Remote Sensing

Information Acquisition and Processing for Remote Sensing (IAP-RS)

edited by

, Mingyang Ma, Kun Hu, Jie Chen and Yi Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 379 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor technology; remote sensing data acquisition; remote sensing information processing; multisource data fusion; intelligent remote sensing algorithm; quantitative inversion; high-performance remote sensing computing

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

Advanced Planetary Radar for Exploring the Moon, Mars, and Asteroids

edited by

Chunyu Ding

and

Francesco Soldovieri

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 353 | Submission Open

Keywords: planetary radar; radar sounding; ground-penetrating radar (GPR); lunar regolith thickness; martian subsurface ice; asteroid radar imaging; dielectric and scattering models; signal processing and inversion; data fusion

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

Multi-Source Remote Sensing for Forest Canopy Structure and Biomass Estimation

edited by

Wangfei Zhang

, Armando Marino, Zhanmang Liao, Lei Shi,

Lei Zhao

and

Sornkitja Boonprong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 316 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest AGB estimation; forest monitoring; LiDAR technology; SAR technology; optical images; artificial intelligence (AI); multi-modal; deep learning

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

Hydro-Geoinformatics and Advanced Remote Sensing Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Jisung Geba Chang

and

Jeonghwan Park

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; sustainable agricultural management; hydro-geoinformatics and ai; phenological mapping; crop pattern analysis and crop yield prediction; soil– water– crop dynamics; soil moisture estimation; multisource data fusion (polarimetric SAR; LiDAR; multi-/hyper-spectral)

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

Integrated Retrieval of Atmospheric Temperature and Humidity by Hyperspectral Microwave Radiometers

edited by

Jieying He

and

Gang Ma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral microwave radiometer; integrated retrieval; temperature and humidity profile; calibration and validation; end-to-end simulation/OSSE; data assimilation impact

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

Recent Advances in Multi-Platform SAR for Surface and Structural Deformation Monitoring

edited by

Seung Kuk Lee

and

Sang-Hoon Hong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open

Keywords: InSAR (interferometric SAR); surface deformation monitoring; multi-platform SAR; Ground-based radar (GBSAR); UAV-SAR

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

Satellite Remote Sensing of Ocean Waves and Marine Dynamics

edited by

Honglei Zheng

,

Ali Khenchaf

and Yunhua Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite remote sensing; ocean waves; marine dynamics; wave parameter retrieval; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); radar altimetry; GNSS reflectometry (GNSS-R); ocean surface monitoring

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

Deep Learning-Driven Remote Sensing Images Interpretation and Multi-Source Collaborative Detection

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; remote sensing interpretation; multi-source data fusion; multi-source collaborative detection; object detection; land use/land cover classification; change detection; multi-sensor integration

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

Multi-Platform Remote Sensing for Geological Cartography and Disaster Assessment

edited by

Yun Yang

and Yuancheng Huang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-platform remote sensing; geological cartography; geohazards; cryospheric hazards; glacier surges; landslides; GLOFs; active tectonics; InSAR; LiDAR; UAV/drone; optical and SAR data fusion; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; small-sample learning; change detection; deformation monitoring; disaster risk assessment; early warning; climate change adaptation; sustainable development

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

Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data Fusion for Crop Yield Prediction Through AI and Agro-Hydrological Advances

edited by Aparna Ravindra Phalke,

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; multi-source data fusion; crop monitoring; crop yield prediction; evapotranspiration (ET); irrigation mapping; agro-hydrological modeling; machine learning; computer vision; time-series analysis

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

Multi-Source Remote Sensing for Cryosphere Change and Its Cascading Effects

edited by Wenfeng Chen,

Francesca Baldacchino

and

Yuzhe Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: cryosphere change; multi-source remote sensing; glacier mass balance; glacial lake; snow cover; permafrost degradation; cryospheric interactions; cascading hazards; hydrological response; multi-sensor data fusion; deep learning

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

Hyperspectral Remote Sensing for Complex Scene Understanding and Practical Applications

edited by

Degang Wang

, Lina Zhuang,

Lifeng Wang

and

Marina Ljubenovic

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral remote sensing; hyperspectral image processing; remote sensing applications; subpixel information extraction; feature extraction; classification; change detection; anomaly detection; object detection

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

Spatiotemporal Deformation Monitoring with InSAR: New Advances, New Datasets, and New Applications in the NISAR Era

edited by

Jeremy Maurer

,

David Bekaert

, Rishabh Dutta and Sanaz Vajedian

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: InSAR; NISAR; deformation monitoring; SAR; cloud computing; InSAR applications

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

Advances in Semantic Segmentation of High-Resolution Remote Sensing

edited by

Chenbin Liang

, Yunyun Dong,

Ranyu Yin

and Zhihao Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-resolution remote sensing imagery (HRRSI); semantic segmentation; robust pattern recognition; multi-modal fusion; large multi-modal models; intelligent interpretation

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

Next-Generation GPR Imaging and AI-Powered Subsurface Geospatial Analysis

edited by

Feifei Hou

,

Jian Dong

and

Xianghuan Luo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: ground-penetrating radar; GPR imaging; subsurface geospatial analysis; artificial intelligence; deep learning; subsurface target detection; non-destructive testing; infrastructure inspection; multimodal data fusion

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

AI-Driven Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data Optimization for Atmospheric Aerosol and Cloud Quantitative Monitoring

edited by Weizhen Hou and

Qian Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerosol optical depth; cloud properties; multi-source remote sensing; spatiotemporal data; machine learning; applications in climate; air quality and environment

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

Lidar Remote Sensing of Clouds and Aerosols

edited by Haofei Wang and Guangyao Dai

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: lidar remote sensing; vertical structure of clouds and aerosols; cloud and aerosol interaction; stratospheric and boundary layer aerosols; active– passive sensor fusion; lidar data quality assessment; lidar design and simulation; atmospheric radiation transfer simulation

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

Multi-Scale Remote Sensing for Environmental Situational Awareness: From Satellite to Drone

edited by

Massimiliano Lega

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-scale remote sensing; environmental situational awareness; UAV and drone remote sensing; satellite earth observation; data fusion and sensor integration; environmental monitoring; harmful algal blooms and water quality; environmental forensic engineering; machine learning for remote sensing; operational monitoring frameworks

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

Explainable and Trustworthy AI for Earth Observation Applications and Geospatial Science

edited by

Taskin Kavzoglu

and

Ismail Colkesen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: explainable AI (XAI); trustworthy AI; geospatial AI (GeoAI); physics-informed AI; deep learning; interpretable deep learning

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

Remote Sensing, Image Semantic Segmentation, and Feature Extraction

edited by

Zhen Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; semantic segmentation; feature extraction; deep learning; multimodal data; domain adaptation; high-resolution imagery; earth observation; dataset; image analysis

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

Efficient Representation Learning in Hyperspectral Remote Sensing: Dimensionality Reduction Methods and Intelligent Interpretation Applications

edited by

Xiaodi Shang

,

Xudong Sun

and

Xiaopeng Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral remote sensing; dimensionality reduction; representation learning; intelligent interpretation; machine learning; deep learning; image classification; target detection; band selection; feature extraction

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

Image Formation, Super-Resolution, Deblurring, and Feature Enhancement for Satellite Remote Sensing

edited by Yesheng Gao and

Penghui Huang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite remote sensing; image super-resolution; image deblurring; feature enhancement; multi-sensor data fusion; image reconstruction; motion compensation; ground/air moving target indication; spaceborne synthetic/inverse synthetic aperture radar

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

LiDAR and Terrestrial Laser Scanning for Environmental Monitoring, Agricultural Analysis, and Environmental Infrastructure Analytics

edited by

Mostafa Arastounia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: terrestrial laser scanning ; LiDAR; ecosystem and environment monitoring; agricultural analysis; change detection; forest resource assessment; tree morphology and classification; infrastructure analytics; surveying mapping and monitoring; digital twin

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

Advanced Vegetation Monitoring and Dynamics by Remote Sensing Techniques

edited by

Tomáš Mikita

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; vegetation dynamics; terrestrial laser scanning (TLS); multi-sensor data fusion; forest inventory; biomass estimation; time-series analysis; ecosystem monitoring

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

Monitoring and Assessment of Ecohydrological Evolution of River–Lake–Wetland Systems Based on Remote Sensing Big Data

edited by

Yanfeng Wu

and

Hsiang-te Kung

submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4910 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing big data; ecohydrological evolution; river– lake– coastal wetland systems; ecological monitoring; hydrological assessment; machine learning; data analytics

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

Deep Learning-Driven Cloud and Haze Mitigation: Advancements in Remote Sensing Image Restoration

edited by Jie Han,

Zhen Ye

and

Huifang Li

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; dehazing; cloud removal; image restoration; multi-modal fusion; restoration quality; remote sensing

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

Robust and Trustworthy AI for SAR and Multi-Modal Remote Sensing Change Detection

edited by Muhammad Shahzad,

Mohamed Ihmeida

,

Faisal Saeed

and

Wadii Boulila

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning for remote sensing; multi-modal remote sensing; SAR-optical fusion; speckle-robust deep learning; SAR image change detection

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

Advanced Application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Vision in Remote Sensing (Fourth Edition)

edited by Hossein M. Rizeei

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3459 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); machine vision (MV); machine learning (ML); geospatial information systems (GIS); optimisation; spatial framework; deep learning (DL)

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

Monitoring and Restoration of Mining-Impacted Ecosystems Using Remote Sensing Technology

edited by

Qiang Yu

,

Huaguo Huang

and

Jianbo Qi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3213 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-source remote sensing data; remote sensing technology; mining ecosystem; ecological restoration; ecosystem structure and function

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

Advances in Scene Understanding with Hyperspectral Remote Sensing: From Data Benchmarks to Applications

edited by

Yanzi Shi

,

Mengmeng Zhang

, Shou Feng,

Zhou Zhang

and Zhiyong Lv

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1270 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; hyperspectral image processing; benchmarking datasets; spectral unmixing; target detection; classification/segmentation; hyperspectral applications

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

Innovations in 3D Terrain Modeling Through Advanced Remote Sensing

edited by Ermioni Eirini Papadopoulou,

Stratis Karantanellis

and

Apostolos Papakonstantinou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 568 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D mapping; remote sensing; 3D modeling; 3D point cloud; LiDAR; UASs; DEM\DSM; geospatial data processing

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

Explainable AI Methods for Remote Sensing Images Interpretation

edited by

Jean-Marc Le Caillec

and Didier Gueriot

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 402 | Submission Open

Keywords: explainability vs. interpretability; ante-hoc vs. post-hoc methods; global vs. local explanations; model agnostic vs. model specific explanation; algorithm unwrapping; target recognition; image/data segmentation; image registration; detection change

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

Numerical Modeling and AI-Driven Remote Sensing for Coastal Geomorphology Monitoring

edited by Jun Cheng and

Felix Jose

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-platform remote sensing; sensor fusion; LIDAR monitoring; AI and cloud-based analytics; shoreline erosion; coastal resilience

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

Agrometeorology Remote Sensing: Monitoring, Forecasting and Assessment

edited by

N. R. Patel

and

Bikash Ranjan Parida

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: agrometeorology; remote sensing; machine learning; climate-smart agriculture; crop yield prediction; soil moisture and evapotranspiration; drought monitoring and early warning; crop phenology; precision agriculture; decision support systems

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

Deep Learning for SAR Remote Sensing: Advanced Object Analysis and Feature Extraction

edited by Yueting Zhang and Guangyao Zhou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic aperture radar (SAR); object analysis; feature extraction; artificial intelligence (AI); target detection; identification; and classification; data fusion; SAR applications; SAR-specific phenomena

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

Synergistic Earth Observation for Advanced Soil Moisture Datasets

edited by

Jingyao Zheng

, Nemesio Rodriguez-Fernandez, Olivier Merlin and

Tianjie Zhao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil moisture datasets; synergistic Earth observation; multi-source data integration; active and passive microwave remote sensing; downscaling and data fusion; soil moisture validation; representativeness error; uncertainty characterization; long-term harmonized records; AI-ready earth observation data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Observation Data)

AI Technology in Change Detection for High-Resolution Remote Sensing Images

edited by

Pengyuan Lv

, Xunqiang Gong, Jue Wang,

Zhenqi Liu

and

Yanfei Zhong

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-resolution remote sensing; artificial intelligence; change detection; foundation models; vision-language models; generative AI; physics-informed

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

Advanced Remote Sensing for Polar Sea Ice Monitoring

edited by

Feng Xiao

,

Yu Zhang

and

Tingting Zhu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open

Keywords: sea ice; remote sensing; sea ice concentration; sea ice classification; sea ice thickness; snow on sea ice; albedo; sea ice-ice shelf interaction; melt ponds

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

Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data Fusion for Urban Digital Twin Construction

edited by

Lin Du

and

Wen Xiao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban digital twins; multi-source remote sensing; spatiotemporal data fusion; multi-modal datasets; smart cities; solid geometry 3D reconstruction; operation and maintenance

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

Advanced Remote Sensing of Water Cycle Components: Measurements, Hydrological Applications and Uncertainty Quantification

edited by Ehsan Sharifi and

Ehsan Modiri

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: precipitation retrieval; water-balance closure; uncertainty propagation; evapotranspiration; extremes and nowcasting; physics-informed ML; bias correction; validation/benchmarking; hydrological risk; multi-sensor fusion

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

Remote Sensing Monitoring of Urban Vegetation

edited by

Ying Sun

, LiMing Du,

Haiying Wang

and

Chengbin Deng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban vegetation; urban forests and street trees; canopy structure and canopy height; LiDAR (airborne/UAV/spaceborne); InSAR/PolInSAR/TomoSAR; multi-sensor fusion; time-series monitoring and change detection; ecosystem services assessment and spatial decision support; deep learning/foundation models; validation and uncertainty quantification

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

Advances in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Imaging and Time-Varying Scattering Target Interaction: Innovation, Theory, and Applications

edited by

, Junjie Wang,

,

and

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2315 | Submission Open

Keywords: Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR); Polarized Synthetic Aperture Radar (PolSAR); SAR imaging; SAR target feature extraction; SAR countermeasure; SAR target feature transformation; SAR target recognition

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

Advances in Forest Aboveground Biomass Mapping Using Multi-Source Remote Sensing and Machine Learning

edited by

Wenquan Dong

,

Zhiqiang Cheng

, Songyan Zhu and

Yongjie Ji

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 733 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest aboveground biomass; optical; SAR; LiDAR; biomass mapping; machine learning; deep learning; forest carbon; data fusion

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

Remote Sensing Spatiotemporal Fusion with Deep and Generative Models

edited by

Huihui Song

and

Yongquan Zhao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatiotemporal fusion; remote sensing; deep learning; generative model; diffusion model; generative adversarial network (GAN); transformer architecture; time‑series reconstruction; multi‑source data fusion; high-spatiotemporal resolution monitoring

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

Remote Sensing with LiDAR Point Clouds: From Semantic Segmentation to 3D Scene Understanding

edited by Kaiqi Liu, Wenshuai Hu and

Junjie Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: point clouds; semantic segmentation; environment perception; deep learning; datasets; three-dimensional understanding

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

Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data Fusion for Hydrological Modelling

edited by

Hongxing Zheng

,

Guobin Fu

and

Ruirui Zhu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrological modelling; multisource remote sensing; data fusion; machine learning and deep learning; data assimilation; uncertainty; flood inundation; drought

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

Efficient Multimodal AI for Remote Sensing: From Observation Enhancement to Target-Aware Spatiotemporal Intelligence

edited by Xizhe Xue, Jiang He and

Jing Yang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterogeneous remote sensing observation enhancement; multimodal remote sensing image fusion; hyperspectral image restoration and super-resolution; spectral– spatial anomaly detection; target-aware remote sensing interpretation; prompt-guided target localization; vision-language remote sensing interpretation; lightweight remote sensing image understanding; moving target tracking and trajectory prediction; robust hyperspectral image classification

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

Earth Observation for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): From Environmental Monitoring to Social Indicators

edited by

Ana Andries

and

Belén Martí-Cardona

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: Earth observation; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); post-2030 sustainability frameworks; satellite missions; greenhouse gas monitoring; biodiversity and ecosystem monitoring; hyperspectral remote sensing; radar remote sensing; geospatial indicators; environmental and social indicators; post-2030 sustainability

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

Remote Sensing for Global Wetland Mapping: Toward the Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Wen Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal wetland vulnerability; habitat quality; biodiversity modelling; multi-sensor data fusion; blue carbon; ecosystem services

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

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