Remote Sensing

UAV Photogrammetry and Terrestrial Laser Scanning for Precision Forestry

edited by

Ningning Zhu

, Zhenyang Hui,

Wenxia Dai

and

Linyuan Li

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 322 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision forest; UAV; LiDAR; multi-platform point clouds registration; multi-modal forest data fusion; tree species; individual tree segmentation; canopy height; forest biomass

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

Infrared Small Target Detection: Methods and Applications

edited by

Mingjin Zhang

and Yimian Dai

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrared small target detection; deep learning; sequence infrared imagery; computer vision; civilian applications

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

Recent Advances in Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging and Data Processing

edited by Leping Chen

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 256 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic aperture radar (SAR); ground moving target indication (GMTI); interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR); polarimetric SAR; tomographic SAR; bistatic SAR; SAR interpretation; SAR recognition

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

Advances in Target Recognition and Signal Processing Techniques for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications

edited by Yueting Zhang, Guangyao Zhou and

Kun Hu

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: physics-aware AI for SAR: deep learning networks integrated with electromagnetic scattering mechanisms for interpretable target recognition; SAR target recognition and analysis of main scattering mechanisms: advanced algorithms for detection; classification; and identification in complex scenes (e.g.; urban; maritime); target information inversion: retrieval of physical parameters and target reconstruction from SAR data; signal processing and image quality enhancement: novel techniques for speckle reduction; super-resolution; and image focusing; scattering mechanism analysis: modeling and decomposition techniques to interpret target scattering behaviors; multi-modal data fusion: fusion of SAR with hyperspectral; LiDAR; or optical data for enhanced target recognition and scene understanding; SAR image segmentation and feature extraction: robust methods for extracting geometric and scattering features

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

Deep Learning in Remote Sensing: Integrating Multi-Source Data for Precision Agriculture and Environmental Management

edited by

Xin Hu

, Lei Lei and

Ruopu Li

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; multi-source agriculture remote sensing; deep learning methods; crop parcel extraction; crop phenology detection; crop classification and mapping; crop growth monitoring and yield estimation; cropland carbon sources and sinks

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

Calibration and Validation of Remote Sensing Satellites

edited by

Yong Xie

,

Zui Tao

and Xingming Zheng

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open

Keywords: absolute and relative radiomimetic calibration; geometric calibration; spectral calibration; validation of remote sensing product; validation field network system of remote sensing; characteristic evaluation of field campaign site; AI application for calibration and validation

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

Advances in Remote Sensing for SAR Target Recognition with Deep Learning

edited by

Xiaqing Yang

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic aperture radar (SAR); deep learning; automatic target recognition (ATR); artificial intelligence (AI); multi-modal fusion

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

Advancing Marine Biodiversity Monitoring and Ecology Through Remote Sensing and Data Science

edited by Laura Martín-García and

Manuel Arbelo

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine biodiversity; marine remote sensing; Earth observation; benthic habitat mapping; species distribution modelling; machine learning; deep learning; multi-sensor data fusion; time-series analysis; UAV remote sensing; essential biodiversity variables; climate change impacts; change detection; marine spatial planning; ecosystem-based management

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

Cross-Modal Learning and Pattern Recognition in Multisource Remote Sensing

edited by Xia Yuan,

Mohamed Lamine Mekhalfi

and

Yakoub Bazi

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: cross-modal learning; multisource remote sensing; data fusion; pattern recognition; deep learning; multimodal representation; feature extraction; domain adaptation; explainable AI; environmental monitoring

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

Chinese Satellite Remote Sensing Data Processing and Intelligent Analysis

edited by

Jining Yan

,

Caihong Ma

and Yi Zeng

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: Chinese satellite; remote sensing data preprocessing; remote sensing data fine processing; intelligent analysis; innovative applications; Geology-1

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

Spaceborne Clouds and Precipitation Radar

edited by

Yan Zhou

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: spaceborne radar; cloud profiling; precipitation profiling ; active remoting sensing; Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)

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

Remote Sensing of Snow Water Resources: Advances and Applications

edited by

Yanjun Gan

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: snow water resources; snowpack dynamics; cryospheric hydrology; data assimilation; machine learning; hydrologic modeling; snow-driven hazards; snow– atmosphere interactions

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

Trends and Prospects in SAR Data Applications

edited by Xingchao Cui, Hao Wu and

Xin Zhang

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: SAR dataset construction; target imaging; target detection; target recognition; target classification; target characteristics

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

AI-Empowered Remote Sensing Monitoring and Geospatial Analysis for Ocean and Coastal Environments

edited by Gang Yang,

,

,

and

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8593 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal ocean modeling; coastal ocean remote sensing; coastal and ocean environment monitoring; coastal ocean forecasting; biodiversity; ecological process and risk assessment; artificial intelligence (AI); deep learning; UAV; radar; digital twin; ocean and coastal scenario— simulation

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

Hydrological Modeling in the Age of AI and Remote Sensing

edited by

Jiao Wang

, Lu Zhuo,

Siyu Zhu

and

Mengye Chen

submission deadline 28 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 510 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrological modeling; remote sensing; artificial intelligence; deep learning; machine learning; hybrid modeling; uncertainty analysis; physics-informed AI; hydrodynamic and flood modeling; drought forecasting; earth observation data; benchmark datasets

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

Target Detection, Recognition, Tracking, and Positioning Using Remote Sensing and AI Techniques (Second Edition)

edited by

Wensheng Wang

,

Martin Gade

, Yi Wan and Zhirui Wang

submission deadline 28 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 425 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite– aerial– ground collaborative perception; multi-agent system; target detection; recognition; tracking and positioning; geographic retrieval; cross-view geolocalization; knowledge graph; deep learning; task-driven optimization

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

Advances in High-Resolution Built Environment Research Using Remote Sensing

edited by Yi Bao, Yinhe Liu, Hao Wang,

Milan Konecny

and

Bowen Cai

submission deadline 28 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-resolution remote sensing; urban built environment; multi-source data fusion; geospatial artificial intelligence; 3D urban modeling; building material stocks

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

Multimodal Remote Sensing Data Fusion, Analysis and Application

edited by

Xiaoyan Lu

, Yuting Wan, Zhuo Zheng,

Ce Zhang

and

Ji Zhao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15124 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal remote sensing; data fusion; artificial intelligence; all-weather mapping; change detection; image translation; disaster emergency assessment; sustainable development; environmental monitoring

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

New Tools or Trends for Large-Scale Mapping and 3D Modelling (Second Edition)

edited by

Tarig Ali

,

Jorge Delgado García

and

Fayez Tarsha Kurdi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14501 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; topographic mapping; mobile mapping; data acquisition; sensors; LiDAR; UAVs (drone); feature extraction; 3D modelling; machine learning; data classification; forests modelling; digital twins; city information modelling (CIM); building information modelling (BIM); land information modelling (LAM); tree information modelling (TIM); processing quality

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

Machine Learning for Spatiotemporal Remote Sensing Data (2nd Edition)

edited by

Lianfa Li

,

Xiaomei Yang

,

Yong Ge

and

Nikolaos L. Tsakiridis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10254 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatiotemporal modeling; spatiotemporal dependency; spatiotemporal prediction; spatiotemporal fusion; forecast; machine learning; deep learning; regression; classification; remote sensing; forecast

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

Machine Learning and GeoAI for Remote Sensing Environmental Monitoring (2nd Edition)

edited by Haomin Yu and

Zhiyu Jiang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 10247 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatio-temporal analysis; multi-source data fusion; environmental monitoring; predictive analytics; air quality monitoring; cloud pattern recognition; atmospheric remote sensing; transportation impact assessment; traffic-related air pollution

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

Trends and Prospects in Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Images Processing and Analysis

edited by

Qiang Zhang

and

Kui Jiang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9733 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral image; object detection; deep learning; image processing; classification; anomaly detection; super-resolution; denoising; fusion; unmixing

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

Advances in Remote Sensing Image Target Detection and Recognition

edited by

Yin Zhuang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9091 | Submission Open

Keywords: semi-supervised learning; few-shot learning; long-tail distribution; domain adaptation; open-vocabulary; zero-shot learning

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

Advanced Technology for Remote Sensing Image Analysis and Applications

edited by

, Haixia Bi,

,

and

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7848 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; deep learning; classification; image fusion; segmentation; enhancement; cross-domain

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

Remote Sensing for Landscape Dynamics

edited by

Peipei Wang

, Wei Han,

Yuanyuan Zhao

and

Xinqi Zheng

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7510 | Submission Open

Keywords: landscape dynamics; land use/land cover change; landscape pattern analysis; remote sensing; machine learning; time series analysis; landscape resilience; land degradation and recovery; geospatial modeling; multi-sensor data fusion; vegetation monitoring; large language models

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

Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing in Environmental and Engineering Applications (Second Edition)

edited by

Wojciech Drzewiecki

and

Antoni Rzonca

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6889 | Submission Open

Keywords: photogrammetry; remote sensing; laser scanning; close-range sensors; UAV sensors; airborne sensors; satellite sensors; data integration and synergy

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

Advances of Optics Imaging Technologies for Environmental Remote Sensing

edited by

Lijuan Su

and Xin Tan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6287 | Submission Open

Keywords: spectral imaging; lidar; miniaturized optical sensor; multi-sensor integration; disaster response (wildfire; flood); pollution monitoring; AI-driven environmental analytics

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

Remote Sensing and GIScience for Natural Hazard Mitigation and Resilience

edited by Mohamed Aly,

Brad Peter

, Yaqian He and

Kashif Mahmud

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6160 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; GIScience; natural hazards; disaster mitigation; resilience; risk assessment; disaster response; recovery strategies; satellite imagery; geospatial modeling

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

Remote Sensing and Time-Series Analysis to Track Ecosystem Transitions

edited by

Carolina Acuña-Alonso

and

Xana Álvarez Bermúdez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5642 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; ecosystem transitions; time-series analysis; machine learning; ecological connectivity; environmental degradation; ecological restoration; predictive models; LiDAR; UAVs

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

Enhancing Geological Remote Sensing with Cutting-Edge Sensor Technologies

edited by

Veronika Kopačková-Strandová

,

Pierre Lacroix

, Kati Laakso and

Teodosio Lacava

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5255 | 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)

Remote Sensing for Natural Resources and Environmental Management of Arid and Semi-Arid Regions

edited by Chong Wang,

Hao Wang

and

Shuci Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5122 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation dynamics; ecosystem services; carbon cycle/sequestration; soil moisture; evaporation; water quality; scale effects; climate change

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

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

edited by Mingyang Zhang, Puzhao Zhang, Xiangming Jiang and

Fenlong Jiang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4915 | 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)

Quantifying Greenhouse Gases Emissions from Remote Sensing Perspective

edited by

Christoffer Karoff

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4863 | Submission Open

Keywords: greenhouse gas emissions; satellite remote sensing; atmospheric inversion; data assimilation; climate change monitoring; GHG retrieval algorithms; environmental policy

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

Progress in Estimating, Monitoring, and Modelling Wildfire Fuel Loads Using Remote Sensing

edited by

Nicolas Younes

, Paulo Jose Murillo-Sandoval, Li Zhao and Colleen Bryant

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4845 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel loads; bushfires; wildfires; fuel flammability; fuel moisture content (FMC); live/dead fuel biochemistry; hyperspectral imagery; fire monitoring

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

Remote Sensing in Clouds and Precipitation Physics

edited by

Zuhang Wu

,

Balaji Kumar Seela

, Yong Zeng and

Ismail Gultepe

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4487 | Submission Open

Keywords: clouds and precipitation; remote sensing; aerosol– cloud– precipitation interactions; cloud physics and dynamics parameterizations; extreme precipitation events; weather and climate

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

Nighttime Light Remote Sensing Products for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

edited by

Zihao Zheng

and

Qiming Zheng

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4268 | Submission Open

Keywords: nighttime light remote sensing; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); socioeconomic applications; urbanization; energy consumption and carbon emissions; poverty and inequality assessment; light pollution

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

Remote Sensing for Maritime Monitoring

edited by Peng Liu,

Jin Xu

and

Bingxin Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4143 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine pollution detection; ship monitoring; maritime traffic situation awareness; multi-source remote sensing; image process and analysis

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

Early Warning Systems and Real-Time Monitoring for Geohazards by Remote Sensing Techniques

edited by Yingfeng Zhang,

Jianfei Zang

,

Chong Xu

and Qi Ou

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4129 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquakes; volcanic eruptions; landslides; earth observation; geohazards; optical imagery; SAR imagery; UAV; hazard detection and mapping; geohazard monitoring; geohazard modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental 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 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4111 | 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)

Integration of Remote Sensing and GIS to Forest and Grassland Ecosystem Monitoring (Second Edition)

edited by Xiuchun Yang,

Francois Girard

,

Cong (Vega) Xu

and Yungang Cao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3997 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; geographic information systems (GISs); forest ecosystem; grassland ecosystem; key ecosystem parameters; vegetation change; biodiversity assessment; land cover change; carbon sequestration; ecosystem degradation; ecosystem resilience; wildfire monitoring; environmental conservation

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

Artificial Intelligence-Driven Methods for Remote Sensing Target and Object Detection (Third Edition)

edited by

Yanni Dong

,

Xiaochen Yang

and

Qian Du

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3497 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; target detection; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; object detection; new datasets

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

Remote Sensing Target Recognition and Detection: Theory and Applications (Second Edition)

edited by

Hao Li

and Mingyang Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3377 | Submission Open

Keywords: target recognition; target detection; deep learning; neural networks; image classification; image processing

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

Target Recognition and Detection Based on High Resolution Radar Images (Second Edition)

edited by

,

,

, Lixiang Ma and

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3346 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-resolution radar images; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); target detection; target recognition; deep learning; machine learning; image processing

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

Advances in the Remote Sensing of Crop Phenology and Production Monitoring Under Environmental Constraints

edited by Xin Zhao,

Jianxiu Shen

and Sanai Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3202 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop phenology; crop production; environmental constraints; agricultural remote sensing; algorithm development; time series analysis; precision agriculture; yield prediction; crop monitoring

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

Spatial Modeling and Analysis with Geographical and Remote Sensing Data

edited by Jinming Sha,

Jinliang Wang

and

Ling Chang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2928 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in gis and remote sensing; spatial data modeling; data fusion; spatiotemporal analysis; big data analytics; urban planning and environmental monitoring; cloud computing for geospatial data

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

Planetary Geologic Mapping and Remote Sensing (Third Edition)

edited by

Jan-Peter Muller

and

Zongyu Yue

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2684 | Submission Open

Keywords: planetary geology; planetary topography and geomorphology; planetary chronology; planetary spectrum; planetary remote sensing; geologic structures; geologic mapping; planetary composition; planetary GIS; planetary exploration missions; landing sites

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

Artificial Intelligence for Optical Remote Sensing Image Processing

edited by

Wei Fang

and

Daniele Bortoli

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2681 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence for science; optical remote sensing; image processing; geographic information system; noise reduction and image enhancement; feature extraction and semantic segmentation; super-resolution reconstruction; satellite imagery; computer vision; multimodal data integration; heatwave warning; disaster management; crop monitoring; environmental monitoring; urban planning; infrastructure inspection

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

Remote Sensing for Natural and Urban Scene Understanding and Applications

edited by

, Jinhu Wang,

,

and

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2650 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; point clouds; 3D scene understanding; object extraction; classification; environmental monitoring; urban planning

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

Advances in Multispectral Image Processing for Land Use and Land Cover Mapping

edited by Zhuohong Li, Junjue Wang, Haonan Guo and Jiaqi Zou

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2634 | Submission Open

Keywords: multispectral remote sensing; land use and land cover (LULC) mapping; data fusion and multimodal integration; urban; forest; and agricultural mapping; advanced deep learning model; foundation models for mapping

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

Artificial Intelligence and Remote Sensing Applications in Natural Ecology Monitoring

edited by

Eric Ariel L. Salas

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2528 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; remote sensing; natural ecology; machine learning; deep learning; data fusion; biodiversity monitoring; ecosystem dynamics; species distribution modeling; climate change ecology

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

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