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Advanced Satellite Remote Sensing for Geohazards submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8082 | 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, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7802 | 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)
Application of Advanced Remote Sensing Techniques in Mining Areas submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7462 | 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
Hyperspectral Imaging and LiDAR Scanning Technology Development and Applications
edited by , Yuwei Chen, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7395 | Submission Open
Keywords: hyperspectral imaging; LiDAR; data processing; artificial intelligence; remote sensing applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Road Extraction and Distress Assessment by Spaceborne, Airborne and Terrestrial Platforms (Second Edition) submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7114 | 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 , Gian Marco Marmoni and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6424 | 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 , , and Xiaoji Shen
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6336 | 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
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6177 | 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 , , Shanshan Wang and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5824 | 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, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5667 | 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 and Hiren Jethva
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5586 | 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
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5414 | 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 , Rong Huang, Shuhang Zhang and Linfu Xie
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5314 | 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 , Jintai Lin, and Yan Yu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5183 | 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
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5039 | 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 , , and Jingwei Li
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4897 | 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)
Supporting Earth Observation and Human–Environment Interaction with Global Geospatial Information
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4753 | 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)
3D City Modelling and Remote Sensing: Advances, Challenges, and New Technologies (Second Edition) submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4751 | 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)
Radar Data Processing and Analysis
edited by Xingpeng Mao, , Zhenhua Zhang, Yongzhen Li and Yun Zhang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4489 | 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 , and Vito Zago
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4054 | 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 , and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3820 | 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 submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3632 | 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 , Hong Liang, Cuixian Lu and Jungang Wang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3581 | 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 , and Hao Wu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3559 | 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 submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3430 | 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 , Xinwei Chen, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3321 | 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 , Fang Cao and Shujie Yu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3300 | 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) submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2614 | 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, and Haolin Wang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2614 | 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 submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2467 | 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)
Remote Sensing Technologies for the Conservation and Preservation of Cultural Heritage Sites submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2431 | 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 Aerosol and Cloud Properties Observation in the Middle and Upper Layers Based on Remote Sensing (Second Edition)
edited by Ian Y. Chang, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2395 | 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)
Advances in Imaging Radar Signal Processing, Target Feature Extraction and Recognition
edited by , , Zhiming Xu and Siyuan He
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2125 | 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 2020 | 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 submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1917 | 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 , Peng Dou and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1834 | 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)
Close-Range LiDAR for Forest Structure and Dynamics Monitoring
edited by Panagiotidis Dimitrios
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1793 | 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)
Exploring the Variations and Interplay of Drought and Heatwaves: Uncovering the Associated Mechanisms and Impacts (2nd Edition) submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1784 | 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)
State-of-the-Art Remote Sensing Technologies for Environmental Monitoring (Second Edition) submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1757 | 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
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1625 | 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, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1173 | 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 , , Boyang Chen and Juyang Hu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1001 | 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 submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 927 | 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 submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 828 | 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 submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 570 | 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 submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 551 | 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, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 349 | 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)
Microwave Remote Sensing on Ocean Observation
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 321 | Submission Open
Keywords: ocean dynamic parameter retrieval; detection of marine dynamic phenomena and artificial targets; advanced forward modeling of ocean scattering and emission; data fusion and reconstruction of multi-source ocean products; deep learning/artificial intelligence in ocean remote sensing; scatterometer/radiometer/SAR/GNSS-reflectometry; scale effect analysis; Polarization theory and Polarimetric SAR applications in ocean remote sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Remote Sensing)
Deep Learning Techniques for Pixel Classification and Image Retrieval in Remote Sensing submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-resolution remote sensing; satellite imagery; pixel-wise classification; time-series image analysis; machine learning applications; deep learning applications; multi-source feature fusion; domain adaptation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere (Third Edition) submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open
Keywords: cryosphere; GIS; glacier; ice; frozen ground; remote sensing; snow
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
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