Advanced Application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Vision in Remote Sensing (Third Edition)
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "AI Remote Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2025 | Viewed by 27804
Special Issue Editor
2. McGregor Coxall Australia Pty Ltd., Sydney, NSW, Australia
Interests: machine learning; geospatial 3D analysis; geospatial database querying; web GIS; airborne/spaceborne image processing; feature extraction; time-series analysis in forecasting modelling and domain adaptation in various environmental applications
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are excited to introduce a new Special Issue, building upon the success of our previous endeavor, “Advanced Application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Vision in Remote Sensing”. This forthcoming edition dives deeper into the confluence of cutting-edge technology, with a particular focus on drone-based and LiDAR-based image processing as well as the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in urban planning.
Over the last decade, AI and machine learning (ML) techniques have significantly impacted image processing and spatial analysis across various applications. AI has empowered us to unlock the true potential of imagery data, employing tailored algorithms for tasks such as classification, regression, clustering, spatial correlation modeling, and more. Deep neural networks, commonly known as deep learning, stand out as powerful tools within this domain, performing functions like pattern recognition, feature detection, trend prediction, instance segmentation, semantic segmentation, and image classification within neural network frameworks.
Traditionally, structured remotely sensed data often required painstaking manual labelling for training models, a subjective and non-transferable process. To address these challenges, "machine vision" (MV) has emerged as a holistic solution, streamlining the workflow from image acquisition to knowledge extraction. MV leverages AI technology to minimise computation time and maximise replicable accuracy, encompassing software products and hardware architectures such as CPUs, GPU/FPGA combinations, parallel processing, and computer vision techniques.
In this Special Issue, we invite scholarly manuscripts proposing frameworks that combine machine vision with state-of-the-art AI techniques and geospatial information systems to automate the processing of remotely sensed imagery from diverse sources, including drones, LiDAR, radar, SAR, and multispectral sensors. The primary objective is to achieve higher precision in a range of spatial applications, from urban planning to environmental studies, weather and climate analysis, the energy sector, natural resource management, landscape assessment, and geo-hazard monitoring.
As we explore this Special Issue, we anticipate groundbreaking contributions that will reshape urban planning and related domains. These endeavors, enriched by drone-based and LiDAR-based image processing, alongside innovative image processing AI, will guide us towards a more intelligent, efficient, and sustainable future.
Dr. Hossein M. Rizeei
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- artificial intelligence (AI)
- machine vision (MV)
- machine learning (ML)
- geospatial information systems (GIS)
- optimisation
- spatial framework
- deep learning (DL)
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