Advances in CubeSat Missions and Applications in Remote Sensing
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 1232
Special Issue Editors
Interests: CubeSat onboard systems; UAV onboard systems; artificial intelligence; neural networks; control; electronics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
CubeSats have proved their capabilities for Earth observation and planetary exploration in recent years, providing valuable data that support a wide range of environmental, scientific, and commercial applications. By using advanced sensor technologies and artificial intelligence algorithms, CubeSats may enable the acquisition of high-resolution images and data over extensive areas with a high revisiting frequency. These capabilities facilitate monitoring environmental changes, assessing natural disasters and resources, and even exploring other planets. CubeSats provide a unique combination of functionalities, rapid development, quick deployment, and affordable budget.
The use of CubeSats in remote sensing includes a broad range of scientific fields and practical applications on Earth: climate observation, agricultural monitoring, disaster response, urban planning, and many others; they provide a reduced-cost solution to help us understand atmospheric processes, ocean dynamics, and land use changes. Regarding planetary exploration, CubeSats are increasingly used to obtain data from other planets and satellites, complementing other more complex missions.
The need for precise and accurate geospatial information is continuously growing, so new sensing technologies and methodologies are key for the research community. This Special Issue aims to display the latest applications of CubeSat missions in remote sensing. It will showcase cutting edge research, innovative technologies, and practical implementations to highlight the impact of CubeSats on our capacity to observe and understand planets, especially Earth. Included contributions will address a range of topics, covering novel sensor designs, mission planning and execution, data processing techniques, and successful CubeSat mission cases.
Dr. Pedro Orgeira Crespo
Prof. Dr. Fernando Aguado-Agelet
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- CubeSat
- remote sensing
- payload
- artificial intelligence
- earth observation
- planetary exploration
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