Remote Sensing

Ecosystem Protection in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions Supported by Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data

edited by

Qiang Yu

, Junran Li,

Di Yang

and

Linyuan Li

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9132 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi scale remote sensing data; remote sensing technology; arid and semi-arid regions; climate change; dryland ecosystems; structure and function farmland protection forest

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biogeosciences 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 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1442 | 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)

Multispectral Remote Sensing for Monitoring Agricultural Dynamics

edited by

Édson Luis Bolfe

and

Marcos Adami

submission deadline 28 May 2026 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural monitoring; crop phenology; crop yield forecast; data fusion and harmonization; digital agriculture; drone/UAV imagery; spatial temporal modeling; stress detection (abiotic/biotic); time series analysis; vegetation indices

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

Advances in Machine Learning for Wetland Mapping and Monitoring

edited by

Michael Allan Merchant

submission deadline 28 May 2026 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; earth observation; machine learning; remote sensing; wetlands

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

Ground Deformation Patterns Detection by InSAR and GNSS Techniques (3rd Edition)

edited by

Mimmo Palano

,

Alessandra Carollo

and Federica Sparacino

submission deadline 29 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3071 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquakes; plate motion; volcano geodesy; land subsidence; GNSS reflectometry; ground deformation modelling

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

Remote Sensing in Natural Hazard Exploration and Impact Assessment

edited by

Aggelos Pallikarakis

,

Emmanouil Psomiadis

,

Georgios Deligiannakis

and

Michalis Diakakis

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4603 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest fires and erosion; pollution; climate changes; floods; earthquakes and active faults; liquefaction; pandemic situations; urban and coastal areas

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

New Insights in Remote Sensing Image Interpretation with Deep Learning

edited by

Shiyan Pang

, Mi Zhang,

Huiwei Jiang

and

Yongyang Xu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4377 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; remote sensing; semantic segmentation; change detection; classification; object detection

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

Enhancing Vegetation and Water Use Management Through Earth Observation

edited by

Fei Zhang

, Xiaoping Wang,

Brian Alan Johnson

and Xu Ma

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4124 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing observation of land surface parameters; soil water content; vegetation parameters; water resources; evapotranspiration; ecological process model; hydrological model

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

Spaceborne Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry (GNSS-R): Techniques, Applications, and Challenges

edited by

Feixiong Huang

, Wei Wan and

Feng Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3555 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS-R; satellite mission; small satellite; ocean surface; soil moisture; sea ice; biomass; target detection

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

Advanced Algorithms and Techniques for Remote Sensing Image Processing

edited by Yuting Wan, Yang Chen and Junjue Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2902 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; multi-modal; deep learning; semantic segmentation; object detection; change detection; real-time processing; disaster emergency assessment; urban management and sustainable development; ecological risk assessment

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

Intelligent Image Analysis: Advancing Remote Sensing with Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Yangyang Li

,

Tianyang Zhang

and

Xinghua Li

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1758 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent RSI interpretation; remote sensing foundation models development and downstream applications; multi-modal RSI interpretation; remote sensing 3D reconstruction; open-world remote sensing image interpretation; remote sensing interpretation applications with advanced AI technology

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

Intelligent Perception of Disaster Information in Remote Sensing Imagery

edited by Yakun Xie,

Shengjun Tang

and Saeid Pirasteh

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1581 | Submission Open

Keywords: disaster perception; artificial intelligence; multimodal data; emergency rescue; post-disaster reconstruction; geospatial big data

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

Advances in Sensor Design and Algorithm Development for Cloud Remote Sensing

edited by Zhonghui Tan, Weihua Ai and

Di Di

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1456 | Submission Open

Keywords: clouds and precipitation; sensor design; algorithm; radar simulator; satellite simulator; extreme weather

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

Multi-Source Remote Sensing Integrations in Geological Hazards Research

edited by Jie Zhao,

Shufang Tian

,

Ying Zhang

and

Die Hu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 809 | Submission Open

Keywords: data fusion; landslide; mudslide; ground collapse; earthquake; hazard monitoring; hazard assessment; hazard prediction

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

Recent Achievements in Remote Sensing-Based Archaeological Research

edited by

Rosa Lasaponara

and

Cláudia Maria de Almeida

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 679 | Submission Open

Keywords: VHR satellite imagery; close-range photogrammetry; SfM and 3D reconstruction; LiDAR data processing; ALS; TLS; MLS; BLS platforms; walls stratigraphy; coupling DL parameterization to dynamic models; SAR images processing for archaeological investigation; interior-environment 3D models

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

Automated Mapping and Monitoring of Soil Key Components and Functions Using Satellite Imagery and Artificial Intelligence Learning

edited by Fubo Zhao,

Huiwen Li

and

Shaohui Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 669 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil carbon and nitrogen mapping; soil moisture monitoring; soil moisture mapping; soil sustainable management; climate change; land use change; deep learning machine learning

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

The Advancements in Aerosol, Cloud and Cloud–Aerosol Interaction by Remote Sensing

edited by

Wenhao Zhang

, Lili Zhang and

Yu Wu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 668 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerosol; cloud; satellite remote sensing; machine learning; climate effects; cloud detection; atmospheric particulate matter; dust; air quality; environment and health

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

SAR Image Change Detection: From Hand-Crafted to Deep Learning

edited by

Yuming Xiang

, Ling Wan,

Niangang Jiao

and

Sourabh Paul

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 405 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning for SAR image change detection; SAR change detection applications; multi-modal image change detection; multi-temporal data analysis; SAR change detection datasets

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

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) for Civil Aviation

edited by

Yiping Jiang

, Eugene Bang, Fuxin Yang and

Kun Fang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 401 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-constellation global navigation satellite system; air navigation; integrity monitoring; global navigation satellite system jamming and spoofing; atmospheric delay; integrated positioning; fault detection and exclusion; precise positioning; machine learning; LEO navigation

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

Remote Sensing of Inland Waters and Their Catchments (2nd Edition)

edited by

Cheng Su

,

Hankui Zhang

and

Rafia Mumtaz

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 344 | Submission Open

Keywords: inland waters; catchments; multispectral/hyperspectral sensors; data fusion; water body monitoring; water quality; flood disasters; AI algorithms; ecological balance; sustainable development

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

Deep Neural Networks for Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Image Processing (Second Edition)

edited by

Yulei Wang

, Enyu Zhao,

Weiying Xie

and

Chein-I Chang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep neural networks; deep feature extraction; lightweight model; hyperspectral remote sensing images; thermal infrared; quantitative remote sensing; multi-sensor and multi-platform analyses; remote sensing applications

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

Remote Sensing Observation Methods for Leaf Area Index (LAI)

edited by Weiliang Fan,

Qian Zhang

and Meihong Fang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open

Keywords: leaf area index; canopy structure; ground-based observation; satellite-based remote sensing; remote sensing inversion; ground-based remote sensing platform; remote sensing modeling

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

Advancements in Satellite and Ground-Based Retrievals for Aerosol and Cloud Characterization

edited by

Deaconu Lucia

and

Haipeng Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerosols; clouds; satellite remote sensing; ground-based measurements; aerosol– cloud interactions; validation; machine learning; retrieval algorithms

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

Remote Sensing Monitoring of Conservation Tillage

edited by

Jia Du

,

Jochem Verrelst

and

Thomas Alexandridis

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

Keywords: conservation tillage; crop residue cover; remote sensing; tillage classification; spatiotemporal fusion; machine learning; sustainable agriculture; precision farming

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

Applications of Multi-Instrument Remote Sensing in Climate Change and Sustainability Monitoring

edited by

John J. Qu

,

Xianjun Hao

and Zhiliang Zhu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-instrument remote sensing; environment monitoring; sustainability assessment; airborne and ground-based sensors; optical and radar sensing; climate change monitoring; remote sensing big data; water– energy– food– health (WEFH) nexus; artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)

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

Advanced Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Remote Sensing Image Recognition (2nd Edition)

edited by Dong Ren, Huiqin Ma, Hang Sun and Li Liu

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

Keywords: remote sensing; deep learning; remote sensing image interpretation; object detection; change detection; data fusion; environmental monitoring; remote sensing image quality enhancement and restoration

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

Forest Fire Monitoring Using Remotely Sensed Imagery

edited by

Michael Wing

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Submission Open

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

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

Remote Sensing-Driven Advances from Mesoscale to Convective-Scale Predictions: Process Modelling, Observations, Data Assimilation and Machine Learning

edited by

Bin Chen

and

Stephan Havemann

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: mesoscale convective systems; data assimilation; numerical modelling; physical mechanisms; artificial intelligence

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

PAZ Ciencia: Review of the Scientific Results from Radar PAZ Mission Data

edited by

José Fernández

,

Antonio Turiel

, María José González Bonilla, Juan Manuel Cuerda Muñoz and Nuria Casal Vázquez

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7630 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic aperture radar; SAR interferometry; SAR polarimetry; ground deformation; land cover; geo-hazards; hidrology

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

Advancement of Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data Fusion in Environmental Monitoring

edited by Junjue Wang, Jiaqi Yang, Yinhe Liu, Zhuo Zheng and

Yonghao Xu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6850 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-source remote sensing data fusion; multi-source transferable or domain adaptation models; multi-modal models for remote sensing tasks; ecosystem monitoring; urban analysis; crop monitoring and yield forecasting; glacier and sea ice monitoring; atmospheric monitoring; greenhouse gas emission monitoring; vegetation dynamics and carbon cycle

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

Remote Sensing of Ecosystem Structure and Function Dynamics Due to Climate Change and Human Activities (2nd Edition)

edited by

Jun Zhai

,

Wei Cao

and

Yuanwei Qin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6294 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem structure; ecosystem function; ecological protection; biodiversity; nature reserves; carbon sequestration; climate change

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

Remote Sensing and Associated Artificial Intelligence in Agricultural Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Enrico Corrado Borgogno Mondino

,

Filippo Sarvia

and

Samuele De Petris

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5927 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; agricultural application; common agricultural policy (CAP); precision agriculture; machine learning; service prototype development; crop monitoring; crop detection; deep learning; artificial intelligence; crop classification; yield prediction; GIS application; precision farming; remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPASs); image segmentation

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

GNSS and Multi-Sensor Integrated Precise Positioning and Applications

edited by

Guorui Xiao

,

Xinghan Chen

, Peiyuan Zhou and

Lingxuan Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4547 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS; multi-sensors integration; integration algorithms; cooperative positioning; challenging environments; precise positioning; robust positioning

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

Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Applications in Earth, Moon and Planetary Exploration (Second Edition)

edited by

David Gomez-Ortiz

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3849 | Submission Open

Keywords: ground-penetrating radar (GPR); planetary radar; subsurface structure; earth; moon; mars; system; simulation; signal processing; imaging; interpretation; etc.

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

Application of Remote Sensing in Landscape Ecology

edited by

Wayne Myers

and

Douglas Miller

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3303 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; landscape ecology; image analysis; environmental indicators; lidar; radar; ecosystem services; spatial analysis; machine learning; drones; multispectral; digital elevation model; UAV; satellite imagery; radiotracking; digital sound recording; landscape fragmentation

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

Point Cloud Data Analysis and Applications

edited by

Ruijin Ma

,

Tarig Ali

and

Maolin Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2940 | Submission Open

Keywords: point clouds processing; geospatial digital twin modeling; data fusion

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

Remote Sensing and GIS for Monitoring Urbanization and Urban Health (Second Edition)

edited by

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,

,

and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2189 | Submission Open

Keywords: urbanization and health both regionally and globally; urban landscape; urban ecological system; and health; territorial spatial planning and health city; urbanization speed and acceleration; spatial– temporal analysis of urbanization; green space/blue space/gray space remote sensing monitoring; map of urban development and evolution; urban environment changes and health effects; remote sensing GIS big data and urban health; remote sensing and GIS monitoring; simulating; and predicting of infectious diseases; such as COVID-19

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

Remote Sensing of Climate Change Influences on Urban Ecology

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1647 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban ecology; climate change; nature-based solutions; urban wetlands; green infrastructure; environmental justice; urban forestry; remote sensing; ecosystem services; urban sustainability; urban biodiversity

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

Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing Synergies for Flood Hazard Monitoring and Geomorphic Analysis

edited by

Marina Zingaro

,

Domenico Capolongo

and

Alberto Refice

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 636 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-sensor remote sensing; flood hazard; geomorphology; flood geomorphic dynamics monitoring; process coupling; data fusion; risk assessment

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

Remote Sensing Applications for Environmental Monitoring and Land Changes

edited by Krystyna Michałowska,

Ewa Glowienka

,

Eva Savina Malinverni

and

Eufemia Tarantino

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 530 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing and environmental monitoring; AI and machine learning for remote sensing; land use and land cover change analysis; hyperspectral; lidar; optical and radar applications; climate change impact and disaster risk management; big data; cloud-based geospatial processing; data fusion in geospatial analysis; sustainable land management and policy applications

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

Advances in High-Resolution Crop Mapping at Large Spatial Scales

edited by

Lingbo Yang

and Pengliang Wei

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 491 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-resolution crop mapping; remote sensing for agriculture; large-scale crop monitoring; multi-source satellite data; crop classification; machine learning in agriculture; temporal dynamics of crops; agricultural change detection; precision agriculture; remote sensing applications in food security

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

Advances in Remote Sensing for Burned Area Mapping

edited by

Giandomenico De Luca

,

Giuseppe Modica

and

Lorenzo Arcidiaco

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open

Keywords: burn areas’ detection and mapping; geo-informatics; fire severity; fire regime; biomass loss; wildland– urban interface (WUI) fires; three-dimensional modeling; image processing

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

Remote Sensing and GIS for Environmental Analysis and Cultural Heritage (2nd Edition)

edited by

Caterina Balletti

,

Valentina Alena Girelli

and

Francesca Matrone

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change and CH site preservation; advanced change detection techniques for CH; monitoring of CH sites; 3D mapping and M Modeling for CH preservation; mapping hazards; risk mapping; geospatial standards; GIS-BIM integration

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

Applications of Remote Sensing in Hydrology and Ecology: Observations, Methods, and Innovations

edited by

Jingkai Xie

,

Jiaqi Tian

and

Keqi He

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; hydrological modelling; data assimilation; machine learning; climate extremes monitoring; ground water storage; surface water dynamics

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

Artificial Intelligence and Satellite Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring

edited by

Ioannis Kakogeorgiou

,

Katerina Kikaki

and

Konstantinos Karantzalos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; environmental monitoring; ocean remote sensing; marine pollution; water quality monitoring; phytoplankton phenology monitoring; land use/land cover; coastline changes mapping; maritime target detection; hazards; floating material detection

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

Remote Sensing and In-Situ Characterization of Desert Dust Outbreaks: From Sources to Climate Impact

edited by

Alejandro Rodríguez-Gómez

,

Alessia Sannino

and

Constantino Muñoz-Porcar

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; desert dust; atmospheric aerosols; climate change; sensing techniques; dust outbreak; health effects; nutrient transport; trace elements transport

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

Remote Sensing of Lithosphere–Atmosphere–Ionosphere Coupling Prior to Earthquakes and Other Natural Hazards: Second Edition

edited by

Dedalo Marchetti

,

Essam Ghamry

and Cristiano Fidani

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquake; precursors; LAIC; ground-based observations; satellite observations; ionospheric disturbances; volcano eruptions; extreme weather; geomagnetic storms/substorms; natural hazards

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

Image Processing and Analysis: Trends in Registration, Data Fusion, 3D Reconstruction, and Change Detection (Fourth Edition)

edited by

Riccardo Roncella

,

Mattia Previtali

and Luca Perfetti

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: image registration; change detection; 3D reconstruction; deep learning; hyperspectral; image matching; data/sensor fusion; object-based image analysis; pattern recognition; volume rendering

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

Multimodal GeoAI for Spatial Fusion: Multi-Source Geotagged Images, Video and Sound

edited by

Haosheng Huang

,

Fangli Guan

and

Zhixiang Fang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal geospatial data; street-view imagery; UAV-perspective data; cross-domain learning and transfer; vision language models for geospatial data fusion; urban built environment; urban governance and smart cities; urban health and wellbeing; disaster response

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

Deep Learning for Maritime Target Interpretation in Satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery

edited by Nan Xu,

Jiaqi Yao

and Shijin Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR); deep learning; maritime monitoring; small target detection; anchor-free detection; multimodal data fusion

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

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