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Advanced Technology for Remote Sensing Image Analysis and Applications
edited by , Haixia Bi, , and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7512 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; deep learning; classification; image fusion; segmentation; enhancement; cross-domain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Remote Sensing for Landscape Dynamics
edited by , Wei Han, and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7294 | Submission Open
Keywords: landscape dynamics; land use/land cover change; landscape pattern analysis; remote sensing; machine learning; time series analysis; landscape resilience; land degradation and recovery; geospatial modeling; multi-sensor data fusion; vegetation monitoring; large language models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing in Environmental and Engineering Applications (Second Edition) submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6765 | Submission Open
Keywords: photogrammetry; remote sensing; laser scanning; close-range sensors; UAV sensors; airborne sensors; satellite sensors; data integration and synergy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Advances of Optics Imaging Technologies for Environmental Remote Sensing
edited by and Xin Tan
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6207 | Submission Open
Keywords: spectral imaging; lidar; miniaturized optical sensor; multi-sensor integration; disaster response (wildfire; flood); pollution monitoring; AI-driven environmental analytics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Remote Sensing and GIScience for Natural Hazard Mitigation and Resilience
edited by Mohamed Aly, , Yaqian He and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5973 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; GIScience; natural hazards; disaster mitigation; resilience; risk assessment; disaster response; recovery strategies; satellite imagery; geospatial modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)
Enhancing Geological Remote Sensing with Cutting-Edge Sensor Technologies submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5156 | 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)
Remote Sensing and Time-Series Analysis to Track Ecosystem Transitions submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4978 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; ecosystem transitions; time-series analysis; machine learning; ecological connectivity; environmental degradation; ecological restoration; predictive models; LiDAR; UAVs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biogeosciences Remote Sensing)
Remote Sensing for Natural Resources and Environmental Management of Arid and Semi-Arid Regions
edited by Chong Wang, and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4978 | Submission Open
Keywords: vegetation dynamics; ecosystem services; carbon cycle/sequestration; soil moisture; evaporation; water quality; scale effects; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing for Geospatial Science)
Collaborative Learning for Multimodal Remote Sensing Analysis: Methods, Techniques and Applications
edited by Mingyang Zhang, Puzhao Zhang, Xiangming Jiang and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4834 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; collaborative learning; remote sensing analysis; computational intelligence; regular optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Progress in Estimating, Monitoring, and Modelling Wildfire Fuel Loads Using Remote Sensing
edited by , Paulo Jose Murillo-Sandoval, Li Zhao and Colleen Bryant
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4776 | Submission Open
Keywords: fuel loads; bushfires; wildfires; fuel flammability; fuel moisture content (FMC); live/dead fuel biochemistry; hyperspectral imagery; fire monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Quantifying Greenhouse Gases Emissions from Remote Sensing Perspective
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4755 | Submission Open
Keywords: greenhouse gas emissions; satellite remote sensing; atmospheric inversion; data assimilation; climate change monitoring; GHG retrieval algorithms; environmental policy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)
Remote Sensing in Clouds and Precipitation Physics
edited by , , Yong Zeng and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4269 | Submission Open
Keywords: clouds and precipitation; remote sensing; aerosol– cloud– precipitation interactions; cloud physics and dynamics parameterizations; extreme precipitation events; weather and climate
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)
Early Warning Systems and Real-Time Monitoring for Geohazards by Remote Sensing Techniques
edited by Yingfeng Zhang, , and Qi Ou
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4043 | Submission Open
Keywords: earthquakes; volcanic eruptions; landslides; earth observation; geohazards; optical imagery; SAR imagery; UAV; hazard detection and mapping; geohazard monitoring; geohazard modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Remote Sensing for Maritime Monitoring
edited by Peng Liu, and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4013 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine pollution detection; ship monitoring; maritime traffic situation awareness; multi-source remote sensing; image process and analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Remote Sensing)
Nighttime Light Remote Sensing Products for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3947 | Submission Open
Keywords: nighttime light remote sensing; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); socioeconomic applications; urbanization; energy consumption and carbon emissions; poverty and inequality assessment; light pollution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Remote Sensing)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Multi-Modal and Multi-Spectral Remote Sensing Image Processing
edited by , Tao Gao, and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3918 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; transformer; diffusion model; multi-modal remote sensing data; multi-spectral remote sensing data; feature representation; feature fusion; remote sensing interpretation
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI Remote Sensing)
Integration of Remote Sensing and GIS to Forest and Grassland Ecosystem Monitoring (Second Edition)
edited by Xiuchun Yang, , and Yungang Cao
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3826 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; geographic information systems (GISs); forest ecosystem; grassland ecosystem; key ecosystem parameters; vegetation change; biodiversity assessment; land cover change; carbon sequestration; ecosystem degradation; ecosystem resilience; wildfire monitoring; environmental conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Remote Sensing)
Artificial Intelligence-Driven Methods for Remote Sensing Target and Object Detection (Third Edition) submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3297 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; target detection; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; object detection; new datasets
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI Remote Sensing)
Target Recognition and Detection Based on High Resolution Radar Images (Second Edition)
edited by , , , Lixiang Ma and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3132 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-resolution radar images; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); target detection; target recognition; deep learning; machine learning; image processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Remote Sensing Target Recognition and Detection: Theory and Applications (Second Edition)
edited by and Mingyang Zhang
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3065 | Submission Open
Keywords: target recognition; target detection; deep learning; neural networks; image classification; image processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI Remote Sensing)
Spatial Modeling and Analysis with Geographical and Remote Sensing Data
edited by Jinming Sha, and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2719 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence in gis and remote sensing; spatial data modeling; data fusion; spatiotemporal analysis; big data analytics; urban planning and environmental monitoring; cloud computing for geospatial data
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing for Geospatial Science)
Artificial Intelligence for Optical Remote Sensing Image Processing
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2625 | 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 for Natural and Urban Scene Understanding and Applications
edited by , Jinhu Wang, , and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2578 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; point clouds; 3D scene understanding; object extraction; classification; environmental monitoring; urban planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Planetary Geologic Mapping and Remote Sensing (Third Edition) submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2510 | Submission Open
Keywords: planetary geology; planetary topography and geomorphology; planetary chronology; planetary spectrum; planetary remote sensing; geologic structures; geologic mapping; planetary composition; planetary GIS; planetary exploration missions; landing sites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Satellite Missions for Earth and Planetary Exploration)
Advances in Multispectral Image Processing for Land Use and Land Cover Mapping
edited by Zhuohong Li, Junjue Wang, Haonan Guo and Jiaqi Zou
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2490 | Submission Open
Keywords: multispectral remote sensing; land use and land cover (LULC) mapping; data fusion and multimodal integration; urban; forest; and agricultural mapping; advanced deep learning model; foundation models for mapping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Advances in the Remote Sensing of Crop Phenology and Production Monitoring Under Environmental Constraints
edited by Xin Zhao, and Sanai Li
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2395 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop phenology; crop production; environmental constraints; agricultural remote sensing; algorithm development; time series analysis; precision agriculture; yield prediction; crop monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation)
Artificial Intelligence and Remote Sensing Applications in Natural Ecology Monitoring submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2362 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; remote sensing; natural ecology; machine learning; deep learning; data fusion; biodiversity monitoring; ecosystem dynamics; species distribution modeling; climate change ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecological Remote Sensing)
Remote Sensing Technologies in Precision Agriculture: From Ground Vehicles to Aerial and Handheld Platforms
edited by Renato Herrig Furlanetto, Xu 'Kevin' Wang, and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2009 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision agriculture; crop monitoring; AI techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation)
Monitoring Surface Water Dynamics and Quality Using Modern Remote Sensing
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1904 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface water dynamics; water quality monitoring; inland and ocean remote sensing; hyperspectral and multispectral imaging; SAR and LiDAR applications; AI and machine learning in water studies; climate and anthropogenic impacts; hydrology and water resources; aquatic ecosystems; UAV and satellite observations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
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 1878 | 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 Remote Sensing Technology for Ground Deformation
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1856 | 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)
Advanced AI and Machine Learning for Monitoring Vegetation Dynamics
edited by , , Michael Henke and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1562 | Submission Open
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence (AI); machine learning; remote sensing; vegetation monitoring; deep learning; earth observation; precision agriculture; forest monitoring; UAV/Drone Imagery; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation)
Advances in Transformer-Based Models for Multi-Modal Remote Sensing Data Fusion and Analysis
edited by Bowen Du, Hongming Zhu and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1495 | 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 Extreme Heat Events, Urban Heat Islands, and Public Health Impacts: Integrating Hydrological and Atmospheric Dynamics submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 1342 | 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
Mobile Laser Scanning Systems for Underground Applications
edited by and Chester Andrew Sellers
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1192 | 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
Perspectives of Remote Sensing to Assess Forest Structure and Diversity
edited by , , and Hailan Jiang
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1179 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest structure; biodiversity; LiDAR; satellite observation; UAV; vegetation remote sensing.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Remote Sensing)
Mapping the Blue: Remote Sensing in Water Resource Management
edited by , and Wen Zhang
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1094 | 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)
Advances in Remote Sensing for Coastline Dynamics, Bathymetry and Water Bottom Mapping
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1089 | 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)
Remote Sensing of Forests, Grasslands, and Lakes and Their Interactions
edited by , Shasha Liu and Bin Sun
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1017 | 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)
Satellite LiDAR for Vegetation Structure and Biomass Estimation: Advances with ICESat-2 and GEDI
edited by , , Cangjiao Wang and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 919 | 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)
AI, Large Language Models, and Remote Sensing for Disaster Monitoring
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 917 | 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)
InSAR for Geohazard Monitoring: From Deformation Detection to Risk Assessment
edited by Xianmin Wang, and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 912 | 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)
Land Degradation Assessment with Earth Observation (Third Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 892 | 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 submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 871 | 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)
Urban Ecology Monitoring Using Remote Sensing
edited by , and Yindi Zhao
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 861 | 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)
3D Urban Reconstruction from Point Clouds and Optical Imagery: Modeling and Applications
edited by , , Milad Ramezani and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 848 | 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 Urban Morphology Changes
edited by , , Xin Huang, Yue Xu and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 797 | 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)
Foundation Model-Based Multi-Modal Data Fusion in Remote Sensing
edited by Xianping Ma, , Zhen Wang and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 716 | 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)
Urban Remote Sensing: State-of-the-Art Reviews and Future Perspectives
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 680 | 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)
Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing for Urban Land Use and Land Cover Mapping
edited by Zhixin Qi and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 674 | 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)
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