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Remote, Proximal Sensing and Geophysics for Cultural Heritage Knowledge and Conservation (Second Edition) submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14692 | Submission Open
Keywords: methods and techniques for cultural heritage knowledge and conservation; geophysical and micro-geophysical methods; ground penetrating radar; electrical resistivity methods; magnetic and electromagnetic methods; seismic and acoustic methods; wide area geophysics; archaeological surveys; optical and infrared photogrammetry; infrared thermography; terahertz and microwave imaging; geomatics for imaging (LiDAR; laser scanner; structure for motion; etc.); image and data processing; NDT and diagnostics methods; satellite and aerial remote sensing; vulnerability studies; satellite and terrestrial radar interferometry (RAR; SAR); radar polarimetry; multispectral and hyperspectral remote sensing; motion magnification technique; integrated methods; virtual restoration and musealization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Remote Sensing)
HF Surface Wave Radar: Improving Performance and Extending Capabilities
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14603 | Submission Open
Keywords: HF radar; radar systems; signal processing; inverse methods; currents; waves; winds; MetOcean
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Dam Stability Monitoring with Satellite Geodesy II submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14097 | Submission Open
Keywords: dam; satellite geodesy; remote sensing; GNSS; radar interferometry; InSAR; deformation monitoring; geodetic measurements; geotechnical measurements; infrastructure; earth observation; sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)
Application of Remote Sensing in Coastline Monitoring
edited by Paolo Ciavola, Clara Armaroli and Juan Montes Pérez
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13748 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal morphodynamics; coastal evolution; earth observation data; shoreline; coastal wetlands; dunes; rocky shores; satellite images; UAVs; video monitoring systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Advances in Synthetic Aperture Radar: Calibration, Analysis and Application II
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13642 | Submission Open
Keywords: synthetic aperture radar; PolSAR; InSAR; POLInSAR; calibration; signal processing; SAR applications; SAR intelligent interpretation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)
Advancements in Remote, Areal, and Proximal Soil Sensing: Innovations in Measurement and Spatial Modelling submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13409 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; proximal soil sensing; UAV; soil spectroscopy; digital soil mapping; geostatistics; soil properties; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation)
SAR for Forest Mapping III
edited by and Armando Marino
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13077 | Submission Open
Keywords: drone/airborne/spaceborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR); biomass estimation; forest mapping; change detection; SAR polarimetry; interferometry; tomography; artificial intelligence for forest applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Remote Sensing)
Advances in Remote Sensing in Coastal Geomorphology (Third Edition) submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12462 | Submission Open
Keywords: geomatics techniques; coastal remote sensing; storm impact; coastal processes; coastal geomorphology; shoreline change; coastal erosion; sea level change; coastal and ports management; oceanography; anthropocene
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)
Remote Sensing of Target Object Detection and Identification (Third Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12329 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; data fusion; machine learning; deep learning; signal processing; classification; target tracking
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Remote Sensing for Monitoring Land-Use/Land-Cover Change and Impacts on Ecosystem Service
edited by , , and Haojian Liang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11812 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; land-use change; land-cover monitoring; urban environmental monitoring; urban infrastructure; sustainable land management; RS and GIS integration; deep learning applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Temporal and Spatial Analysis of Multi-Source Remote Sensing Images
edited by Lin Lei, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10996 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing images; multi-source data; spatial-temporal analysis; machine learning and deep learning; multi-modal image fusion; change detection; feature alignment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Recent Advantages in Monitoring Inland Water Using Various Sources of Remote Sensing Imagery from Space submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10567 | Submission Open
Keywords: inland surface water; time series analysis; artificial intelligence; data fusion; small water bodies and floods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Application of Remote Sensing Data in Data Assimilation, Reanalysis and Artificial Intelligence for Mesoscale Numerical Weather Models (Second Edition)
edited by , Yunheng Wang, , , and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10385 | Submission Open
Keywords: advances in remote sensing data assimilation; new types of remote sensing observations; network design or data analysis with numerical models; convective-allowing and/or regional numerical model developments; probabilistic prediction methods; verification methods and statistical modelling; new developments in artificial intelligence for numerical models; regional and global data reanalysis techniques; coupled data assimilation; artificial intelligence; machine learning; air quality research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)
Perspectives of Remote Sensing for Precision Agriculture
edited by , Spiros Mourelatos and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10384 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision agriculture; site-specific management; machine learning; computer vision; object-based image analysis; fractal geometry; drones
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation)
Technical Developments in Radar—Processing and Application (2nd Edition)
edited by , Shuwen Xu and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10364 | Submission Open
Keywords: radar detection; radar tracking; radar target recognition; radar signal processing; radar remote sensing; deep learning for radar
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Remote Sensing)
Satellite Navigation and Signal Processing (Second Edition) submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9511 | Submission Open
Keywords: GNSS systems; SBAS systems; aircraft/UAV navigation systems; marine navigation systems; land navigation systems; multi-GNSS-integrated navigation systems; GNSS algorithms; GNSS signal processing; multi-GNSS applications; real-time kinematics; smartphone GNSS surveying and navigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)
Advances in Detecting and Understanding Land Surface Phenology submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9444 | Submission Open
Keywords: land surface phenology; climate change; land use and land cover change; scaling effect; data fusion; near-real-time monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Advanced Satellite Remote Sensing for Geohazards submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9290 | Submission Open
Keywords: satellite remote sensing; geohazard monitoring; interferometric SAR (InSAR); landslide detection; subsidence monitoring; glacier dynamics; remote sensing applications; satellite imagery; geospatial analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Observation Data)
Ground, Proximal and Remote Sensing for Precision Agriculture Applications submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9261 | Submission Open
Keywords: satellite remote sensing; UAS and UGV; digital soil mapping; ground sensor network; vegetation analysis and yield estimation; precision agriculture and forestry; image processing and pattern recognition; field and laboratory  Spectroscopy; DEM; DTM; DSM; DDM; artificial intelligence; decision support systems; geographical information systems; geostatistics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation)
Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) in Remote Sensing Big Data (Second Edition)
edited by Peng Liu, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8700 | Submission Open
Keywords: explainable artificial intelligence (XAI); remote sensing (RS) big data; semantic interpretation; deep feature understanding; large scale RS image classification/segmentation; object detection; multi-source geospatial data; large scale inversion problems; spatial optimization; environmental applications; climate change; machine learning; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)
Road Extraction and Distress Assessment by Spaceborne, Airborne and Terrestrial Platforms (Second Edition) submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8262 | Submission Open
Keywords: road extraction and pavement distress analysis; very high resolution satellite imagery; airborne remote sensing; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); UAV and UGV; multispectral and hyperspectral remote sensing; time series analysis; change detection; imaging spectroscopy; pavement management systems (PMS); photogrammetry and 3D modelling; GIS modelling for management plan; decision support systems based on remote sensed techniques; geostatistics; artificial intelligence; ML (machine learning); CNN; deep learning; data fusion; light detection and ranging (LiDAR); pattern recognition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Hyperspectral Imaging and LiDAR Scanning Technology Development and Applications
edited by , Yuwei Chen, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7982 | Submission Open
Keywords: hyperspectral imaging; LiDAR; data processing; artificial intelligence; remote sensing applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
GIS and Remote Sensing in Soil Mapping and Modeling (Second Edition)
edited by , , and Xiaoji Shen
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7399 | Submission Open
Keywords: GIS; remote sensing; soil science; soil moisture; spatial modeling; climate change; precision agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing for Geospatial Science)
Advances in Retrieval and Validation of Atmospheric Components by Remote Sensing
edited by , , Shanshan Wang and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7117 | Submission Open
Keywords: satellite trace gas product validation; satellite cloud product validation; trace gas vertical profile; atmospheric composition; high-resolution imaging; data assimilation; data fusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)
Multi-Data Applied to Near-Surface Geophysics (Second Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7013 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-data near-surface; joint-inversion; remote sensing; UXO; magnetics; electromagnetics induction; acoustic; permafrost; classification; hazardous materials; unmanned aerial systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Supporting Earth Observation and Human–Environment Interaction with Global Geospatial Information
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6684 | Submission Open
Keywords: muti-platform earth observations; AI; big data; remote sensing; image fusion; hazards; human health; anthropogenic influences; climate resilience; global change; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)
Satellite Observations for Particulate Matter and Gaseous Pollutants Research
edited by , Jintai Lin, and Yan Yu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6531 | Submission Open
Keywords: particulate matters; gaseous pollutants; such as SO2; NO2; O3; etc.; aerosol and chemical compositions; satellite observation; interaction; PM2.5; PM10; PM1; and dust
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)
Impacts of Climate Change on Water Cycle and Terrestrial Ecosystems by Remote Sensing
edited by Chun-Yu Dong, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6509 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; environmental monitoring; hydrological processes; vegetation dynamics; phenology; flood; biodiversity; water cycle; drought; water resources; carbon cycle; biomass
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Intelligent Processing of 3D Point Clouds for Scene Understanding and Modelling
edited by , Rong Huang, Shuhang Zhang and Linfu Xie
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6165 | Submission Open
Keywords: LiDAR; point cloud processing; deep learning; artificial intelligence; 3D mapping and modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Advances in Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Aerosols and Their Radiative Effects
edited by and Hiren Jethva
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6139 | Submission Open
Keywords: radiative effects; aerosol properties; polarization; retrieval algorithm; long-term record; satellite; cloud screening; surface reflectance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)
Application of Remote Sensing Technology in Wetland Ecology
edited by , , and Jingwei Li
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5971 | Submission Open
Keywords: remotely sensed big data; wetland landscape patterns or processes; wetland functions and services; wetland resilience and sustainability; wetland biodiversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Data-Driven City and Society – A Remote Sensing Perspective
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5525 | Submission Open
Keywords: data utilization; data-driven; AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)
Radar Data Processing and Analysis
edited by Xingpeng Mao, , Zhenhua Zhang, Yongzhen Li and Yun Zhang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5444 | Submission Open
Keywords: radar signal processing; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); distributed radar; passive radar; machine learning in radar; polarimetric radar; radar interference and anti-jamming; target detection and tracking; MIMO radar
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
3D City Modelling and Remote Sensing: Advances, Challenges, and New Technologies (Second Edition) submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5421 | Submission Open
Keywords: three-dimensional city models; BIM-GIS integration; urbanization; smart cities; crisis management; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Remote Sensing)
Real-Time Agricultural Monitoring from Remotely Sensed Data (Second Edition)
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4558 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural remote sensing; crop types; crop phenotype; crop yield; in-season; phenotyping; plant stress; precision agriculture; time-series data; within-season
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation)
Recent Progress in Monitoring the Troposphere with GNSS Techniques
edited by , Hong Liang, Cuixian Lu and Jungang Wang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4384 | Submission Open
Keywords: GNSS meteorology; zenith total delay estimation; precipitable water vapor; water vapor tomography; severe weather monitoring; data assimilation; numerical weather forecast
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)
Technologies for Forecasting Volcanic Hazards: From Remote Sensing to Modeling
edited by , and Vito Zago
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4294 | Submission Open
Keywords: data collection; spatial analysis; temporal analysis; mathematical modeling; sensitivity analysis; validation and calibration; uncertainty assessment; decision support
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Recent Advances in Nonlinear Processing Technique for Radar Sensing
edited by , and Hao Wu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4030 | Submission Open
Keywords: information geometry; Riemannian manifold; nonlinear processing technique; deep learning; radar sensing; SAR image processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)
Enhancing Geological Remote Sensing with Cutting-Edge Sensor Technologies submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3985 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; geological applications; hyperspectral imaging; synthetic aperture radar; cutting-edge sensor innovations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)
Recent Advances in Sea Ice Research Using Satellite Data (Second Edition)
edited by , Xinwei Chen, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3808 | Submission Open
Keywords: sea ice cover; satellite observations; AI-based Methods; sea ice parameters; remote sensing techniques; computer vision; deep learning; SAR; image segmentation/classification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Remote Sensing)
Remote Sensing Technologies for the Conservation and Preservation of Cultural Heritage Sites submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3438 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural heritage conservation; remote sensing applications; digital twins; ground-penetrating radar (GPR); hyperspectral and multi-spectral imaging; LiDAR and laser scanning; environmental impact monitoring; change detection techniques; data fusion and assimilation; sustainable conservation management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Remote Sensing Applications for Trace Gases and Air Quality
edited by Songyan Zhu, and Haolin Wang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3298 | Submission Open
Keywords: trace gases; air quality; remote sensing; public well-being; pollution exposure; ecosystem responses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Road Detection, Monitoring and Maintenance Using Remotely Sensed Data (2nd Edition) submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3157 | Submission Open
Keywords: road monitoring and maintenance; remote sensing of infrastructures; non-destructive techniques (NDTs); synthetic aperture radar interferometry (InSAR); falling weight deflectometer (FWD); ground-penetrating radar (GPR); unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery; pavement management systems (PMSs); artificial intelligence (AI); decision support systems (DSS); data integration and data fusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)
Understanding Snow Hydrology Through Remote Sensing Technologies submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2818 | Submission Open
Keywords: snow remote sensing; SAR/SAR interferometry; microwave radiometers (AMSR2; SSM/I; … ); snow cover area; snow water equivalent; snow depth; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Advances in Aerosol and Cloud Properties Observation in the Middle and Upper Layers Based on Remote Sensing (Second Edition)
edited by Ian Y. Chang, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2757 | Submission Open
Keywords: aerosol optical; chemical and physical properties; middle and upper troposphere; aerosol– cloud interactions; atmospheric composition; aerosol and cloud remote sensing; radiative transfer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)
Advances in Imaging Radar Signal Processing, Target Feature Extraction and Recognition
edited by , , Zhiming Xu and Siyuan He
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2695 | Submission Open
Keywords: synthetic aperture radar (SAR); inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR); radar imaging; radar waveform design; radar anti-jamming; target feature extraction; target recognition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)
High-Resolution Soil Moisture Products for Hydrology, Agriculture, and Hazard Applications
edited by Yuchuan Luo, Juan Cao and Peng Zhu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2680 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-resolution soil moisture; remote sensing; data assimilation; soil moisture retrieval; hydrological modeling; agricultural productivity; hazard risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)
Satellite Observations for Hydrological Modelling submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2477 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrological modelling; satellite remote sensing; earth observations; data assimilation; earth’ s water cycle; global hydrology; hydrometeorological variables; hydrological extremes; climate change assessment; machine learning applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)
Close-Range LiDAR for Forest Structure and Dynamics Monitoring
edited by Panagiotidis Dimitrios
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2457 | Submission Open
Keywords: • Forest Growth & Dynamics • Airborne Laser Scanning • Terrestrial Laser Scanning • 3D Point Clouds • Unmanned Aerial Systems • Forest Inventory • Forest Monitoring & Mapping • UAV
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Remote Sensing)
State-of-the-Art Remote Sensing Technologies for Environmental Monitoring (Second Edition) submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2152 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging technologies; robots; autonomous systems; environmental assessment; advanced statistics; data analysis; unmanned aerial systems; autonomous underwater vehicles; remotely operated vehicles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)
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