Le Wang
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2227 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-GNSS; multi-sensors; positioning, navigation, and timing service; GNSS integrity monitoring; GNSS signal processing; multi-technique integration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Improving Meteorological Forecasting Models Using Remote Sensing Data
edited by Kaijun Ren, and Jia Liu
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2159 | Submission Open
Keywords: meteorological satellite remote sensing; atmospheric parameters; data assimilation; AI/ML in meteorology; model optimization; meteorological forecasting; extreme weather events
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Near-Surface Geophysics and Remote Sensing for Observing Coupled Surface and Subsurface Processes and Their Interactions
edited by Wenke Zhao and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1976 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing (RS); satellite remote sensing; UAV remote sensing; aerial remote sensing; near-surface geophysics; electromagnetic method; electrical resistivity tomography (ERT); ground-penetrating radar (GPR); coupled surface-subsurface processes; hydrogeophysics; time-lapse monitoring; artificial intelligence (AI)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)
Remote Sensing of Wave Dynamics and Hydrodynamics in Marine Environments submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1858 | Submission Open
Keywords: ocean remote sensing; wave; current; eddies; hydrodynamics; marine environments; altimeter; lidar; artificial intelligence model; data processing algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Remote Sensing)
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