Remote Sensing

Satellite Navigation and Signal Processing (Second Edition)

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8553 | 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)

Application of Remote Sensing Data in Data Assimilation, Reanalysis and Artificial Intelligence for Mesoscale Numerical Weather Models (Second Edition)

edited by

, Yunheng Wang,

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8372 | Submission Open

Keywords: advances in remote sensing data assimilation; new types of remote sensing observations; network design or data analysis with numerical models; convective-allowing and/or regional numerical model developments; probabilistic prediction methods; verification methods and statistical modelling; new developments in artificial intelligence for numerical models; regional and global data reanalysis techniques; coupled data assimilation; artificial intelligence; machine learning; air quality research

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

Technical Developments in Radar—Processing and Application (2nd Edition)

edited by

Xiaolong Chen

, Shuwen Xu and

Luca Pallotta

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8170 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar detection; radar tracking; radar target recognition; radar signal processing; radar remote sensing; deep learning for radar

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

Advanced Satellite Remote Sensing for Geohazards

edited by

,

,

, Yi He and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8007 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite remote sensing; geohazard monitoring; interferometric SAR (InSAR); landslide detection; subsidence monitoring; glacier dynamics; remote sensing applications; satellite imagery; geospatial analysis

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

Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) in Remote Sensing Big Data (Second Edition)

edited by Peng Liu,

Masoud Mahdianpari

and

Fang Huang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7758 | Submission Open

Keywords: explainable artificial intelligence (XAI); remote sensing (RS) big data; semantic interpretation; deep feature understanding; large scale RS image classification/segmentation; object detection; multi-source geospatial data; large scale inversion problems; spatial optimization; environmental applications; climate change; machine learning; deep learning

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

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 7348 | Submission Open

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

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

Application of Advanced Remote Sensing Techniques in Mining Areas

edited by

Tingting He

,

He Ren

and

Yongjun Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7347 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-resolution remote sensing; optical data; SAR images; surface/open-pit mining; disturbances; coal waste dumps; mining subsidence area; land degradation; land reclamation and ecological restoration; active/abandoned mining; deep learning; change detection; Google Earth Engine

Road Extraction and Distress Assessment by Spaceborne, Airborne and Terrestrial Platforms (Second Edition)

edited by

Alessandro Mei

,

Valerio Baiocchi

and

Xianfeng Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7042 | Submission Open

Keywords: road extraction and pavement distress analysis; very high resolution satellite imagery; airborne remote sensing; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); UAV and UGV; multispectral and hyperspectral remote sensing; time series analysis; change detection; imaging spectroscopy; pavement management systems (PMS); photogrammetry and 3D modelling; GIS modelling for management plan; decision support systems based on remote sensed techniques; geostatistics; artificial intelligence; ML (machine learning); CNN; deep learning; data fusion; light detection and ranging (LiDAR); pattern recognition

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

Remote Sensing Supporting the Inventorying and Analysis of Ground Instabilities Scenarios Induced by Earthquakes

edited by

Matteo Fiorucci

, Gian Marco Marmoni and

Salvatore Martino

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6394 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquake-induced landslides; landslide distribution; landslide scenarios; co/post-seismic landslides surveying and monitoring; remote sensing applied to landslides; SAR; DInSAR; GBInSAR interferometry; photointerpretation; environmental monitoring

(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 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6241 | 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)

Multi-Data Applied to Near-Surface Geophysics (Second Edition)

edited by

Fridon Shubitidze

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6154 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-data near-surface; joint-inversion; remote sensing; UXO; magnetics; electromagnetics induction; acoustic; permafrost; classification; hazardous materials; unmanned aerial systems

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

Advances in Retrieval and Validation of Atmospheric Components by Remote Sensing

edited by

Yuhan Luo

,

Lei Liu

, Shanshan Wang and

Youwen Sun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5763 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite trace gas product validation; satellite cloud product validation; trace gas vertical profile; atmospheric composition; high-resolution imaging; data assimilation; data fusion

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

Impacts of Climate Change on Water Cycle and Terrestrial Ecosystems by Remote Sensing

edited by Chun-Yu Dong,

Xufeng Wang

and

Chang Huang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5627 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; environmental monitoring; hydrological processes; vegetation dynamics; phenology; flood; biodiversity; water cycle; drought; water resources; carbon cycle; biomass

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

Advances in Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Aerosols and Their Radiative Effects

edited by

Omar Torres

and Hiren Jethva

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5551 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiative effects; aerosol properties; polarization; retrieval algorithm; long-term record; satellite; cloud screening; surface reflectance

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

Remote Sensing in Mangroves IV

edited by

Chandra Giri

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5352 | Submission Open

Keywords: mangrove distribution; mangrove expansion and squeeze; deforestation and afforestation; species discrimination; stand density; forest health; forest disturbance; multi-platform; multi-spectral; and multi-resolution data; image processing; image classification; results validation; change detection; cloud computing

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

Intelligent Processing of 3D Point Clouds for Scene Understanding and Modelling

edited by

Yuan Li

, Rong Huang, Shuhang Zhang and Linfu Xie

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5263 | Submission Open

Keywords: LiDAR; point cloud processing; deep learning; artificial intelligence; 3D mapping and modelling

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

Satellite Observations for Particulate Matter and Gaseous Pollutants Research

edited by

Zhengqiang Li

, Jintai Lin,

Cheng Chen

and Yan Yu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5078 | Submission Open

Keywords: particulate matters; gaseous pollutants; such as SO2; NO2; O3; etc.; aerosol and chemical compositions; satellite observation; interaction; PM2.5; PM10; PM1; and dust

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

Data-Driven City and Society – A Remote Sensing Perspective

edited by

Szymon Chmielewski

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5017 | Submission Open

Keywords: data utilization; data-driven; AI

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

Application of Remote Sensing Technology in Wetland Ecology

edited by

Dehua Mao

,

Yang Liu

,

Jianing Zhen

and Jingwei Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4822 | Submission Open

Keywords: remotely sensed big data; wetland landscape patterns or processes; wetland functions and services; wetland resilience and sustainability; wetland biodiversity

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

3D City Modelling and Remote Sensing: Advances, Challenges, and New Technologies (Second Edition)

edited by

Mohamed El Mekawy

and

Ihab Hamzi Hijazi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4720 | Submission Open

Keywords: three-dimensional city models; BIM-GIS integration; urbanization; smart cities; crisis management; artificial intelligence

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

Supporting Earth Observation and Human–Environment Interaction with Global Geospatial Information

edited by

Hua Liu

and

Hone-Jay Chu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4633 | Submission Open

Keywords: muti-platform earth observations; AI; big data; remote sensing; image fusion; hazards; human health; anthropogenic influences; climate resilience; global change; climate change

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

Radar Data Processing and Analysis

edited by Xingpeng Mao,

Junkun Yan

, Zhenhua Zhang, Yongzhen Li and Yun Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4432 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar signal processing; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); distributed radar; passive radar; machine learning in radar; polarimetric radar; radar interference and anti-jamming; target detection and tracking; MIMO radar

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

Technologies for Forecasting Volcanic Hazards: From Remote Sensing to Modeling

edited by

Ciro Del Negro

,

Claudia Corradino

and Vito Zago

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4031 | Submission Open

Keywords: data collection; spatial analysis; temporal analysis; mathematical modeling; sensitivity analysis; validation and calibration; uncertainty assessment; decision support

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

Real-Time Agricultural Monitoring from Remotely Sensed Data (Second Edition)

edited by

Ruyin Cao

,

Tao Cheng

and

Ran Meng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3789 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural remote sensing; crop types; crop phenotype; crop yield; in-season; phenotyping; plant stress; precision agriculture; time-series data; within-season

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

Enhancing Geological Remote Sensing with Cutting-Edge Sensor Technologies

edited by

Veronika Kopačková-Strandová

,

Pierre Lacroix

, Kati Laakso and

Teodosio Lacava

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3604 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; geological applications; hyperspectral imaging; synthetic aperture radar; cutting-edge sensor innovations

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

Recent Progress in Monitoring the Troposphere with GNSS Techniques

edited by

Minghua Wang

, Hong Liang, Cuixian Lu and Jungang Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3522 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS meteorology; zenith total delay estimation; precipitable water vapor; water vapor tomography; severe weather monitoring; data assimilation; numerical weather forecast

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

Recent Advances in Nonlinear Processing Technique for Radar Sensing

edited by

Xiaoqiang Hua

,

Yongqiang Cheng

and Hao Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3515 | Submission Open

Keywords: information geometry; Riemannian manifold; nonlinear processing technique; deep learning; radar sensing; SAR image processing

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

Remote Sensing in Monitoring and Modelling the Patterns and Processes of Land System Change

edited by

Yu Cao

,

Narumasa Tsutsumida

,

Chuyuan (Carter) Wang

and

Chengbin Deng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3408 | Submission Open

Keywords: land system science; human– environment interactions; ecosystem; ecological process; land degradation; land use function; land configuration; environmental performance; change detection; time series analysis; ecological restoration; social-ecological systems; human well-being

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

Recent Advances in Sea Ice Research Using Satellite Data (Second Edition)

edited by

Linlin Xu

, Xinwei Chen,

Qingyun Yan

and

Juha Karvonen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3282 | Submission Open

Keywords: sea ice cover; satellite observations; AI-based Methods; sea ice parameters; remote sensing techniques; computer vision; deep learning; SAR; image segmentation/classification

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

Remote Sensing for Monitoring Water and Carbon Cycles

edited by

Dong Liu

, Fang Cao and Shujie Yu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3275 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; water quality; water volume; carbon cycle; total suspended matter; Chlorophyll; dissolved organic carbon; particulate organic carbon; water color; global change

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

Road Detection, Monitoring and Maintenance Using Remotely Sensed Data (2nd Edition)

edited by

Nicholas Fiorentini

and

Massimo Losa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2575 | Submission Open

Keywords: road monitoring and maintenance; remote sensing of infrastructures; non-destructive techniques (NDTs); synthetic aperture radar interferometry (InSAR); falling weight deflectometer (FWD); ground-penetrating radar (GPR); unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery; pavement management systems (PMSs); artificial intelligence (AI); decision support systems (DSS); data integration and data fusion

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

Remote Sensing Applications for Trace Gases and Air Quality

edited by Songyan Zhu,

Shuaiyi Shi

and Haolin Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2560 | Submission Open

Keywords: trace gases; air quality; remote sensing; public well-being; pollution exposure; ecosystem responses

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

Understanding Snow Hydrology Through Remote Sensing Technologies

edited by

Emanuele Santi

and

Simone Pettinato

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2446 | Submission Open

Keywords: snow remote sensing; SAR/SAR interferometry; microwave radiometers (AMSR2; SSM/I; … ); snow cover area; snow water equivalent; snow depth; machine learning

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

Advances in Aerosol and Cloud Properties Observation in the Middle and Upper Layers Based on Remote Sensing (Second Edition)

edited by Ian Y. Chang,

Lan Gao

and

Falguni Patadia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2369 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerosol optical; chemical and physical properties; middle and upper troposphere; aerosol– cloud interactions; atmospheric composition; aerosol and cloud remote sensing; radiative transfer

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

Remote Sensing Technologies for the Conservation and Preservation of Cultural Heritage Sites

edited by

Vicente Bayarri

,

Francisco García

and

Luis A. Ruiz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2306 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage conservation; remote sensing applications; digital twins; ground-penetrating radar (GPR); hyperspectral and multi-spectral imaging; LiDAR and laser scanning; environmental impact monitoring; change detection techniques; data fusion and assimilation; sustainable conservation management

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

Advances in Imaging Radar Signal Processing, Target Feature Extraction and Recognition

edited by

Qihua Wu

,

Xiaobin Liu

, Zhiming Xu and Siyuan He

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2081 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic aperture radar (SAR); inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR); radar imaging; radar waveform design; radar anti-jamming; target feature extraction; target recognition

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

High-Resolution Soil Moisture Products for Hydrology, Agriculture, and Hazard Applications

edited by Yuchuan Luo, Juan Cao and Peng Zhu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1972 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-resolution soil moisture; remote sensing; data assimilation; soil moisture retrieval; hydrological modeling; agricultural productivity; hazard risk assessment

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

Satellite Observations for Hydrological Modelling

edited by

Younghyun Cho

,

Taeil Jang

and

Won-Ho Nam

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1903 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrological modelling; satellite remote sensing; earth observations; data assimilation; earth’ s water cycle; global hydrology; hydrometeorological variables; hydrological extremes; climate change assessment; machine learning applications

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

Advancing Water System with Satellite Observations and Deep Learning

edited by

Ying Zhang

, Peng Dou and

Chunlin Huang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1821 | Submission Open

Keywords: water system; hydrological modeling; satellite observations; deep learning; water resource

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

Exploring the Variations and Interplay of Drought and Heatwaves: Uncovering the Associated Mechanisms and Impacts (2nd Edition)

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1767 | Submission Open

Keywords: heatwave and drought; spatio-temporal variations; mechanisms; potential impacts; compound events; interplay; projection; adaptation strategies

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

Close-Range LiDAR for Forest Structure and Dynamics Monitoring

edited by Panagiotidis Dimitrios

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1754 | Submission Open

Keywords: • Forest Growth & Dynamics • Airborne Laser Scanning • Terrestrial Laser Scanning • 3D Point Clouds • Unmanned Aerial Systems • Forest Inventory • Forest Monitoring & Mapping • UAV

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

State-of-the-Art Remote Sensing Technologies for Environmental Monitoring (Second Edition)

edited by

Monica Rivas Casado

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1737 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging technologies; robots; autonomous systems; environmental assessment; advanced statistics; data analysis; unmanned aerial systems; autonomous underwater vehicles; remotely operated vehicles

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

Lidar Monitoring of Aerosols and Clouds

edited by Carmen Córdoba-Jabonero and

Juan Luis Guerrero Rascado

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1613 | Submission Open

Keywords: active remote sensing techniques and methods; aerosol– cloud interactions; atmospheric aerosols and clouds; cirrus clouds; lidar observations; radiative transfer

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

Environmental Monitoring with Sentinel Satellites: Applications and Future Perspectives

edited by Silvia Scifoni,

Maria Marsella

and

Francesca Giannone

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1168 | Submission Open

Keywords: Sentinel-1; Sentinel-2; Sentinel-3; Sentinel-5P; Sentinel-6; environmental monitoring; copernicus programme

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

Radiometric Calibration of Satellite Sensors Used in Remote Sensing

edited by

Shengli Wu

,

Yong Zhang

, Boyang Chen and Juyang Hu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 989 | Submission Open

Keywords: calibration; radiometer; SNO; SCO; vicarious calibration; lunar calibration; pre-launch calibration

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

Expanding Horizons: Testing and Evaluating Non-Conventional Mobile Devices for Remote Sensing in Built and Natural Environment

edited by

Alesandra Spreafico

,

Lorenzo Teppati Losè

and

Jesús Balado Frías

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 924 | Submission Open

Keywords: mobile devices; LiDAR; metric survey; low-cost sensors; mobile apps

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

Multi-Scale Remote Sensing for Wetland Landscape Change Monitoring and Ecological Resilience

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 808 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-scale analysis; wetland ecological resilience; wetland structure and function; multi-sensor applications; ecosystem dynamics; remote sensing indicators; time-series remote sensing

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

Remote Sensing of Extreme Heat Events, Urban Heat Islands, and Public Health Impacts: Integrating Hydrological and Atmospheric Dynamics

edited by

Yuei-An Liou

,

Shih-Chun Candice Lung

and

Kim Anh Nguyen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 559 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptation strategies; atmospheric dynamics; climate resilience; earth observation data; extreme heat events; heatwaves; heat vulnerability; human health and heat exposure; hydrological processes; hydrological dynamics; mitigation measures; thermal remote sensing; urban heat islands; water– energy– climate nexus; public health impacts

Advances in Calibration, Validation, and Quality Assurance for Optical Remote Sensors

edited by

Zhenhai Liu

and

Gennadi Milinevsky

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 538 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical remote sensing; radiometric calibration; polarimetric calibration; spectral calibration; geometric calibration; vicarious calibration; cross-calibration; uncertainty analysis; validation; data quality assurance

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

Applications of Advanced Computational Technologies and Algorithms for Spatiotemporal Analysis in the Artificial Intelligence Era

edited by Wenwu Tang,

Minrui Zheng

and

Zhengfeng Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 347 | Submission Open

Keywords: big spatiotemporal data; advanced computational technologies and algorithms; spatial analysis and modeling; artificial intelligence applications; land systems

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

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