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 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16154 | 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)

Advances in Estimating Aboveground Biomass Based on Multi-source Remote Sensing Data

edited by

Shaobo Sun

,

Xufeng Wang

and

Kai Liu

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12239 | Submission Open

Keywords: above ground biomass; LiDAR; machine learning; multi-source remote sensing; vegetation carbon stocks; unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

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

Recent Advances in Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture

edited by

Indishe Senanayake

, Natthachet Tangdamrongsub and

Bin Fang

submission deadline 28 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 27115 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil moisture; remote sensing; retrieval algorithms; downscaling; microwave remote sensing; SMAP; SMOS; hydrology

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

Remote Sensing Data Application for Early Warning System

edited by

Mehdi Akhoondzadeh

and

Dedalo Marchetti

submission deadline 28 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 19729 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural hazards monitoring; earthquake precursors; flood; drought; fire; tsunami; air and oil spill pollution; landslide; subsidence; volcano eruption; wetland; deforestation; heat islands; cryosphere; geomagnetic storms; etc. modelling and forecasting; thermal anomalies; underground water management; medical diagnostic; time series analysis and data fusion in AI systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Observation Data)

Multisource Remote Sensing Data Fusion and Applications in Vegetation Monitoring (Second Edition)

edited by

Dong Liu

,

Jiakui Tang

and Qing Zhang

submission deadline 28 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3468 | Submission Open

Keywords: multisource data fusion; vegetation monitoring; hyperspectral imaging; carbon sequestration; land-use change; biodiversity; spatiotemporal analysis; ecological informatics; big data analytics

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

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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2818 | 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)

Advances in Machine Learning for Wetland Mapping and Monitoring

edited by

Michael Allan Merchant

submission deadline 28 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1205 | Submission Open

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

(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 541 | 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)

Application of Remote Sensing in Climate-Friendly Land Use Mapping

edited by

László Mucsi

, Tamás Gál and

Péter Szilassi

submission deadline 28 May 2026 | Viewed by 448 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; climate-friendly; land use mapping; soil carbon; urban green infrastructure; forestry; sustainable farming; wetland and peatland; SDG monitoring

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

Object Detection in Remote Sensing Images Based on Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Jianming Hu

, Xiyang Zhi,

Yongqiang Mao

and

Longfei Ren

submission deadline 29 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8511 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing images; object detection; artificial intelligence; multimodal data fusion; frontier applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6662 | 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)

Aerosol Remote Sensing from Space, Ground or Computers

edited by

Makiko Nakata

and

Sonoyo Mukai

submission deadline 29 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 679 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite; air pollution; sea salt; volcanic ash; soil dust; biomass burning; bioaerosol

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

Latest Improvements and Applications of Ground Deformation Monitoring Based on Remote Sensing Data (Second Edition)

edited by

Sen Du

, Jordi J. Mallorquí,

Feng Zhao

and

Joaquín Escayo Menéndez

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7416 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic aperture radar (SAR); interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR); persistent scatterer interferometry (PSI); global navigation satellite system (GNSS); data fusion; land subsidence analysis; geophysics and geology; structural health monitoring

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

Time Series Multi-Sensors of Interferometry Synthetic Aperture Radar for Monitoring Geographical Conditions

edited by

Chris Danezis

, Huayang Dai, Yueguan Yan,

Phaedon C. Kyriakidis

, Vassilia Karathanassi and

Alex Hay-Man Ng

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6812 | Submission Open

Keywords: InSAR; multisensor SAR; timeseries analysis; geospatial analysis; GIS; environment monitoring; geohazards; glacier motion; desertification monitoring; vegetation change

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

Advances in Radiative Transfer Modeling: Applications in Natural, Urban, and Emerging Environments

edited by Yingjie Wang,

Jonathan Leon-Tavares

, Biao Cao and Tiangang Yin

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3940 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiative transfer models; quantitative remote sensing; forest parameters estimation; vegetation functioning; urban heat island; inversion; 3D construction

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

Tianmu-1 Constellation: Advancements in Atmospheric, Ionospheric and Surface Remote Sensing Using GNSS-RO and GNSS-R

edited by

Shengpeng Yang

,

Hugo Carreno-Luengo

and

Feixiong Huang

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3079 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS-RO applications; data assimilation; numerical weather forecast; ocean wind

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

Remote Sensing for the Study of the Changes in Wetlands

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 29934 | Submission Open

Keywords: earth observation monitoring of wetlands; essential biodiversity variables; time-series analysis to distinguish natural dynamics from artificial and climate change impacts; wetlands; including lacustrine and palustrine biome wetlands; in the estuarine; coastal and freshwater realms

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

Remote Sensing Applications for Infrastructures

edited by Maria Libera Battagliere and

Valerio Gagliardi

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 28185 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing technology and data-driven applications; infrastructures and environmental engineering; risk reduction; environmental monitoring; integrated applications; risk mitigation; predictive monitoring; engineering applications; cultural heritage; downstream applications based on new satellite missions

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

Deep Learning for Remote Sensing Image Enhancement

edited by

Sidike Paheding

and

Ashraf Saleem

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 27029 | Submission Open

Keywords: image enhancement; deep learning; underwater images; image restoration; Image database

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

Advances in 3D Reconstruction Based on Remote Sensing Imagery and Lidar Point Cloud

edited by

Fuxun Liang

, Shuang Song and Bing Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 26021 | Submission Open

Keywords: three-dimensional reconstruction; remote sensing image; LiDAR point cloud; multi-modality fusion; semantic segmentation; deep learning; neural radiation field (NeRF); 3D Gaussian splatting (3DGS); generative modeling; large models; ubiquitous point cloud interpretation; 3D scene modeling; building reconstruction; indoor modeling; natural scene reconstruction; digital twins

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

Applications of Remote Sensing Technology in Volcano Hazard Monitoring

edited by

Emanuela De Beni

, Cristina Proietti,

Gaetana Ganci

and

Simona Scollo

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 20309 | Submission Open

Keywords: volcano monitoring and analysis; remote sensing systems; estimation of eruption parameters; ground-based; satellite; and UAS sensors; GIS

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

Technologies for Heritage Knowledge and Preservation: 3D Point Cloud Modelling, GIS, HBIM, Simulation, Immersive Experiences

edited by

Daniel Antón

,

José L. Amaro-Mellado

,

Silvana Bruno

and

Marinos Ioannides

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 19070 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D point cloud modelling; historic building information modelling; geographic information system; terrestrial laser scanning; unmanned aerial vehicle; structure-from-motion; semantic segmentation; data fusion; simulation and non-destructive testing; game engine

Mapping and Monitoring of Geohazards with Remote Sensing Technologies II

edited by

Constantinos Loupasakis

,

Konstantinos G. Nikolakopoulos

and

Ioannis Papoutsis

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 18927 | Submission Open

Keywords: geohazards; InSAR; remote sensing; photogrammetry; unmanned aerial vehicles; GNSS; TLS; persistent scatterer interferometry; machine learning

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

Recent Advantages in Monitoring Inland Water Using Various Sources of Remote Sensing Imagery from Space

edited by

Xiaodong Li

and

Frédéric Frappart

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16380 | Submission Open

Keywords: inland surface water; time series analysis; artificial intelligence; data fusion; small water bodies and floods

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

Remote Sensing Interpretation Systematic Engineering for Natural Resources Monitoring and Management (Second Edition)

edited by

Dongping Ming

,

Jagannath Aryal

and

Kasturi Devi Kanniah

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16061 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-source data fusion; sample database construction; object based image analysis; GeoAI; region/parcel partition on different scales; land cover/use classification; land cover/use change monitoring/projection/modelling; thematic information extraction; advanced image processing techniques (machine learning and deep learning); authenticity verification; cloud based intelligent remote sensing application; GIS for land use/cover management; Impact of land use/cover on environment

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

Advances in Remote Sensing in Coastal Geomorphology (Third Edition)

edited by

José Juan de Sanjosé Blasco

,

Germán Flor-Blanco

and

Ramón Blanco Chao

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14434 | Submission Open

Keywords: geomatics techniques; coastal remote sensing; storm impact; coastal processes; coastal geomorphology; shoreline change; coastal erosion; sea level change; coastal and ports management; oceanography; anthropocene

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

Environmental Monitoring Using Satellite Remote Sensing (Second Edition)

edited by

Emanuele Mandanici

and

Sara Kasmaeeyazdi

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14087 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental monitoring; sustainability and resilience; LULC mapping; change-detection; hazard assessment; image classification; multi and hyperspectral remote sensing; multi-sensor integration; optical and SAR integration; multi-scale analysis; time-series analysis; satellite imagery calibration; validation strategies; geostatistical analysis for RS

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

Estimating Above-Ground Biomass and Above-Ground Carbon by Remote Sensing Data

edited by Elia Vangi,

Gherardo Chirici

and

Alessio Collalti

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13734 | Submission Open

Keywords: above-ground biomass; carbon stock; remote sensing; machine learning; climate change; forest modeling; spatial modeling

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

Remote Sensing and Modelling of Terrestrial Ecosystems Functioning

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13581 | Submission Open

Keywords: terrestrial ecosystems; remote sensing; vegetation functioning; ET and GPP; estimation and modelling; accuracy assessment

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

Remote Sensing Application in Sustainable Urban Planning and Environmental Services in the Big Data Era (Second Edition)

edited by

Danlin Yu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13109 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data described urban landscape; urban remote sensing; sustainable urban development; urban health under the lens of remote sensing and social sensing technologies; spatiotemporal data analysis in urban studies; remote sensing and big data supported urban simulation; urban vibrancy; multispectral; hyperspectral; and social sensing applications in urban studies

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

Applications of Satellite Geodesy for Sea-Level Change Observation

edited by

Isabel Vigo

,

David García-García

, José Antonio López Fernández and

José M. Ferrándiz

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12972 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite geodesy; sea-level change; Earth observation satellites; geodetic techniques; spatial and temporal patterns; comprehensive sea-level monitoring systems

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

Innovative UAV and Satellite Technologies and Applications for Spatiotemporal Analysis

edited by

Apostolos Papakonstantinou

,

Eufemia Tarantino

,

Alessandra Capolupo

and

Athos Agapiou

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11786 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV and satellite mapping; spatiotemporal phenomena; geospatial technologies; geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI); aerial and satellite remote sensing; environmental change detection; multi-source data integration; high-resolution imagery; machine learning in geodata; natural disaster assessment

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

Application of Remote Sensing Technology in Wetland Ecology

edited by

Dehua Mao

,

Yang Liu

,

Jianing Zhen

and Jingwei Li

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11743 | 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)

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 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11473 | 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)

GNSS Advanced Positioning Algorithms and Innovative Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Xianlu Tao

and

Rui Sun

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11263 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS high-precision positioning and navigation; multi-source fusion seamless positioning and navigation; intelligent processing of multipath and NLOS; reliable resolution of GNSS ambiguities; online evaluation of positioning integrity; machine learning in high-precision GNSS applications; high-precision GNSS applications for smartphones; high-precision GNSS applications for autonomous driving

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

Remote Sensing Image Classification: Theory and Application

edited by Han Zhai and

Yuxiang Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10338 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing image; artificial intelligence; deep learning; classification; clustering; change detection; applications

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

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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9775 | 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)

Satellite Remote Sensing of Weather, Water and Climate Couplings and Phenomena (Second Edition)

edited by

Len Pietrafesa

, Emanuele Böhm,

Biao Zhang

and

Qing Xu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8429 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal renewable energy assessment; storm induced coastal and inland flooding; flood hazard mapping; atmospheric coastal frontal system detection; African SAL detection; ocean heat content; multi-scale storm phenomena components; extreme weather and precipitation; atmospheric rivers; interaction of ocean; atmosphere and land; climate change

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

Remote Sensing Data for Modeling and Managing Natural Disasters

edited by

Andrey Krasovskiy

, Frédéric Berger and

Florian Kraxner

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7408 | Submission Open

Keywords: disaster modeling; natural disasters monitoring; resilience to natural disasters; multi-hazard hotspot maps; climate change impacts; early warning systems

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

Advances in Imaging Radar Signal Processing, Target Feature Extraction and Recognition

edited by

Qihua Wu

,

Xiaobin Liu

, Zhiming Xu and Siyuan He

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6939 | 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)

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 6837 | 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)

Data-Driven City and Society – A Remote Sensing Perspective

edited by

Szymon Chmielewski

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6804 | Submission Open

Keywords: data utilization; data-driven; AI

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

Advanced Algorithms and Techniques for Remote Sensing Image Processing

edited by Yuting Wan, Yang Chen and Junjue Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6736 | 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)

Monitoring Urban Thermal Environments and Landscapes Through Remote Sensing

edited by

Ruci Wang

,

Hao Hou

and

Yuji Murayama

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6228 | Submission Open

Keywords: land surface temperature; urban climate; scenario simulation; sustainable development; machine learning; cooling effect and scale; future prediction; landscape modeling

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

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 6164 | 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)

Ionosphere and Space Weather Based on Satellite Remote Sensing Observation

edited by

Xudong Gu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5314 | Submission Open

Keywords: ionospheric monitoring; space weather impacts; satellite-based observations; ionospheric irregularities; GNSS disruptions; remote sensing for space weather; ionospheric scintillation; space weather forecasting models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5258 | 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)

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 4503 | 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)

Satellite Observations and Numerical Studies for Ionosphere, Plasma Dynamics, and Space Weather Prediction

edited by Dehe Yang and

Kwangsun Ryu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3809 | Submission Open

Keywords: ionosphere; geomagnetic activities; space plasma; space weather/numerical weather monitoring; satellite remote sensing; in situ measurements; radio occultation

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

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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3751 | 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)

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