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Building Extraction and Reconstruction from Remote Sensing Imagery

edited by

Dawen Yu

Bowen Cai

and Shiqing Wei

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: building footprint extraction; 3D building reconstruction; building height estimation; multi-source data fusion; urban change analysis; deep learning model

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

Multi-Source Sensor Collaboration for the Intelligent Perception of Targets: Detection, Sensing, and Localization

edited by

Lu Wang

Takis Mathiopoulos

and Chunhui Zhao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: target detection and localization; cross-sensor collaboration; remote sensing perception; spatiotemporal data alignment; robust sensing in complex maritime, terrestrial and air/spaceborne environments

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

State of the Art of Geomagnetic/Electromagnetic Satellites: Science and Applications (Third Edition)

edited by

Xuemin Zhang

Chieh-Hung Chen

, Yongxin Gao and

Katsumi Hattori

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic satellite; geomagnetic field disturbances; ionospheric perturbations; space weather; natural hazards; lithosphere–atmosphere–ionosphere coupling model; artificial intelligence technology

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

Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry for Infrastructure Surveying

edited by

Maarten Bassier

and

Fabio Remondino

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; photogrammetry; infrastructure surveying; UAV mapping; LiDAR; laser scanning; point clouds; 3D reconstruction; digital twins; BIM; GIS; deformation monitoring; change detection; asset management; quality control; construction monitoring

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

Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data for Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences

edited by

Florian Mandija

and

Francesco Cairo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-source remote sensing; data fusion; atmospheric parameter retrieval; satellite meteorology; cloud and aerosol remote sensing; precipitation radar; lidar atmospheric sensing; machine learning; extreme weather monitoring; climate data records

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

New Paradigms and Advances in Intelligent Remote Sensing for Land Systems

edited by

Peng Liu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal remote sensing large models; geoscience mechanism-embedded intelligent remote sensing; remote sensing intelligent agent; autonomous land system decision-making; spatio-temporal modeling of land system; urban land monitoring; forest ecosystem remote sensing monitoring

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

Advanced Robust Satellite Techniques (RST) for Natural, Environmental and Anthropogenic Hazards Monitoring and Forecasting

edited by

and

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: robust satellite techniques; multi-temporal satellite data analysis; change detection; multi-temporal image processing; multi-temporal processing of ground-based observations

Rethinking Remote Sensing from the Perspective of Visual Understanding: Enhancement, Fusion, Classification, Detection and Segmentation

edited by

Xin Li

, Xin Lyu and

Hongsheng Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; visual understanding; image enhancement; data fusion; scene classification; object detection; semantic segmentation; multimodal learning; foundation models; earth observation

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

Advanced Lidar Remote Sensing for Atmosphere, Vegetation, and Ocean Observations (Second Edition)

edited by Boming Liu, Zhiyu Zhang and

Yue Ma

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: lidar remote sensing; aerosol and clouds; boundary layer; leaf and canopy; lidar bathymetry; photon-counting lidar; high-spectral-resolution lidar

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

Uncertainty Quantification in AI-Driven Remote Sensing of Air Quality and Wildfires: Methods, Benchmarks, and Applications

edited by Anusha Srirenganathan Malarvizhi and

Chaowei Yang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: uncertainty quantification; AI-driven remote sensing; air quality monitoring; wildfire smoke; probabilistic modeling; conformal prediction; uncertainty propagation; operational environmental monitoring

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

LiDAR Remote Sensing Signal Processing for Intelligent Interpretation

edited by

Zhiwei Dong

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: LiDAR point cloud; pattern recognition; semantic segmentation; object detection; deep learning; data fusion; 3D reconstruction; feature extraction; change detection; intensity image

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

Advanced Algorithms and Techniques for Remote Sensing Image Processing (Second Edition)

edited by Yuting Wan, Yang Chen and Junjue Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; multi-model; 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 Remote Sensing Image Processing)

Multi-Sensor Sea Surface Temperature: From Observations to Ocean Applications

edited by

Andrea Pisano

Daniele Ciani

Claudia Fanelli

and Neeraj Agarwal

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: sea surface temperature (SST); satellite remote sensing; multi-sensor data fusion; artificial intelligence; coastal remote sensing; high-resolution SST; climate change; operational oceanography; digital twin of the ocean; data assimilation

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

Fusing Point Clouds for 3D Forest Monitoring and Structural Parameter Retrieval

edited by

Antonio Luis Montealegre Gracia

Alberto García-Martín

and

Raúl Hoffrén

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: point cloud fusion; 3D forest monitoring; forest remote sensing; LiDAR; multi-sensor data fusion; forest structural parameter retrieval; artificial intelligence; geometric deep learning; digital twins; precision forestry

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

Remote Sensing for Building Extraction and Large-Scale Urban Mapping

edited by

Jiepan Li

Wei He

Hongruixuan Chen

and Ting Hu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open

Keywords: building extraction; large-scale urban mapping; change detection; high-resolution imagery; remote sensing; deep learning; sustainable urban development; three-dimensional reconstruction

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

Dynamic Monitoring of Geological Hazards Using InSAR and Optical Remote Sensing

edited by

Qing Zhao

and

Antonio Pepe

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-sensor data fusion; landslide; subsidence; earthquake; spatiotemporal evolution; change detection; time-series InSAR; deep learning for hazard detection

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

Remote Sensing for Mineral Exploration: Current Progress and Future Vision (2nd Edition)

edited by

Hengqian Zhao

, Zhifang Zhao and Deshuai Yuan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; mineral exploration; multispectral and hyperspectral; lithology; mineralization; deep learning

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

Remote Sensing for Low-Altitude Wind Field Retrieval in Complex Environments

edited by

Hang Gao

, Chun Shen and

Jinlong Yuan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-altitude wind field; retrieval; remote sensing; lidar; hazardous wind detection; aviation safety; UAV path planning

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

Remote Sensing and Artificial Intelligence for Urban Monitoring and Digital Twins

edited by

Fabiana Di Ciaccio

and Erica Isabella Parisi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; artificial intelligence; urban monitoring; digital twins; geospatial AI; earth observation; UAV; smart cities; deep learning; multimodal data fusion

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

Forest Remote Sensing with Machine Learning Methods

edited by

Chao Mou

and

Hao Lu

submission deadline 30 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest remote sensing and its applications; machine learning and deep learning; multi-source data fusion; LiDAR; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); hyperspectral remote sensing; time-series remote sensing; biomass/carbon stock estimation

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

SAR Imaging and Intelligent Perception

edited by Zhenmiao Deng and

Pingping Pan

submission deadline 30 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: SAR remote sensing; intelligent perception; earth observation; radar image interpretation; target detection; change detection; multimodal remote sensing fusion; deep learning for SAR; environmental monitoring; disaster remote sensing

Personal Remote Sensing and Advanced 3D Reconstruction in Geology: Data Acquisition, Processing and Interpretation

edited by

Ran Wang

and

Huihui Feng

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 330 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D reconstruction; photogrammetry and remote sensing; LiDAR; point cloud processing; digital outcrop model; geomorphology; artificial intelligence; geological interpretation; hyperspectral; data fusion

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

Multi-Modal Remote Sensing and AI for Urban Safety and Disaster Resilience

edited by

Yaohui Liu

, Xiwei Fan, Bo Yu and

Wei Jiang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-modal remote sensing; artificial intelligence; nighttime light data; deep learning; multi-sensor data fusion; low-altitude remote sensing; urban resilience; UAV; LiDAR; SAR; large vision models; large language modeling; disaster risk reduction; vulnerability assessment; hazard monitoring; emergency response

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

GeoAI-Driven Remote Sensing for Smart Environmental and Resource Monitoring

edited by

Lizhi Miao

Qunying Huang

, Lei Huang and

Daoye Zhu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: GeoAI; remote sensing; earth observation; environmental monitoring; natural resource management; deep learning; spatial-temporal big data; multimodal data fusion

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

Remote Sensing for Global Wetland Mapping: Toward the Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Wen Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal wetland vulnerability; habitat quality; biodiversity modelling; multi-sensor data fusion; blue carbon; ecosystem services

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

Remote Sensing for Object Detection and Change Detection: Algorithms and Applications

edited by

Guanchun Wang

Xiangrong Zhang

, Qi Ming and

Tianyang Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: object detection and change detection in remote sensing; zero-shot/few-shot/weakly-supervised/semi-supervised/incremental learning for RSI interpretation; multi-source, multi-temporal, and multi-modal remote sensing data fusion and interpretation; tiny/fine-grained object detection and segmentation; foundation model-driven (VFM, VLM, LLM) detection and change analysis; lightweight/real-time object detection and change detection architectures; remote sensing interpretation applications with advanced AI technology

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

Development and Application of Time-Series InSAR in Earth Surface Monitoring

edited by

Krištof Oštir

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: time-series InSAR; persistent scatterer interferometry (PSI); small baseline subset (SBAS); multi-temporal analysis; earth surface deformation; geohazard monitoring; infrastructure monitoring

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

Soil Moisture Retrieval and Drought Monitoring Based on Remote Sensing

edited by

Pei Leng

Mohamed Zhran

and

Nilanchal Patel

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil moisture; drought; microwave remote sensing; optical remote sensing; thermal infrared remote sensing

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

Intelligent Processing of Spatial–Spectral–Temporal Remote Sensing Imagery

edited by

Erting Pan

, Shanhong Liu,

Zhaobing Qiu

and

Meiqi Hu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial–spectral–temporal fusion; remote sensing image processing; multidimensional image reconstruction; time-series analysis; remote sensing foundation models; hyperspectral imaging; change detection; object recognition, detection, and tracking

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

Advanced Remote Sensing of Aquatic Environments: Water Quality, Ecosystem Dynamics, and Environmental Change

edited by

Barbara Lednicka

and

Zbigniew Otremba

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic remote sensing; ocean optics; ocean color; water quality monitoring; inherent optical properties of water; oil spill detection; environmental monitoring

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

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Detection and Observation in Remote Sensing Imagery

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; remote sensing; object detection; anomaly detection; change detection; semantic segmentation; earth observation; hyperspectral/SAR/optical imagery; unmanned aerial vehicle imagery

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

Temporal and Spatial Analysis of Multi-Source Remote Sensing Images (Second Edition)

edited by Lin Lei,

Zhiyong Lv

and

Yuli Sun

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote-sensing images; multi-source data; spatial–temporal analysis; machine learning and deep learning; multi-modal image fusion; change detection; feature alignment

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

Remote Sensing and Intelligent Monitoring for Underground Space Safety: From Deformation Detection to Early Warning

edited by Yinzhi Zhao,

Shaobo Li

Yihui Yang

and Bufan Zhao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Submission Open

Keywords: underground space safety; deformation monitoring; SAR/LiDAR/fiber optic; millimeter-wave radar; computer vision; indoor positioning; multi-sensor fusion; intelligent monitoring; early warning

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

Satellite Remote Sensing of Ocean Surface Parameters: Physics-Based Methods and Machine Learning, and Validation

edited by

Wenyu Wang

, Lanjie Zhang and Zhenzhan Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: sea surface parameters; satellite remote sensing; physics-based and AI retrieval methods; multi-source data fusion; product validation; uncertainty estimation

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

Advances in Data Processing and Geoscience Applications of the Geology-1 Hyperspectral Satellite

edited by

Yuewei Wang

, Wei Han and

Yi Wang

submission deadline 15 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1021 | Submission Open

Keywords: geology-1 hyperspectral satellite; hyperspectral remote sensing; spectral unmixing and feature extraction; mineral and lithological mapping; geological hazard investigation; multi-source data fusion; geoscience applications; earth observation data processing; spectral–spatial analysis

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

Multi-Platform Remote Sensing and Data Assimilation for High-Impact Weather Microphysics and Forecasting

edited by Xuan Peng,

Lei Liu

and Pengguo Zhao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-platform remote sensing; high-impact weather; cloud microphysics; observation operator; data assimilation; microphysical retrieval; nowcasting; numerical weather prediction; AI weather forecasting models

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

Remote Sensing Research in Cryosphere Geomorphology: Glacial, Periglacial and Ice Caves Environments

edited by