Intelligent Remote Sensing for Wetland Mapping and Monitoring
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Remote Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 17
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wetland remote sensing; wetland mapping and monitoring; intelligent information extraction; time-series change detection; urban wetlands
Interests: wetland remote sensing; vegetation parameter retrieval; ecological restoration; eco-environmental remote sensing
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Interests: GeoAI and deep learning; disaster remote sensing; human–environment interaction; computational social sciences
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Interests: wetland remote sensing; coastal wetland; vegetation parameter retrieval; land use/land cover change
Interests: wetland remote sensing; coastal wetland; wetland mapping and monitoring; vegetation parameter retrieval
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Wetlands are among the world’s most valuable and dynamic ecosystems, playing crucial roles in biodiversity conservation, water regulation, and climate mitigation. However, the rapid loss and transformation of wetlands due to climate change and human activities have heightened the need for timely and accurate monitoring. Remote sensing offers a unique opportunity to observe wetlands across extensive spatial and temporal scales. In recent years, the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), deep learning, and advanced computational methods has opened new possibilities for extracting detailed and reliable wetland information from increasingly diverse and complex remote sensing data.
This Special Issue aims to showcase cutting-edge advances in intelligent remote sensing techniques for wetland mapping and monitoring. By promoting the integration of AI-driven methods and advanced time-series analyses, this Special Issue aligns with the journal’s focus on remote sensing science, technology, and applications. We seek contributions that advance both the development of novel methodologies and the implementation of practical solutions, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers in remote sensing, ecology, computer vision, and environmental science.
We invite original research articles, technical notes, and review papers covering a broad range of topics including, but not limited to, the following:
- Deep learning and machine learning approaches for wetland classification and change detection;
- Time-series analysis and spatiotemporal modeling for wetland dynamics;
- SAR, LiDAR, and novel remote sensing for wetland mapping and monitoring;
- Data fusion and integration of multi-source remote sensing for wetlands;
- AI-enabled techniques for high-resolution and large-scale wetland mapping;
- Remote sensing of wetland functional traits and ecosystem services;
- Monitoring of wetland hydrological, biogeochemical, and vegetation parameters;
- Automatic delineation and inventory of wetlands through intelligent algorithms;
- Assessment of wetland degradation, restoration, and connectivity with remote sensing.
Submissions introducing novel frameworks, demonstrating practical applications, or providing comprehensive reviews are especially encouraged.
Dr. Ming Wang
Dr. Weidong Man
Dr. Xiao Huang
Dr. Mingyue Liu
Dr. Huiying Li
Dr. Hengxing Xiang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- wetland mapping and monitoring
- intelligent remote sensing
- deep learning
- time-series analysis
- change detection
- wetland ecosystem services
- hydrological dynamics
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