Urban Ecology Monitoring Using Remote Sensing
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Urban Remote Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 April 2026 | Viewed by 158
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Interests: intelligent processing of remote sensing data; remote sensing data mining; multimodal information mining; multimodal data fusion; global-scale target detection; supervised learning for target extraction; typical object supervision at global scale
Interests: landsat surface temperature retrieval; local climate zone classification
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Rapid urbanization worldwide has imposed unprecedented pressures on ecological systems, threatening biodiversity, microclimates, and overall sustainability. Traditional ground-based monitoring methods often fall short when it comes to capturing the dynamic and large-scale changes occurring in urban environments. Remote sensing technology, with its ability to provide synoptic, repetitive, and multi-scale observations, has emerged as a critical tool for assessing and monitoring urban ecological conditions. From tracking green infrastructure changes to analyzing urban heat islands and quantifying carbon storage, remote sensing offers invaluable insights that support evidence-based urban planning and policy-making. This Special Issue seeks to highlight innovative research that leverages remote sensing to address pressing challenges in urban ecology.
This Special Issue aims to gather cutting-edge studies that demonstrate the application of remote sensing technologies—including optical, thermal, LiDAR, SAR, and hyperspectral sensors—in monitoring, modeling, and managing urban ecological systems. This Special Issue aligns closely with the scope of Remote Sensing, which emphasizes the advancement of sensor technologies, data processing methods, and practical applications in environmental sensing. We encourage submissions that present novel methodologies, integrate multi-source data, or offer solutions for sustainable urban development. By showcasing these advancements, this Special Issue will contribute to the journal’s mission of promoting remote sensing as a transformative tool for environmental and ecological research.
We welcome original research articles, reviews, and case studies that focus on, but are not limited to, the following themes:
- Urban vegetation mapping and green space dynamics;
- Monitoring urban heat islands and thermal environment;
- Urban biodiversity and habitat mapping using remote sensing;
- Air and water quality assessment in cities;
- Integration of AI and machine learning for urban ecological analysis;
- Multi-sensor and multi-temporal data fusion techniques;
- Urban carbon cycle and climate resilience studies;
- Socio-ecological interactions and urban ecosystem services.
Dr. Caihong Ma
Dr. Mengmeng Wang
Dr. Yindi Zhao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- urban ecology
- remote sensing
- green infrastructure
- urban heat island
- biodiversity monitoring
- sustainable cities
- machine learning
- multi-sensor integration
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