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Multi-Sensor Fusion for UAV Remote Sensing: Deep Learning-Driven Target Detection in Complex Environments
edited by , Shisheng Guo and Yongping Song
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2384 | Submission Open
Keywords: UAV remote sensing; multi-sensor fusion; deep learning; complex environments; target detection; multimodal data registration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Remote Sensing for Vegetation Biophysical and Biochemical Parameters Retrieval submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2257 | Submission Open
Keywords: imaging spectroscopy; agriculture; forest ecosystems; radiative transfer modeling; machine learning; hybrid methods; vegetation biophysical and biochemical parameters
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biogeosciences Remote Sensing)
GeoAI for Urban Understanding: Fusing Multi-Source Geospatial Data submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2105 | Submission Open
Keywords: GeoAI; urban understanding; data fusion; multi-source data; geospatial big data; remote sensing; social sensing; sustainable cities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Remote Sensing)
Hyperspectral Remote Sensing for Soil Property Retrieval: Advances and Applications submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2098 | Submission Open
Keywords: hyperspectral remote sensing; soil spectroscopy; digital soil mapping; UAV- and satellite-based sensing; machine learning and data fusion; precision agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Advances in Multi-GNSS Technology and Applications (2nd Edition)
edited by , and Le Wang
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1950 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-GNSS; multi-sensors; positioning, navigation, and timing service; GNSS integrity monitoring; GNSS signal processing; multi-technique integration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Deep Learning Innovations: Small Samples and Foundation Models for Hyperspectral/Multispectral Imagery
edited by , Xiaobin Zhao, and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1918 | Submission Open
Keywords: hyperspectral/multispectral imagery; deep learning; foundation models; small-sample learning; self-supervised learning; environment monitoring and prediction; generative AI; spectral–spatial modeling; image classification/segmentation; transfer learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Improving Meteorological Forecasting Models Using Remote Sensing Data
edited by Kaijun Ren, and Jia Liu
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1897 | Submission Open
Keywords: meteorological satellite remote sensing; atmospheric parameters; data assimilation; AI/ML in meteorology; model optimization; meteorological forecasting; extreme weather events
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Bridging AI and Remote Sensing: Multimodal Learning for Advanced Semantic Understanding
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1792 | Submission Open
Keywords: multimodal learning; remote sensing semantic understanding; multi-source remote sensing data fusion; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Intelligent Interpretation of Remote Sensing Imagery: AI-Enhanced Monitoring of Geographical and Geological Environments
edited by Yusen Dong, and Kang He
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1775 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; deep learning; multi-sensor data fusion; image segmentation; change detection; explainable AI; geographical environment; geological environment; hazard monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Exploring the Urban Heat Island and Its Mechanisms Based on Satellite and AI
edited by Charles Man Sing Wong, Majid Nazeer and Xin-Yu Yu
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1679 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban heat island (UHI); satellite remote sensing; artificial intelligence (AI); land surface temperature; urban climate; thermal infrared imaging; data fusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Remote Sensing)
Near-Surface Geophysics and Remote Sensing for Observing Coupled Surface and Subsurface Processes and Their Interactions
edited by Wenke Zhao and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1450 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing (RS); satellite remote sensing; UAV remote sensing; aerial remote sensing; near-surface geophysics; electromagnetic method; electrical resistivity tomography (ERT); ground-penetrating radar (GPR); coupled surface-subsurface processes; hydrogeophysics; time-lapse monitoring; artificial intelligence (AI)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)
Remote Sensing of Wave Dynamics and Hydrodynamics in Marine Environments submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1440 | Submission Open
Keywords: ocean remote sensing; wave; current; eddies; hydrodynamics; marine environments; altimeter; lidar; artificial intelligence model; data processing algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Remote Sensing)
Deep Learning-Driven Hyperspectral Unmixing and Classification Techniques for Remote Sensing Images
edited by Yang Xu
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1400 | Submission Open
Keywords: hyperspectral imaging; hyperspectral unmixing; hyperspectral classification; endmember extraction; nonlinear unmixing; large models and foundation models; spectral-spatial feature extraction; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Aerosol Remote Sensing from Space, Ground or Computers
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1323 | Submission Open
Keywords: satellite; air pollution; sea salt; volcanic ash; soil dust; biomass burning; bioaerosol
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)
Machine Learning for Applications in Agriculture and Vegetation Using Remote Sensing (Second Edition) submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1322 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; remote sensing; data mining; water–energy–food nexus; crop yield prediction; agriculture; climate change; sustainable irrigation and fertilization.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation)
Understanding Ecosystem Dynamics in Cold and Arid Regions Under Global Change: A Remote Sensing Perspective
edited by , , Lei Zheng, Nan Wang and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1263 | Submission Open
Keywords: vegetation dynamics; climate change; remote sensing; cryosphere; eco-hydrology; extreme climate events; ecosystem resilience; Qinghai–Tibet Plateau; drylands; high latitudes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Radar Advances in Ocean Dynamics
edited by , , Enhui Liao and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1078 | Submission Open
Keywords: synthetic aperture radar (SAR); ocean surface dynamics; air–sea interaction; scatterometer and altimeter applications; ocean waves, currents, and eddies; deep learning and artificial intelligence; multi-sensor data fusion; coastal and extreme-event monitoring; radar oceanography; climate and marine applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Remote Sensing)
Leveraging Multitemporal Remote Sensing Data for Land Use and Land Cover Classification
edited by Ioannis Kotaridis, Hazem Abdo and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 989 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use and land cover classification; image classification; semantic segmentation; multitemporal; multimodal; Artificial Intelligence (AI); Machine Learning (ML); Deep Learning (DL); Geospatial Information Systems (GIS); remote sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Linking Marine Heatwaves/Cold-Spells, Eddies, and Sea Surface Features—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 950 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine heatwaves; marine cold-spells; oceanic eddies; sea surface features; remote sensing; AI; climate change; ecosystem impacts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Remote Sensing)
Advances in UAV Remote Sensing for Crop Monitoring and Yield Prediction submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 908 | Submission Open
Keywords: UAV remote sensing; crop monitoring; yield prediction; plant health monitoring; precision agriculture; vegetation indices; crop phenotyping; machine learning; multi-sensor data fusion; multi-platform data fusion; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation)
Multi-Temporal Remote Sensing of Forest Disturbance: Detection, Mapping and Impact Assessment
edited by Feng Yang, Dashan Wang, Anna Shcherbacheva and Xiaoxin Zhang
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 825 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest dynamics; remote sensing; geospatial artificial intelligence (Geo-AI); forest disturbance detection; forest cover mapping; ecohydrological effects; carbon effects; thermal sensitivity; forest resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Remote Sensing)
Remote Sensing of Aerosol–Cloud–Radiation Interactions and Quantifying Their Impact on Earth’s Energy Budget
edited by Eshkol Eytan and Jake J. Gristey
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 764 | Submission Open
Keywords: aerosols; clouds; radiation; aerosol–cloud–radiation interactions; Earth’s energy budget; atmospheric radiation transfer; remote sensing retrievals; climate change; multi-sensor synergy; satellite observations; ground observations; aircraft observations; surface observations; climate forcing; climate intervention; solar radiation management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)
Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data in Hydrology and Geophysical Processes (Second Edition)
edited by , , Qiudong Zhao and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 760 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrologic variables; data fusion; surface water; glacial; snow cover; hydrological process; flood monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)
Advanced Multi-Sensor Fusion and Intelligent Data Processing in Remote Sensing
edited by Bing Wang, and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 702 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-sensor fusion; intelligent data processing; deep learning; foundation models; multi-modal learning; SAR-optical integration; LiDAR; urban remote sensing; feature extraction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Remote Sensing for Air Quality, Health, and Sustainable Development
edited by , Xin-Yu Yu, and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 694 | Submission Open
Keywords: air pollution; air quality monitoring; aerosols; particulate matters; satellite observation; environmental health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)
GeoAI and Remote Sensing for High-Resolution Mapping and Infrastructure Monitoring submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 579 | Submission Open
Keywords: GeoAI; remote sensing; deformation analysis/monitoring; geospatial big data; infrastructure monitoring; disaster management; smart city applications; land use land cover mapping; 3D modelling; point cloud processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)
Advances in Bistatic and Multistatic SAR Technology
edited by , Heng Zhang and Yashi Zhou
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 560 | Submission Open
Keywords: bistatic/multistatic synthetic aperture radar (SAR); bistatic/multistatic SAR system design; bistatic/multistatic SAR signal processing; bistatic/multistatic SAR synchronization and imaging; bistatic/multistatic SAR target detection and guidance; bistatic/multistatic SAR target information inversion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)
Remote Sensing and Geospatial Technologies for Sustainable Farming Practices submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 551 | Submission Open
Keywords: agriculture; aquaculture; optical remote sensing; microwave remote sensing; biophysical parameters; classification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation)
Multi-Task Remote Sensing Image Analysis: Classification, Segmentation, and Change Detection (Second Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 498 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-task learning; remote sensing image classification; semantic segmentation; change detection; deep learning; multi-temporal analysis; data fusion; transfer learning; environmental monitoring; high-resolution remote sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Remote Sensing and Earth Intelligence in Wildfire Ecology and Forest Restoration Monitoring
edited by Yakui Shao, , Qiuhua Wang and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 428 | Submission Open
Keywords: wildfire ecology; forest restoration; earth intelligence; remote sensing; artificial intelligence; unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); cloud computing; digital twin; fire severity; burned area; burned area extraction; fire behavior; fuel load; lightning-induced fire; dynamic early warning; near real-time monitoring; fire vegetation climate coupling; landscape pattern
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Remote Sensing)
Remote Sensing Data Dense Prediction and Feature Extraction
edited by Gongyang Li, and Feng Li
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 410 | Submission Open
Keywords: segmentation; object detection; classification; feature extraction; data generation; inpainting/denoising/dehazing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
AI-Enhanced GNSS Meteorology for Real-Time Correction of Microwave Remote Sensing Data
edited by Jungang Wang and Longjiang Tang
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 400 | Submission Open
Keywords: GNSS meteorology; artificial intelligence; microwave remote sensing; tropospheric delay correction; precipitable water vapor (PWV); climate applications; real-time data assimilation; atmospheric water vapor retrieval
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)
Next-Generation Remote Sensing for Earth Surface Observation and Monitoring: Multi-Sensor Integration, AI, and Predictive Modeling
edited by , , Sung-Hwan Park, and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-temporal InSAR (MT-InSAR); ground deformation & land subsidence; deep learning in remote sensing; multi-sensor data fusion; predictive geomechanical modeling; geohazard early warning; infrastructure health monitoring; GNSS and LiDAR; digital twins for earth observation; climate-driven surface dynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)
Remote Sensing and Geospatial Intelligence for Climate Resilience of Cultural Heritage and Landscape submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; geospatial intelligence; cultural heritage; landscape; climate resilience; environmental monitoring; risk assessment; spatial analysis; climate change
Integrating Deep Learning (DL) and Satellite Imagery in Landslide Mapping submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open
Keywords: mass movement; landslide mapping; landslide detection; satellite remote sensing; convolutional neural networks (CNNs); hazard assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Remote Sensing for Wetland and Waterbird Habitat Conservation
edited by Dong Li and Houlang Duan
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open
Keywords: wetland remote sensing; satellite tracking; waterbird habitat; habitat suitability modeling; migratory flyways; machine learning; conservation planning; ecosystem services
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecological Remote Sensing)
Advances in Remote Sensing Observation of Aerosol Properties and Assessment of Their Effects (Second Edition)
edited by , , and Donghui Li
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open
Keywords: aerosol optical, physical, and chemical properties; remote sensing observations; simulation and inversion; environmental, health, and climate assessment; spatiotemporal distribution; contributing factor analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)
Remote Sensing Technologies, Applications and Perspectives at Night: Nightlight, Nighttime Thermal Infrared and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) (Second Edition)
edited by , Jiajun Li, and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open
Keywords: night-time remote sensing (nightlight, thermal infrared, and SAR); low-light earth observation; artificial intelligence for night-time remote sensing; nighttime environmental monitoring; extreme event detection
Machine Learning-Based Retrieval of Cloud and Fog Properties and Climate Feedbacks from Satellite Observations submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; cloud feedback; cloud–aerosol interactions; fog detection; cloud properties; satellite observations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)
Remote-Sensing-Based Monitoring of Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Climate Change Assessment
edited by Mingge Li and Zhonghua He
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open
Keywords: greenhouse gases; remote sensing; emission monitoring; climate change assessment; data assimilation; emission inventory; atmospheric transport modeling
Deep Learning-Based Small-Target Detection in Remote Sensing—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open
Keywords: small target detection; deep learning; remote sensing image processing; hyperspectral and infrared sensing; multi-sensor data fusion; multimodal remote sensing; feature extraction; target recognition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Fusing Remote Sensing Observations and ML for Dynamic Hydrological/Ecosystem Monitoring
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open
Keywords: data fusion; machine learning; flood monitoring; satellite-based precipitation; ecosystem monitoring; soil moisture; hydrologic modeling; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)
Landslide Detection Using Machine and Deep Learning
edited by
submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4521 | Submission Open
Keywords: landslide detection; real-time monitoring; time series analysis; deep learning; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Observation for Emergency Management)
AI-Driven Hyperspectral Image Classification and Processing in Remote Sensing
edited by , and Yang Xu
submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 4303 | Submission Open
Keywords: hyperspectral imaging; cross-modal fusion; spectral–spatial feature learning; domain adaptation; hyperspectral image classification; self-supervised learning; multi-scene applications; biodiversity assessment; land use and cover
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI Remote Sensing)
Remote Sensing of the Mountain Eco-Environment
edited by Fei Xiao, Yonghui Yao and Wenzuo Zhou
submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1542 | Submission Open
Keywords: altitudinal belt; phenology; land use and land cover change; vegetation mapping; mountain biodiversity; vegetation dynamics; snow cover and glacier; mountain disaster; information fusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
InSAR Technology in Time-Series Analysis: Development, Application and Challenges
edited by Qiang Shen, Bo Hu and
submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1081 | Submission Open
Keywords: InSAR; time-series analysis; surface deformation; geohazards; PolInSAR; TomoSAR
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)
Deep Learning for Remote Sensing Image Processing: Challenges and Future Directions
edited by , Sen Lei, Yuxiang Zhang and
submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1011 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; foundation models; data fusion; self-supervised learning; explainable AI (XAI); multi-temporal analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
High-Precision UAV Thermal Infrared Sensing and Processing
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 467 | Submission Open
Keywords: UAV thermal infrared remote sensing; thermal image processing; geometric correction; radiometric calibration; multi-sensor fusion; land surface temperature; thermal orthophoto generation; deep learning for thermal imaging; thermal anomaly detection; thermal feature extraction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Remote Sensing of Individual Trees: Delineation, Characterization, and Applications
edited by , Qingwei Zhuang and
submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 321 | Submission Open
Keywords: individual trees; crown delineation; tree monitoring and assessment; LiDAR; UAV remote sensing; multi-source data fusion; remote sensing applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Remote Sensing)
GeoAI for Smart Cities: Urban Remote Sensing and Geospatial Intelligence
edited by Qian Li, , Nan Jia and
submission deadline 16 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1068 | Submission Open
Keywords: GeoAI ; smart cities ; urban remote sensing ; urban analytics ; land use/land cover (LULC) mapping ; 3D city modelling (LiDAR/photogrammetry) ; multimodal data fusion (satellite–LiDAR–IoT) ; spatiotemporal modelling and forecasting ; trustworthy and explainable AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Remote Sensing)
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