Remote Sensing

Remote Sensing for Terrestrial Hydrologic Variables

edited by Jianbin Su, Kun Zhang,

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submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11086 | Submission Open

Keywords: precipitation; soil moisture; evapotranspiration; snow and glaciers; extreme events; microwave remote sensing; mass balance; water budget

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

Temporal Resolution, a Key Factor in Environmental Risk Assessment II - Integrating Data from Multiple Data Sources

edited by

Adrian Ursu

,

Cristian Constantin Stoleriu

and

Marian Mierlă

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10688 | Submission Open

Keywords: time series data and projections; rapid evaluation of the impact of extreme events on the environment and society; climate change; environmental risks; land-use and land-cover changes Multispectral; hyperspectral and LiDAR data from a temporal perspective; ecosystems monitoring from RS data; history and heritage; multiple data source integrated in time evolution analysis

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

Advances in GIS and Remote Sensing Applications in Natural Hazards

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submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9848 | Submission Open

Keywords: GIS; natural hazards; remote sensing; vulnerability; machine learning

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

AI-Driven Mapping Using Remote Sensing Data

edited by

Li Fang

,

Jian Yang

and

Yu Feng

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7294 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven remote sensing; image interpretation; change detection; urban modeling; spatially explicit AI; crowdsourced label

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

Remote Sensing in Engineering Geology (Third Edition)

edited by

Mirko Francioni

and

Thomas Oommen

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6342 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineering geology; ground subsidence; landslides monitoring; hydrogeology; ground deformation analyses; coastal engineering; natural hazards; remote sensing technologies

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

Objective Mapping of Terrestrial and Planetary Surface Features: Remote Sensing in Geosciences

edited by Alberto González-Díez

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6052 | Submission Open

Keywords: precise DTM or DSM; image filtering techniques; modelling in GIS and remote sensing environments; interferometric measurements; LiDAR cloud of points; digital photogrammetric models; precise measurements of surface deformation; inventories of planetary geoforms; landmark extraction; physics of the earth; tectonics; engineering geology; geomorphology; paleontology; archaeology

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

Remote Sensing Interpretation Systematic Engineering for Natural Resources Monitoring and Management (Second Edition)

edited by

Dongping Ming

,

Jagannath Aryal

and

Kasturi Devi Kanniah

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4914 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-source data fusion; sample database construction; object based image analysis; GeoAI; region/parcel partition on different scales; land cover/use classification; land cover/use change monitoring/projection/modelling; thematic information extraction; advanced image processing techniques (machine learning and deep learning); authenticity verification; cloud based intelligent remote sensing application; GIS for land use/cover management; Impact of land use/cover on environment

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

Advancements in Remote, Areal, and Proximal Soil Sensing: Innovations in Measurement and Spatial Modelling

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submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3911 | 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)

Advances in the Study of Intelligent Aerospace

edited by

Zhaokui Wang

,

Yang Yang

and

Lin Zhang

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2631 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent perception; space missions; remote sensing; intelligent control; machine learning; space object detection; planetary exploration; optical images

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

Remote Sensing for Geo-Hydrological Hazard Monitoring and Assessment

edited by Diandong Ren and

Mervyn Lynch

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1335 | Submission Open

Keywords: geo-hydrological hazards; disaster prediction; extreme precipitation; flash floods; mudslides/landslides; earthquakes

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

Advances in 3D Reconstruction with High-Resolution Satellite Data

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submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1302 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite photogrammetry; dense image matching; semantic 3D reconstruction; realistic 3D reconstruction; 3D scene understanding; multi-model 3D reconstruction

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

Crop Classification Using Synthetic Aperture Radar and Optical Imagery

edited by

Olaniyi Ajadi

and Anu Swatantran

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 645 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop classification; time series analysis; feature extraction; machine learning; deep learning; image fusion; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); crop health; land use change detection; multi-temporal analysis

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

Artificial Intelligence and Remote Sensing for Geohazards

edited by

Pierluigi Confuorto

,

Silvia Bianchini

,

Chiara Martinello

and Davide Festa

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 590 | Submission Open

Keywords: modeling; monitoring; landslides; subsidence; geohazard; susceptibility; risk analysis; GIS; machine learning

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

Advances in Positioning, Navigation and 3D Mapping of Underwater Environments (Second Edition)

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Panagiotis Agrafiotis

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Gottfried Mandlburger

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 314 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater photogrammetry; lidar and photo bathymetry; underwater positioning and navigation; subsea metrology; simultaneous localization and mapping— SLAM; AUV; ASV; ROV; towed vehicles; and diver operated systems

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

Deep Learning for Remote Sensing Image Enhancement

edited by

Sidike Paheding

and

Ashraf Saleem

submission deadline 16 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10528 | Submission Open

Keywords: image enhancement; deep learning; underwater images; image restoration; Image database

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

Earth Observation Using Satellite Global Images of Remote Sensing

edited by

Giuliana Bilotta

and

Jon Atli Benediktsson

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20824 | Submission Open

Keywords: Image analysis applications to remote sensing; Image segmentation; Image classification; Image edge detection; Change detection; Image processing and pattern recognition; Mathematical morphology; Object Based Image Analysis; Feature extraction; Remote sensing applications

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

Advances in Radar Systems for Target Detection and Tracking (Second Edition)

edited by Xiaolong Li,

Chenguang Shi

, Shisheng Guo and

Junkun Yan

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 12161 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar system design; target detection; target tracking; radar resource optimization and scheduling; signal and image processing; machine (deep) learning; environment monitoring (maritime; terrestrial; urban area; etc.); synthetic aperture radar

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

Remote Sensing in Applied Ecology (Second Edition)

edited by

Jun Ma

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5019 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological applications; remote sensing data; spatio-temporal scales; ecosystems; sustainable development

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

Remote Sensing of High Winds and High Seas

edited by

Mark Bourassa

, Marcos Portabella,

Lucrezia Ricciardulli

and Zorana Jelenak

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4006 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; extreme weather; surface winds; tropical and extratropical cyclones; waves; currents; vertical motion; storm wake anomalies; extreme air– sea fluxes

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

Advances in Multi-Dimensional Monitoring of the Environment with Optical Satellite Images

edited by

Ugur Alganci

,

Mohammad Awrangjeb

and

Nilanchal Patel

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3250 | Submission Open

Keywords: change detection; multi-dimensional data fusion; environmental monitoring; DL and ML-based approaches; 3D spatial analysis

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

Development and Implementation of Early Detection and Warning Methods for Natural Hazards Utilizing Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data

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submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; reanalysis data; method development; natural hazards; early identification; monitoring and early warnings; glacier-related disasters; hill fire monitoring; flash flood; debris flow; drought; landslides

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

Application of Satellite and UAV Data in Precision Agriculture

edited by Mobushir Riaz Khan

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 24926 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; decision support systems in agriculture; crop growth modeling; crop yield estimation; crop water stress detection; soil properties mapping; satellite and UAV data

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

Intelligent Processing and Analysis of Multi-Modal Remote Sensing Data

edited by

Haopeng Zhang

and Giorgio Antonino Licciardi

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4771 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; image processing; image analysis; artificial intelligence; deep learning; data fusion; multispectral and hyperspectral data; synthetic aperture radar; LiDAR

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

Investigating State-of-the-Art Machine Learning Approaches in Vegetation Analysis through Earth Observation Data

edited by

Arnick Abdollahi

and

Chandrama Sarker

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4645 | Submission Open

Keywords: CNNs; RCNN; deep reinforcement learning; machine learning algorithms; ensemble algorithms; random forest; support vector machines; Gaussian Bayes; decision tree classifier; vegetation mapping; monitoring; trend analysis

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

Environmental Monitoring Using UAV and Mobile Mapping Systems

edited by

Ayman F. Habib

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2952 | Submission Open

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

GIS and Remote Sensing in Soil Mapping and Modeling (Second Edition)

edited by

Xiaoling Wu

,

Chong Luo

,

Liujun Zhu

and Xiaoji Shen

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2083 | 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)

Exploring Innovative Ionospheric Applications Using Ground and Spaceborne Observations

edited by

Andong Hu

,

Dongsheng Zhao

, Weijia Zhan and

Kefei Zhang

submission deadline 28 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3849 | Submission Open

Keywords: ionosphere; machine learning; global navigation satellite system (GNSS); space weather; data assimilation; ionospheric disturbances

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

Advances in Remote Sensing and Geophysical Methods to the Earth’s Surface and Shallow Subsurface Characterization

edited by

Rui Jorge Oliveira

and

José Fernando Borges

submission deadline 28 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2852 | Submission Open

Keywords: applied geophysics; remote sensing; geospatial methods; digital data processing; innovative processing techniques; artificial intelligence

Advancements in LiDAR Technology and Applications in Remote Sensing

edited by Luis Miguel González de Santos

submission deadline 28 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2034 | Submission Open

Keywords: LiDAR; point cloud processing; UAV; infrastructure monitoring; machine learning; power lines inspection

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

Collaborative Learning for Multimodal Remote Sensing Analysis: Methods, Techniques and Applications

edited by Mingyang Zhang, Puzhao Zhang, Xiangming Jiang and

Fenlong Jiang

submission deadline 28 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1568 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; collaborative learning; remote sensing analysis; computational intelligence; regular optimization

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

Latest Improvements and Applications of Ground Deformation Monitoring Based on Remote Sensing Data (Second Edition)

edited by

Sen Du

, Jordi J. Mallorquí,

Feng Zhao

and

Joaquín Escayo Menéndez

submission deadline 28 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1217 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic aperture radar (SAR); interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR); persistent scatterer interferometry (PSI); global navigation satellite system (GNSS); data fusion; land subsidence analysis; geophysics and geology; structural health monitoring

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

Integrating Deep Learning with Image Perception for Advanced Remote Sensing Applications

edited by Xin He, Yushi Chen, Jinghui Yang and

Aili Wang

submission deadline 28 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1113 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; remote sensing data analysis; hyperspectral classification; multimodal remote sensing data fusion; deep learning-based SAR methods

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

Recent Advances in Multimodal Hyperspectral Remote Sensing

edited by Yifan Zhang,

Mercedes E. Paoletti

and Yi Wang

submission deadline 28 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 772 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal hyperspectral remote sensing imaging; multitemporal hyperspectral imaging; hyperspectral video imaging; hyperspectral stereo imaging; hyperspectral image processing; hyperspectral image analysis

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

Advancing UAV-Based Remote Sensing: Innovations, Techniques and Applications

edited by Rui Li, Yinxia Cao, Haoyang Yang and Dongyu Li

submission deadline 28 May 2025 | Viewed by 581 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV remote sensing; drone path planning; image enhancement; multispectral and hyperspectral imaging; thermal remote sensing; precision mapping; data fusion techniques; environmental monitoring; disaster response applications; machine learning in UAV data analysis

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

Advances in Drone-Based Multi-Sensor Image Translation and Augmentation

edited by Min Sun and

Yong Wang

submission deadline 28 May 2025 | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-sensor image translation; drone image augmentation; image super-resolution; complex target classification; air-ground collaboration; multi-type sensor image fusion; image quality evaluation; UAV AI applications

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

Agricultural Drought Monitoring Using Remote Sensing

edited by

Yang Lu

,

Jianzhi Dong

,

Shengzhi Huang

and Natthachet Tangdamrongsub

submission deadline 28 May 2025 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural drought; remote sensing; drought detection; soil moisture; early warning; drought impact

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

Remote Sensing for Digital Twins in Forestry: Applications and Future Perspectives

edited by Juan Suarez-Minguez and Jacqueline Rosette

submission deadline 28 May 2025 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins; earth observation; forestry; AI; tree growth models; high-resolution remote sensing

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

Advances in Radiative Transfer Modeling: Applications in Natural, Urban, and Emerging Environments

edited by Yingjie Wang,

Jonathan Leon-Tavares

, Biao Cao and Tiangang Yin

submission deadline 28 May 2025 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiative transfer models; quantitative remote sensing; forest parameters estimation; vegetation functioning; urban heat island; inversion; 3D construction

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

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

edited by

Qiang Yu

,

Huaguo Huang

and

Jianbo Qi

submission deadline 28 May 2025 | Viewed by 202 | 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)

Upcoming Positioning, Navigation and Timing: GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou (Second Edition)

edited by Shengyue Ji,

Sukhjit Sehra

and

Antonio Tupek

submission deadline 28 May 2025 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban navigation; smartphone; ocean navigation; multipath; sensor integration

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

Remote Sensing in Natural Resource and Water Environment II

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Pedro Luiz Borges Chaffe

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 16 articles | Viewed by 33140 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral remote sensing in the environment; retrieving air pollutant concentrations through remote sensing; machine learning algorithms for modeling based on remote sensing data; ecological indicators mapping by remote sensing; urban stormwater models; hydrologic models; flood disaster; water pollution; wastewater treatment; water resource management; urban-rural management; urban planning

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

Satellite Image Processing and Object Recognition for Agriculture and Food Security Applications

edited by

Beril Kallfelz-Sirmacek

and

Ning Li

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 32105 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; geoscience and earth observation; artificial intelligence; machine learning; food security; water security; biodiversity protection; big data; visualization and mapping; automation and robotics; soil quality; water quality; yield protection; yield prediction

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

Applications of Remote Sensing in Earth Observation and Geo-Information Science

edited by

Hamdi A. Zurqani

and Christopher Post

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 28511 | Submission Open

Keywords: Photogrammetry; Remote sensing; Light detection and ranging (LiDAR); Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); Machine and deep learning; Big data analysis (i.e.; Google Earth Engine); Multispectral; hyperspectral; and thermal image analysis; Multi-sensor and multi-resolution data analysis; Environmental monitoring (soil; water; vegetation; biomass; forest; and etc.); Change detection monitoring and assessment

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

Weather and Climate Extremes Monitoring Based on Remote Sensing Methods

edited by

Yuriy Kuleshov

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 26417 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; weather and climate extremes; Asia– Oceania; climate risk assessments; natural hazards; tropical cyclones; floods; droughts

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

Remote Sensing of Post-fire Environmental Damage and Forest Recovery: New Challenges and Approaches

edited by

Alfonso Fernández-Manso

and

Carmen Quintano

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 19036 | Submission Open

Keywords: Wildfire severity evaluation and land monitoring; Big data and artificial intelligence; 3D mapping post-fire Studies; Hyperspectral sensors post fire Studies; Ultra-high spatial resolution; Modeling image time-series for fire disturbance recovery; Wildland– urban interface (WUI); Climate change on forest fire severity

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

Remote Sensing Calibration and Validation in Sounding Atmosphere and Ionosphere

edited by

Yajun Zhu

,

Weihua Bai

and Jiyao Xu

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16825 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS-RO; GNSS-R; radar; lidar; airglow; data processing; calibration; validation

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

Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Applied to Deep Space Exploration

edited by

Bin Liu

,

Mao Ye

and Philipp Gläser

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14117 | Submission Open

Keywords: moon; Mars; remote sensing; photogrammetry; planetary mapping; planetary geodesy

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

Remote Sensing of Ocean Surface Currents: Measurement, Validation and Applications

edited by

Jun Myoung Choi

and

Mark Bourassa

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11008 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean surface current; remote sensing; altimetry; scatterometry; optical remote sensing; synthetic aperture radar; autonomous underwater vehicles; air– sea interactions; data validation

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

Deep Transfer Learning for Remote Sensing II

edited by Yu Zhang,

Benoit Vozel

, Yuheng Jia, Junhui Hou and Deyu Meng

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6438 | Submission Open

Keywords: transfer learning; remote sensing images; domain adaptation; domain generalization; CNN

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

Ground, Proximal and Remote Sensing for Precision Agriculture Applications

edited by

Alessandro Mei

,

Yung-Chung Chuang

and

Carlos Lozano Fondón

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5874 | 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)

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