Remote Sensing

Integrated Geodetic Approaches for Monitoring Ground Deformation in Human-Altered Landscapes

edited by

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submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: geodetic monitoring; ground deformation; GNSS integration; advanced DinSAR; geometric levelling; soft ground deformation; subsidence measurement; anthropogenic hazards; landslide monitoring; multi-sensor data fusion; geospatial technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing for Geospatial Science)

Remote Sensing in Civil and Environmental Engineering (Second Edition)

edited by

Fabio Tosti

,

Andrea Benedetto

and

Deodato Tapete

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil and environmental engineering; ground-borne; space-borne; and air-borne remote sensing platforms; infrastructure monitoring and preventive archaeology; hydrology and water resources; natural hazards; environmental monitoring and conservation ecology; enhanced image processing; data analysis; and interpretation methods; remote sensing technology and data-driven integration with NDTs; remote sensing and GIS; new satellite missions and downstream applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)

Multiscale and Multitemporal High Resolution Remote Sensing for Archaeology and Heritage: From Research to Preservation

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submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10916 | Submission Open

Satellite Remote Sensing of Weather, Water and Climate Couplings and Phenomena (Second Edition)

edited by

Len Pietrafesa

, Emanuele Böhm,

Biao Zhang

and

Qing Xu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3526 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal renewable energy assessment; storm induced coastal and inland flooding; flood hazard mapping; atmospheric coastal frontal system detection; African SAL detection; ocean heat content; multi-scale storm phenomena components; extreme weather and precipitation; atmospheric rivers; interaction of ocean; atmosphere and land; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Remote Sensing)

Multi-Source Atmospheric Remote Sensing: Enabling High-Precision Meteorological Monitoring and Forecasting

edited by

Xiefei Zhi

, Donglian Sun, Yonghong Zhang,

Yan-An Liu

and

Wen Huo

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-source atmospheric remote sensing; meteorological monitoring; high-resolution vertical sounding; data fusion and assimilation; AI-driven analytics; extreme weather prediction; low-altitude economy meteorology; air quality monitoring; numerical weather prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)

Time Series Multi-Sensors of Interferometry Synthetic Aperture Radar for Monitoring Geographical Conditions

edited by

Chris Danezis

, Huayang Dai, Yueguan Yan,

Phaedon C. Kyriakidis

, Vassilia Karathanassi and

Alex Hay-Man Ng

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3937 | Submission Open

Keywords: InSAR; multisensor SAR; timeseries analysis; geospatial analysis; GIS; environment monitoring; geohazards; glacier motion; desertification monitoring; vegetation change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing for Geospatial Science)

Advances in Hyperspectral Data Analysis for Vegetation and Soil Monitoring

edited by

Lifu Zhang

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral remote sensing; vegetation phenology; soil properties; vegetation health; soil degradation; precision agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation)

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Image Object Detection and Information Extraction: Methods and Applications (Second Edition)

edited by

Kefeng Ji

,

Mingjin Zhang

, Xiangguang Leng,

Haohao Ren

and

Zhongzhen Sun

submission deadline 26 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic aperture radar (SAR); object detection; information extraction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)

Artificial Intelligence Remote Sensing Change Detection: Development and Challenges

edited by

Lingyan Ran

, Tao Zhuo, Shizhou Zhang and Fa-Ming Fang

submission deadline 26 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-enhanced remote sensing; multitemporal change detection; deep learning in geospatial analysis; environmental dynamics monitoring; heterogeneous data fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI Remote Sensing)

Deep Learning for Multi/Hyperspectral Image Analysis and Near-Surface Geophysics: Applications in Mineral Identification and Geo-Environmental Monitoring

edited by

Jaehyung Yu

,

Young-Sun Son

and Seung-Sep Kim

submission deadline 27 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; hyperspectral imaging; near-surface geophysics; mineral identification; environmental monitoring; data fusion; spectral– geophysical integration; surface– subsurface analysis; sustainable resource management; geoscientific AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)

Remote Sensing Band Ratios for the Assessment of Water Quality

edited by

Anita Simic-Milas

and

Yuhong He

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 19250 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation indices for water quality; empirical methods in monitoring inland and coastal waters; feature extraction techniques and machine learning methods for water quality; optimal wavelength(s) to measure water quality parameters; multispectral and hyperspectral imagery for water quality using band ratios; optimal sampling methods and data collection strategies in monitoring water quality; role of spatial resolution of imagery in mapping water quality parameters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Advances in Remote Sensing and Electromagnetic Spectrum Sensing: Data Acquisition and Signal Processing

edited by Hongbing Ji,

Lin Li

and

Tiancheng Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10891 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; spectrum sensing; signal processing; target recognition; target tracking; signal classification; information fusion; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI Remote Sensing)

The Recent Progression of Machine Learning in Remote Sensing: Theory and Modelling

edited by Rong Wang and

Lefei Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9872 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; image processing; remote sensing; data fusion; satellite images; aerial images

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI Remote Sensing)

Spaceborne SAR Calibration Technology

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submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9777 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel calibration concept; polarimetric and interferometric radar calibration model; LT-1; TerraSAR-X GF-3; HJ-1-E; and ALOS-2 calibration for SAR data; calibration algorithms; big data and AI for calibration; ongoing and future missions’ calibration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Satellite Missions for Earth and Planetary Exploration)

Advances in GNSS Remote Sensing for Ionosphere Observation

edited by

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, Dunyong Zheng,

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submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6633 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; ionospheric modeling; space weather; ionospheric disturbances; ionospheric scintillation; lithosphere-ionosphere coupling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)

Applications of Remote Sensing in Forest Management and Biodiversity Conservation II

edited by

Maciej Bartold

,

Rasa Šimanauskienė

and

Krzysztof Stereńczak

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6466 | Submission Open

Keywords: applications in remote sensing; machine learning/deep learning; multispectral/hyperspectral image processing; LiDAR; SAR; forest management; biodiversity; natural ecosystems conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecological Remote Sensing)

Hydrometeorological Modelling Based on Remotely Sensed Data

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submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6014 | Submission Open

Keywords: warming climate; warming world; hydrological cycle; hydrological hazards; water cycle; hydro-meteorology; climatic and hydrological extremes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biogeosciences Remote Sensing)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Recent Progress in Atmospheric Remote Sensing

edited by Gorden Videen and

Ismail Gultepe

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5798 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerosols; smoke; ash; dust; ice crystals; clouds; polarimetry; lidar; satellites; neural networks and AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)

Environmental Monitoring Using Satellite Remote Sensing (Second Edition)

edited by

Emanuele Mandanici

and

Sara Kasmaeeyazdi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4511 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental monitoring; sustainability and resilience; LULC mapping; change-detection; hazard assessment; image classification; multi and hyperspectral remote sensing; multi-sensor integration; optical and SAR integration; multi-scale analysis; time-series analysis; satellite imagery calibration; validation strategies; geostatistical analysis for RS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Innovative UAV and Satellite Technologies and Applications for Spatiotemporal Analysis

edited by

Apostolos Papakonstantinou

,

Eufemia Tarantino

,

Alessandra Capolupo

and

Athos Agapiou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3363 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV and satellite mapping; spatiotemporal phenomena; geospatial technologies; geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI); aerial and satellite remote sensing; environmental change detection; multi-source data integration; high-resolution imagery; machine learning in geodata; natural disaster assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Satellite Missions for Earth and Planetary Exploration)

Remote Sensing Data for Modeling and Managing Natural Disasters

edited by

Andrey Krasovskiy

, Frédéric Berger and

Florian Kraxner

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1930 | Submission Open

Keywords: disaster modeling; natural disasters monitoring; resilience to natural disasters; multi-hazard hotspot maps; climate change impacts; early warning systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Observation for Emergency Management)

GNSS Advanced Positioning Algorithms and Innovative Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Xianlu Tao

and

Rui Sun

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1155 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS high-precision positioning and navigation; multi-source fusion seamless positioning and navigation; intelligent processing of multipath and NLOS; reliable resolution of GNSS ambiguities; online evaluation of positioning integrity; machine learning in high-precision GNSS applications; high-precision GNSS applications for smartphones; high-precision GNSS applications for autonomous driving

(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)

Application of Remote Sensing and Numerical Modelling in River, Estuarine and Coastal Environments

edited by

Eleonora Perugini

, Lorenzo Melito and

Erwin Bergsma

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1063 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; numerical modelling; flood risk; coastal erosion; waves; river flow; surface velocity; video monitoring; hydro-morphodynamics; CFD

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Remote Sensing Image Classification: Theory and Application

edited by Han Zhai and

Yuxiang Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 582 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing image; artificial intelligence; deep learning; classification; clustering; change detection; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)

Remote Sensing for Ecohydrology

edited by Ayele Almaw Fenta and Mewcha Amha Gebremedhin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 390 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecohydrology; remote sensing; vegetation dynamics; water and sediment flux monitoring; evapotranspiration; soil moisture; water quality prediction; groundwater– surface water interaction; ecohydrological extremes; land use change impacts; climate change impacts; ecosystem-water interaction; hydrological modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biogeosciences Remote Sensing)

New Advances in SmallSat and Landsat Algorithms and Applications for Earth Observation

edited by

David P. Groeneveld

and

Hankui Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 387 | Submission Open

Keywords: Landsat; smallsats; small satellite constellations; analysis-ready data; time series analysis; scientific application; earth observation; calibration and validation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)

Monitoring Urban Thermal Environments and Landscapes Through Remote Sensing

edited by

Ruci Wang

,

Hao Hou

and

Yuji Murayama

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 363 | Submission Open

Keywords: land surface temperature; urban climate; scenario simulation; sustainable development; machine learning; cooling effect and scale; future prediction; landscape modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Remote Sensing)

Assessment of Methane Emission from Rice Paddies and Water Management Using Remote Sensing Technology

edited by Shinichi Sobue, Thuy Le Toan, Kei Oyoshi and

Wataru Takeuchi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: methane emission; water level; water management; polarimetric SAR change detection; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Multi-Modal and Multi-Spectral Remote Sensing Image Processing

edited by

Tao Lei

, Tao Gao,

Lefei Zhang

and

Asoke K. Nandi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; transformer; diffusion model; multi-modal remote sensing data; multi-spectral remote sensing data; feature representation; feature fusion; remote sensing interpretation

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI Remote Sensing)

State of the Art and Future Developments: Short-Range Radar (2nd Edition)

edited by

Yanhua Wang

,

Liang Zhang

and Shichao Chen

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: short-range radar; object detection; recognition; and tracking; radar imaging; sensor integration and data fusion; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI Remote Sensing)

Tianmu-1 Constellation: Advancements in Atmospheric, Ionospheric and Surface Remote Sensing Using GNSS-RO and GNSS-R

edited by Shengpeng Yang,

Hugo Carreno-Luengo

and

Feixiong Huang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS-RO applications; data assimilation; numerical weather forecast; ocean wind

(This special issue belongs to the Section Satellite Missions for Earth and Planetary Exploration)

Advancements in Satellite and Ground-Based Retrievals for Aerosol and Cloud Characterization

edited by

Deaconu Lucia

and

Haipeng Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerosols; clouds; satellite remote sensing; ground-based measurements; aerosol– cloud interactions; validation; machine learning; retrieval algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)

Multi-Source Remote Sensing and Spatial Statistical Analysis in Urban Sustainability Research

edited by

Hao Zhang

,

Ashraf Dewan

and Rui Zhou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; multi-source data; data mining; urban sustainability; climate change; spatial statistics; urban resilience; geohazards; biological degradation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Remote Sensing)

Satellite Measurements and the Monitoring of Ionosphere and Space Weather (Second Edition)

edited by Fuyang Ke,

Wang Li

,

Lei Liu

and

Dongsheng Zhao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open

Keywords: ionospheric modeling; deep learning; ionospheric disturbance; ionospheric tomography; severe space event; ionospheric scintillation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)

Remote Sensing of Urban Built Environment for Sustainable Development

edited by

Shengbiao Wu

, Siqi Jia and

Raffaele Lafortezza

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban built environment; remote sensing; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Remote Sensing)

The Application of Nighttime Remote Sensing in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (Second Edition)

edited by

Jinyao Lin

and

Jinpei Ou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals; social indicators; land use planning; environmental conservation; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Remote Sensing)

Advances in the Remote Sensing Application of Autonomous Unmanned Vehicles (UAV/UGV/USV/UUV) (Second Edition)

edited by

Mariusz Specht

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicle; drone; earth observation; remote sensing; sensors used in unmanned systems; unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); unmanned ground vehicle (UGV); unmanned surface vehicle (USV); unmanned system (US); unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)

High-Precision Calibration and Processing Technology of Spaceborne SAR Data

edited by

Fengli Zhang

, Kun Li and Chang Liu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel calibration algorithms; polarimetric and interferometric calibration models; application of big data and artificial intelligence for SAR calibration; calibration strategies for ongoing and upcoming SAR missions; multi-source data processing with physical modeling and deep learning techniques; quantitative applications of calibrated SAR data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)

Advancement of Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data Fusion in Environmental Monitoring

edited by Junjue Wang, Jiaqi Yang, Yinhe Liu, Zhuo Zheng and

Yonghao Xu

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2800 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-source remote sensing data fusion; multi-source transferable or domain adaptation models; multi-modal models for remote sensing tasks; ecosystem monitoring; urban analysis; crop monitoring and yield forecasting; glacier and sea ice monitoring; atmospheric monitoring; greenhouse gas emission monitoring; vegetation dynamics and carbon cycle

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Remote Sensing for Modeling and Understanding Land-Atmosphere Interaction Processes

edited by

Ren Wang

, Dagang Wang and

Wenbin Zhu

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; land-atmosphere interaction; evapotranspiration; soil moisture; vegetation ecosystem; land use/land cover change; land surface model; hydrological modeling; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Remote Sensing and Modelling of Terrestrial Ecosystems Functioning

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submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2861 | Submission Open

Keywords: terrestrial ecosystems; remote sensing; vegetation functioning; ET and GPP; estimation and modelling; accuracy assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation)

From Remotely Sensed Data to Ecological Intelligence: New Insights in Coral Reef Recovery Detected through Remote Sensing in a Warming Climate

edited by Renata Ferrari, Sophie Gordon, Kang Han,

Erica Nocerino

and Gaia Pavoni

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater photogrammetry; neural radiance fields; machine learning applications to the segmentation and classification of coral reef images; orthomosaics; and 3D models; coral reef vital rates; climate change impact detection (i.e.; bleaching; cyclones); spatio-temporal comparisons

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecological Remote Sensing)

AI Applications to Remote Sensing of Cloud and Precipitation: Monitoring, Modeling, and Prediction

edited by

, Jinfang Yin,

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submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing techniques; clouds and precipitation; AI applications for RS; cloud microphysics; cloud seeding; extreme weather events; data fusion and assimilation; RS for hydrological analysis; atmospheric water vapor/moisture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)

Remote Sensing for Marine Environmental Disaster Response

edited by

Zhixiang Fang

, Quanyi Huang, Jaroslaw Tęgowski,

Magaly Koch

and

Yukiharu Hisaki

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 49909 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Remote Sensing)

Advances in Remote Sensing in Coastal Geomorphology (Third Edition)

edited by

José Juan de Sanjosé Blasco

,

Germán Flor-Blanco

and

Ramón Blanco Chao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9018 | 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)

Satellite Navigation and Signal Processing (Second Edition)

edited by

Mieczysław Bakuła

and

Krzysztof Naus

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5543 | 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)

Dam Stability Monitoring with Satellite Geodesy II

edited by

Antonio Miguel Ruiz Armenteros

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5427 | 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)

Hyperspectral Imaging and LiDAR Scanning Technology Development and Applications

edited by

Jianxin Jia

, Yuwei Chen,

Yue Yu

and

Xiaorou Zheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5288 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral imaging; LiDAR; data processing; artificial intelligence; remote sensing applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)

Advanced AI Technology for Remote Sensing Analysis

edited by Guangliang Cheng,

Qi Zhao

, Shuchang Lyu and

Hossein M. Rizeei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4810 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-modality images; image fusion; cross-domain adaptation; visual– linguistic models; multi-modality downstream tasks; remote sensing; pattern analysis; advanced AI technology; image segmentation/detection and change detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI Remote Sensing)

Recent Advances in Infrared Target Detection

edited by Xia Wang and

Kun Gao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 4594 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrared target detection; deep learning; signal processing; infrared image enhancement; multi-resource data fusion; infrared target tracking; infrared target monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)

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