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SAR for Forest Mapping III

edited by

Michele Martone

and Armando Marino

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13547 | Submission Open

Keywords: drone/airborne/spaceborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR); biomass estimation; forest mapping; change detection; SAR polarimetry; interferometry; tomography; artificial intelligence for forest applications

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

Close-Range LiDAR for Forest Structure and Dynamics Monitoring

edited by Panagiotidis Dimitrios

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2649 | 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)

Global Biospheric Monitoring with Remote Sensing (2nd Edition)

edited by

Ram Avtar

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1136 | Submission Open

Keywords: global biospheric monitoring; remote sensing; ecosystem dynamics; vegetation changes; biodiversity assessment; carbon sequestration

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

Remote Sensing-Based Assessments in the Forest Fire Disturbance Continuum

edited by

José Manuel Fernández-Guisuraga

submission deadline 28 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6625 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildfires; fire severity; burned area; multispectral/hyperspectral; LiDAR; SAR; unmanned aerial vehicles; fuel mapping; fire impacts on vegetation and soils; fire regime

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

Applications of Artificial Intelligence Methods to Agroforestry Remote Sensing

edited by

and

Shukor Sanim Mohd Fauzi

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 799 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural remote sensing; forestry remote sensing; multi-sensor fusion; deep learning; computer vision; crop monitoring; precision agriculture; sustainable forest management; internet of things; biomass estimation; algorithm improvement

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

LiDAR Technology in Forest Ecosystems: Advances and Applications in Forest Management, Monitoring and Modelling

edited by Matteo Mura

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: LiDAR; airborne laser scanning; forest inventory; forest biometrics; large area estimation; forest management; forest monitoring

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

UAV Applications for Forest Management: Wood Volume, Biomass, and Mapping (Second Edition)

edited by

Mauro Maesano

and

Federico Valerio Moresi

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV; drone; remote sensing; forest management; forest inventory; precision forestry

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

Forest Disturbance Monitoring with Optical Satellite Imagery

edited by Antoine Masse and

Nikolay S. Strigul

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1220 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest disturbance; optical remote sensing; forest degradation; forest monitoring multi-source data fusion; data calibration and validation

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

Recent Advances in Satellite Data and In-Situ Measurements of Chlorophyll Fluorescence

edited by

Lin Du

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: chlorophyll fluorescence; fchl retrieval methods; radiative transfer models; vegetation stress conditions

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

Application of Remote Sensing in Forest and Grassland Fire Management

edited by

and

submission deadline 16 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest fire; forest and grassland combustibles; forest grassland meteorology; fire hazard; fuel load; fuel moisture content; fire extinguishing; loss assessment

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

Digital Modeling for Sustainable Forest Management

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9105 | Submission Open

Keywords: geospatial modeling; precision forestry; enhanced forest inventory; digital forestry; remote sensing of forests; image classification; climate smart forestry

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

Remote Sensing Applications for Forest Ecosystem Monitoring and Spatial Modeling (2nd Edition)

edited by

Jan Komarek

and

Marlena Kycko

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6172 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest inventory; landscape modeling; feature and pattern detection; long-term monitoring; image analysis; point cloud analysis; data fusion

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

Assessment of Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Forest and Grassland Ecosystems Based on Spectral Metrics

edited by

Laura Recuero

Víctor Cicuéndez

and Margarita Huesca

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4363 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral and multispectral sensors (satellite; aerial and UAV); vegetation biophysical parameters; forest and grassland functioning; changes and trends; modelling traits; machine learning algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest 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 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 535 | 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)

Perspectives of Remote Sensing to Assess Forest Structure and Diversity

edited by

Jun Geng

Wen Jia

Kaijian Xu

and Hailan Jiang

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

Keywords: forest structure; biodiversity; LiDAR; satellite observation; UAV; vegetation remote sensing.

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

Using Earth Observation Data to Monitor Deforestation and Forest Degradation to Ensure Compliance with Regulatory Frameworks

edited by

Melvin Lippe

Margret Köthke

Ramon Felipe Bicudo Silva

and Arief Wijaya

submission deadline 14 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4915 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced remote sensing technologies; big data; GeoAI; and GIS integration; land cover and land use change; deforestation monitoring; forest degradation; regulatory compliance; zero-deforestation; sustainability governance

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

Satellite LiDAR for Vegetation Structure and Biomass Estimation: Advances with ICESat-2 and GEDI

edited by

Aobo Liu

Xiaoxiao Zhu

, Cangjiao Wang and

Yating Chen

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open

Keywords: ICESat-2; GEDI; forest canopy height; aboveground biomass; vegetation structure; LiDAR remote sensing; data fusion; forest monitoring; carbon mapping; machine learning

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

Advances in Remote Sensing Techniques for Exploring Forest Wildlife Habitats and Biodiversity Conservation

edited by

Thomas Katagis

and

Nikolaos Oikonomakis

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest wildlife habitats; biodiversity conservation; remote sensing; ecological modeling; habitat suitability; sustainable forest management

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

Advances in Forest Degradation and Deforestation Monitoring with AI and Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data

edited by

Ran Meng

Huaguo Huang

and

Huabing Huang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2816 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation dynamics; vegetation structure parameters; multi-source remote sensing; artificial intelligence; radiative transfer model; smart forestry

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

Forest Fire Monitoring Using Remotely Sensed Imagery

edited by

Michael Wing

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest fire; productivity; water; hydrology; timber resources; fire operations

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

Remote Sensing Based Forest Inventories from Landscape to Global Scale II

edited by Liyong Fu,

Ram P. Sharma

Guangxing Wang

and

Xiaodi Zhao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10813 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; spatial statistics; forest ecosystem; ecological services function; value assessment; forest inventory; human activities; forest management; forest carbon sink; unmanned aerial vehicle

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

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

edited by Juan Suarez-Minguez and Jacqueline Rosette

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4159 | 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)

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

edited by

Alfonso Fernández-Manso

and

Carmen Quintano

submission deadline 26 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 27098 | 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-Assisted Forest Inventory Planning

edited by Zhengyang Hou, Qing Xu and

Timo Tokola

submission deadline 26 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11849 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystems; forest management; forest inventory; forest planning; biostatistics

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

Advanced Remote Sensing Technology for Precision Forestry and Carbon Sink Assessment

edited by

, Tao Liu,

and

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest structure and function; forest dynamics 3D point cloud; advanced algorithms; multi-source data fusion; UAV remote sensing; carbon sink assessment; precision forestry management

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

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