Remote Sensing

Artificial Intelligence for Optical Remote Sensing Image Processing

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2841 | 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 Technologies in Precision Agriculture: From Ground Vehicles to Aerial and Handheld Platforms

edited by Renato Herrig Furlanetto, Xu 'Kevin' Wang,

Luis Crusiol

and

Caiwang Zheng

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2364 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; crop monitoring; AI techniques

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

Advances in Remote Sensing Technology for Ground Deformation

edited by

Teng-To Yu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2298 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; InSAR; LiDAR; ground deformation; GNSS; GBSAR; DTM; AI; UAV; photogrammetry

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

Foundation Model-Based Multi-Modal Data Fusion in Remote Sensing

edited by Xianping Ma,

Xiaokang Zhang

, Zhen Wang and

Jiaxin Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2286 | Submission Open

Keywords: transformer; multi-modal data fusion; cross-modal learning; multi-resolution fusion; spatial-temporal modeling; foundation models

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

Recent Developments in Remote Sensing Instruments, Technologies, and Results for Aerosol and Cloud Measurements (Second Edition)

edited by Matthew McGill

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2137 | Submission Open

Keywords: clouds; cloud radiative effects; aerosols; aerosol radiative effects; cloud–aerosol interactions; aerosol transport; diurnal variability; remote sensing

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

Advances in Transformer-Based Models for Multi-Modal Remote Sensing Data Fusion and Analysis

edited by Bowen Du, Hongming Zhu and

Angel M. Garcia-Pedrero

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2094 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing foundation models; vision transformer; multi-scale transformer; efficient transformer; cross-modal attention; multi-scale feature fusion; spatiotemporal data fusion; heterogeneous data fusion; multi-scale transformer; multi-modal representation; cross-modal representation learning; multi-modal semantic segmentation; multimodal scene understanding

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

Remote Sensing of Forests, Grasslands, and Lakes and Their Interactions

edited by

Leizhen Liu

, Shasha Liu and Bin Sun

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1943 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest–grassland–lake interactions; ecohydrological connectivity; time-series remote sensing; multi-sensor data fusion; vegetation phenology; surface water dynamics; land cover/land-use change (LCLUC); disturbance and resilience (fire/drought/grazing); machine learning for earth observation; watershed-scale ecosystem monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecological 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 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1908 | Submission Open

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

(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 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1735 | 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)

Remote Sensing of Urban Morphology Changes

edited by

Jie Jiang

,

Maria Antonia Brovelli

, Xin Huang, Yue Xu and

Gabriele Bitelli

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1722 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban morphology; urban morphology change; 2D/3D urban structure; urban form dynamics; multi-temporal analysis; multi-scale analysis; cross-scale modeling; urban agglomerations; metropolitan regions; multi-source data fusion; geospatial artificial intelligence; local climate zones (LCZ); urban heat island; surface energy balance; vertical urban growth; carbon emissions; climate resilience; sustainable development goals (SDGs); digital twins; spatial metrics; big geospatial data; accuracy assessment; urban air quality; atmospheric pollution monitoring; urban climate modelling; zero-emission cities

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

3D Urban Reconstruction from Point Clouds and Optical Imagery: Modeling and Applications

edited by

Jianzhu Huai

,

Rongjun Qin

, Milad Ramezani and

Jiaojiao Tian

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1642 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D urban reconstruction; large-scale mapping; photogrammetry; neural scene representation; novel view synthesis; digital twins; urban modeling; transformer-based reconstruction

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

Remote Sensing of Extreme Heat Events, Urban Heat Islands, and Public Health Impacts: Integrating Hydrological and Atmospheric Dynamics

edited by

Yuei-An Liou

,

Shih-Chun Candice Lung

and

Kim Anh Nguyen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 1627 | 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 Remote Sensing for Coastline Dynamics, Bathymetry and Water Bottom Mapping

edited by

Antonino Maltese

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1505 | Submission Open

Keywords: shoreline change detection and modeling; satellite, boat, and unmanned vehicle-based bathymetry estimation; correction of water surface radiometric effects; water column correction techniques for improved seabed mapping; novel algorithms for submerged vegetation classification and monitoring

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

Urban Ecology Monitoring Using Remote Sensing

edited by

Caihong Ma

,

Mengmeng Wang

and Yindi Zhao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1499 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban ecology; remote sensing; green infrastructure; urban heat island; biodiversity monitoring; sustainable cities; machine learning; multi-sensor integration

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

Mapping the Blue: Remote Sensing in Water Resource Management

edited by

Junjie Li

,

Yun Chen

and Wen Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1473 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resource management; remote sensing applications; flood and drought monitoring; hydrological modeling; surface water mapping; geographic information science; multi-source data fusion; artificial intelligence

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

AI, Large Language Models, and Remote Sensing for Disaster Monitoring

edited by

Hatef Dastour

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1472 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; natural disasters; artificial intelligence; wildfire monitoring; flood assessment; large language models; disaster management; environmental health; vision transformers; machine learning

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

Mobile Laser Scanning Systems for Underground Applications

edited by

Sandra Buján Seoane

and Chester Andrew Sellers

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1465 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins; TLS; MLS; 3D modeling; 3D mapping; geo-monitoring; handheld LiDAR; mobile mapping technologies; non-contact geomatic methods; mine/tunnels surveys; mine infrastructure planning and monitoring

Advanced Change Detection and Anomaly Detection in Remote Sensing

edited by Ganchao Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1311 | Submission Open

Keywords: change detection algorithms; anomaly detection techniques; remote sensing time-series analysis; multi-source data fusion urban change detection; disaster monitoring using remote sensing; vegetation and land cover change detection; hyperspectral and sar data for anomaly detection; deep learning for change and anomaly detection; remote sensing in environmental monitoring; anomaly detection in agricultural management; cross-domain transfer learning in remote sensing

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

Progress in Remote Sensing of Low-Altitude Wind Field Detection

edited by

Jinlong Yuan

and

Jiafeng Zheng

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1298 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind detection; low-altitude economy; remote sensing instrument; wind shear; turbulence; machine learning

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

InSAR for Geohazard Monitoring: From Deformation Detection to Risk Assessment

edited by Xianmin Wang,

Zhengjia Zhang

and

João Catalão Fernandes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1156 | Submission Open

Keywords: InSAR technology; geohazard monitoring; surface deformation; early warning; risk assessment

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

Advances in Exploring the Moon, Mars, and Asteroids Based on In Situ and Remote Sensing Measurements (Second Edition)

edited by Simone Pirrotta,

Francesca Esposito

, Alice Lucchetti and

Maurizio Pajola

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1100 | Submission Open

Keywords: geological features; study of the environment; resources; robotic and human exploration; innovative strategies; remote sensing dataset analyses; new instrumentation concepts; smallsat concepts

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

Reviews in Environmental Remote Sensing

edited by

Timo Balz

and

Walter Musakwa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1090 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental remote sensing; earth observation; environmental monitoring; satellite imagery; climate change; machine learning; AI

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

Land Degradation Assessment with Earth Observation (Third Edition)

edited by

Elias Symeonakis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1043 | Submission Open

Keywords: land degradation; desertification; deforestation; drought; soil erosion; land use/cover change; habitat degradation; multitemporal analysis; time-series analysis; SDG 15.3.1

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

Multi-Satellite SAR Missions in Earth Orbit: Programs and Studies

edited by

Marco D’Errico

and

Alfredo Renga

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1037 | Submission Open

Keywords: mission design; small-satellite design; formation; constellation; distributed radar; SAR processing

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

Advanced Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning for Remote Sensing (4th Edition)

edited by

Zhenming Peng

,

Zhengzhou Li

, Yimian Dai and

Yuhan Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1016 | Submission Open

Keywords: foundation models; multi-modal remote sensing; vision–language models; trustworthy AI; multi-temporal change detection; SAR scene classification; LiDAR scene reconstruction; remote sensing object recognition

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

Microwave Remote Sensing for Soil Moisture and Vegetation Optical Depth Retrievals

edited by

Xiangzhuo Liu

,

Mengjia Wang

and Zanpin Xing

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 972 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave remote sensing; soil moisture retrieval; vegetation optical depth (VOD); passive and active microwave sensors; multi-frequency observations; retrieval algorithms; data fusion and downscaling; product validation; land–atmosphere interactions

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

Polarimetric Radar: Theory, Technology and Applications

edited by

Fulai Wang

, Chen Pang,

Xu Cheng

and Zhanling Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 968 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar polarimetry; polarimetric detection; polarimetric resolution; polarimetric identification; PolSAR and PolInSAR

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

Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing for Urban Land Use and Land Cover Mapping

edited by Zhixin Qi and

Di Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 860 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban land use and land cover (LULC); multi-sensor data fusion; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); LiDAR; thermal remote sensing; urban sustainability

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

Remote-Sensing Insights for Sustainable Urban Ecosystems

edited by Xiaojing Yao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 858 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban remote sensing; urban sustainability; urban resilience; urban biodiversity and ecosystem services; AI-driven remote sensing; smart cities with remote observation

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

Land Surface Temperature Retrieval and Cross-Validation for Remote Sensing Applications

edited by Fangcheng Zhou, Xinming Zhu,

Hong Chen

, Guangzhen Cao and

Yawei Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 838 | Submission Open

Keywords: land surface temperature (LST); land surface emissivity (LSE); retrieval algorithm; complex circumstances; ground-based observation; validation

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

Deep Learning and Generative Artificial Intelligence for Hyperspectral Remote Sensing

edited by Yaser Esmaeili Salehani, Linlin Xu,

Yasser Maghsoudi

and

Nasehe Jamshidpour

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 768 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning (DL); hyperspectral imaging (HSI); hyperspectral image classification and unmixing; spectral–spatial analysis; convolutional neural networks (CNNs); self supervised and generative models; graph convolutional networks (GCNs); transformer models; dimensionality reduction and band selection; transfer learning and domain adaptation

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

Super Resolution of Hyperspectral Imagery with Computer Vision

edited by

Lei Zhang

,

Wei Wei

and

Chen Ding

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 739 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral imagery; super resolution; computer vision; deep learning; image reconstruction

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

Urban Remote Sensing: State-of-the-Art Reviews and Future Perspectives

edited by

Danlin Yu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 729 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban remote sensing; land use and land cover; urban heat island; multi-sensor fusion; artificial intelligence; urban resilience; smart cities with remote observation; 3D city modeling; urban environmental health monitoring with multi-sensors; change detection; urban sustainability

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

Innovative Applications of Multi-Source Remote Sensing Technology in Ecological Environment Quality Assessment and Governance

edited by

Xiuhong Li

and Rongjin Yang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 704 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-source remote sensing; ecological environment quality assessment; ecological governance; effectiveness evaluation; remote sensing inversion; ecological restoration; regional practice; artificial intelligence; UAV remote sensing; underlying surface characteristics; spatiotemporal monitoring

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

Advancement of Environmental Studies with New SAR Sensors

edited by

Antonios Mouratidis

and Armando Marino

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 654 | Submission Open

Keywords: SAR; SAR polarimetry; SAR interferometry; climate change; disasters; biomass; land cover; land use; coastal; cryosphere

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

Trends and Innovations in Geospatial Analysis Based on Remote Sensing and Artificial Intelligence Technologies

edited by

Xuan Zhu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 615 | Submission Open

Keywords: geospatial analysis; remote sensing; artificial intelligence; image processing; geospatial data analytics; geospatial data fusion

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

New Advances in Remote Sensing Data Mining and Knowledge-Guided Machine Learning

edited by

Congcong Wen

,

Xidong Chen

and

Ying Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 603 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing data mining; knowledge-guided machine learning; machine learning for earth observation; multisource remote sensing data; multimodal remote sensing; AI for remote sensing

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

Advances in Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing: Monitoring, Modeling and Validation

edited by

Malvina Silvestri

and

Stefano Pignatti

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 536 | Submission Open

Keywords: TIR data; Cal/Val activities; temperature and emissivity separation; multisensor, multifrequency data integration; new space thermal mission; sensor calibration; environmental application

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

Proximal and Remote Sensing for Precision Crop Management (Third Edition)

edited by

,

,

,

and Lingwei Dong

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 525 | Submission Open

Keywords: proximal sensing; airborne and satellite remote sensing; crop stress diagnosis; soil mapping; precision crop management; artificial intelligence; machine/deep learning; big data; integrated sensing; data fusion and analytics

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

High-Resolution Remote Sensing for Planetary Surface and Subsurface Geology: Techniques, Challenges, and Applications

edited by

Hongxia Ye

,

Chunyu Ding

and

Roberto Orosei

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 504 | Submission Open

Keywords: subsurface imaging and inversion; high-resolution remote sensing; planetary geological feature; spectral analysis; geological mapping; AI for planetary geological interpretation

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

Research on Infrared Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Images

edited by

Liqin Cao

, Hua Wu, Huazhong Ren, Chunlai Li and Xuan Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 454 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrared hyperspectral imaging; spaceborne and airborne infrared hyperspectral sensor; radiometric calibration; physics-based modelling; validation of remote sensing products; infrared hyperspectral data fusion; infrared parameters retrieval; infrared target detection; precision agriculture; environmental monitoring; mineral mapping; planetary infrared hyperspectral remote sensing

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

Application of Satellite Remote Sensing Technology in Air Pollution Monitoring and Forecasting

edited by Seohui Park and Sheng-Hsiang (Carlo) Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 434 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite-based air quality monitoring and forecasting; aerosol and trace gases; multi-sensor data fusion; spatio-temporal data assimilation; machine learning and GeoAI; remote sensing application in public health; environmental policy support

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

Remote Sensing Satellite Image Applications and Multimodal Data Mining

edited by Yan Ma and

Yuzhu Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 406 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatiotemporal remote sensing big data; multimodal data analysis on spatiotemporal remote sensing data; multimodal image data mining with textual features; multimodal remote sensing data retrieval and managing methods; multimodal remote sensing data retrieval aided with textual features; high-performance multi-modal data mining; environment and ecosystem

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

Emerging UAS-Based Remote Sensing Applications for DRR (Disaster Risk Reduction) and Ecosystem Dynamics

edited by

Monica Herrero-Huerta

,

Shangpeng Sun

and

Francesco Pirotti

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 364 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned aerial systems (UAS) or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV); disaster risk reduction (DRR); ecosystem dynamics; remote sensing; multi-sensor integration; LiDAR; AI and machine learning; post-disturbance recovery

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

UAV-Borne Optical and Radar Systems for Moving Target Detection and Remote Sensing

edited by

Wei Sun

, Pengfei Zhu and Yuexin Gao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 363 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV-borne equipment; object detection; UAV surveys; remote sensing; UAV formation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering 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 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 357 | 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)

Observations, Mechanisms and Forecasts of Severe Convective Weather Based on Remote Sensing

edited by

Xin Xu

, Xiaoming Hu,

Shushi Zhang

and

Chong Wu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 356 | Submission Open

Keywords: atmospheric convection; severe convective weather; advanced remote sensing technique; numerical modeling; AI and nowcasting

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

AI-Enhanced Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing for Image-Based 3D Reconstruction

edited by

Valeria Croce

,

Francesca Matrone

and

Arnadi Murtiyoso

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-enhanced photogrammetry; image-based 3D reconstruction; structure-from-motion (SfM) and multi-view stereo (MVS); 3D Gaussian Splatting and neural implicit representations; LiDAR–imagery fusion; UAV and airborne mapping; digital heritage (GeoBIM, HBIM, digital twins, digital shadows); digital surface modelling (DSM/DTM); geospatial data fusion

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

Advances in Remote Sensing Techniques for Ground Deformation Monitoring in Tectonic and Volcanic Environments

edited by

Bruno Massa

,

Maria Kouli

and