Remote Sensing

Advancing Process Representation for Hydrological Modeling Across Spatiotemporal Scales

edited by

Yao Li

,

Tangao Hu

and

Tianlong Jia

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 372 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrological modeling; spatiotemporal scales; flood; drought; data-scarce regions; hybrid models; remote sensing

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

Remote Sensing of the Global Cryosphere: Development, Application and Challenges

edited by Qiang Shen,

Donghui Shangguan

and

Xianwei Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 351 | Submission Open

Keywords: cryosphere remote sensing; glacier dynamics; InSAR; ice-sheet mass balance; sea ice monitoring; permafrost deformation; snow remote sensing; multi-sensor fusion; AI in geoscience

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

Advanced Remote Sensing Image Processing Techniques for Plant Disease Detection

edited by

Yu Oishi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 343 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant disease diagnosis; early detection; drone; monitoring; image recognition; object detection; image classification; image segmentation; new sensors; applications

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

Integration of Multispectral, LiDAR, and Artificial Intelligence Approaches for Characterizing Wetland Dynamics and Ecological Status

edited by

Javier Estornell

and

Maria-Teresa Sebastia-Frasquet

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: bathymetric LiDAR; machine learning; deep learning; classification; wetland; water quality; chlorophyll-a; suspended solids

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

Remote Sensing Applications for Urban Tree Inventory, Health, and Management

edited by Jonathan Pando Ocón,

John Rogan

and

G. Andrew Fricker

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: applied remote sensing; urban forestry; tree segmentation; machine learning; deep learning; species/genus classification; vegetation health assessment; urban planning

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

3D Geospatial Intelligence and Scene Understanding from Multi-Source Remote Sensing

edited by

Banghui Yang

,

Jian Liu

and

Jing Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-source data fusion; 3D realistic geospatial landscape model and digital twins; virtual geographic environments (VGE); 3D gaussian splatting (3DGS) for geospatial applications; multi-sensor SLAM and geo-localization; smart aerospace infrastructure; advanced remote sensing for agricultural water resources management; natural hazard simulation

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

Multimodal Sensing and Fusion Driven Intelligent Computing in Advanced Remote Sensing

edited by

Jinchang Ren

,

Jon Atli Benediktsson

,

Maher Assaad

,

Jaime Zabalza

and

Erlei Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal remote sensing; data fusion; hyperspectral imaging; SAR and LiDAR integration; intelligent image processing; machine learning for earth observation

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

Vegetation Dynamics Monitoring Using Satellite Remote Sensing

edited by

Chuanwu Zhao

,

Yi Yu

and Haishuo Wei

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation dynamics; vegetation phenology; drought and heat stress; remote sensing; time-series analysis; machine learning; vegetation recovery; land use and land cover change; ecological resilience

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

Optical Remote Sensing for Deep Space Exploration

edited by Bin Xue, Weiming Xu and Yiyi Zhao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical remote sensing instrumentation; radiometric and geometric calibration; hyperspectral spectroscopy; laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS); Raman spectroscopy; autonomous optical navigation; in situ and orbital remote sensing; deep space exploration missions; sensor validation and performance evaluation; multi-technique integration

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

Intelligent Processing and Analysis of LiDAR Point Clouds

edited by

Jie Sun

,

Wenxia Dai

and

Wen Xiao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: lidar point clouds; 3D data processing; deep learning for point clouds; point cloud segmentation and classification; 3D object detection; multimodal data fusion; autonomous systems and robotics; geospatial analysis and remote sensing; real-time and edge computing; semantic scene understanding

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

Satellite-Based Remote Sensing for Land Cover and Land Use Mapping in Agriculture

edited by Rémi D'Annunzio

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: commodities; land use change; monitoring; agroforestry; deforestation; perennial crop mapping

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

Advancements in Infrared Sounding Techniques and Applications

edited by Na Li and Xiaobin Zhao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: atmospheric profiles; surface temperature; cloud properties; trace gases; fire detection; space target recognition; spectral signature analysis; radiometric calibration; urban heat; greenhouse gases

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

Research Progress of Radar Remote Sensing in Sea Ice Monitoring

edited by

Igor L. Zakharov

and

Xuebo Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing of sea ice; systems for sea ice and iceberg surveillance; algorithms for sea ice parameter retrieval; model-based sea ice monitoring; sea ice instruments and new algorithms for data assimilation in models; iceberg detection

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

Imagery Classification and Feature Extraction Based on Hyperspectral Remote Sensing (Second Edition)

edited by

Xia Xu

, Yuanchao Su and

Xuanwen Tao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; hyperspectral image; image classification; feature extraction; artificial intelligence; image processing

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

Remote Sensing for Disaster Science: Building Damage Recognition and Analysis

edited by

Fang Fang

, Shengwen Li,

Xiao Liu

and

Yongyang Xu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; disaster damage assessment; building damage detection; multi-modal remote sensing; high-resolution imagery; SAR-optical fusion; UAV remote sensing; LiDAR point clouds; deep learning; vision transformers

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

Application of Remote Sensing Data in Data Assimilation, Reanalysis and Artificial Intelligence for Mesoscale Numerical Weather Models (Third Edition)

edited by

, Yunheng Wang,

,

,

and

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: advances in remote sensing data assimilation; new types of remote sensing observations; network design or data analysis with numerical models; convective-allowing and regional numerical model developments; probabilistic prediction methods; verification methods and statistical modeling; new developments in artificial intelligence for numerical models; regional and global data reanalysis techniques; coupled data assimilation; artificial intelligence; machine learning; air-quality research

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

Advances in GNSS Radio Occultation: Observation Physics, Uncertainty, Earth System Applications, and Using AI to Improve the RO Retrievals

edited by

Shu-Peng Ho

and

Michael E. Gorbunov

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS RO; boundary-layer retrievals; weather applications; atmospheric applications; benchmark observation for weather and climate model evaluation; AI applications on RO inversion

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

Exploring the Electromagnetic Environment and Natural Hazard Disturbances in Space Using Remote Sensing Satellites and Ground-Based Observations

edited by

Zeren Zhima

and

Angelo De Santis

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetism satellite; infrared/hyperspectral remote sensing; GNSS technology; the electromagnetic environment; natural hazards monitoring

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

Monitoring and Assessment of Watershed Aquatic Ecosystems Based on Remote Sensing Technology

edited by Nan Shan and

Qian Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; water quality parameter retrieval; eutrophication assessment; evapotranspiration; watershed management; river flow; chlorophyll-a concentration; drought and flood monitoring; watershed ecosystem assessment

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

Advanced Object Detection, Classification and Recognition in VIR Optical and SAR Remote Sensing Imagery

edited by Yuan Liu, Chunlai Li and

Dongdong Pang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; object detection; image classification; small object detection; deep learning

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

Multimodal Remote Sensing and Big Data Analytics for Earth Observation

edited by

Gizem Senel

,

Mehmet Furkan Celik

and

Mustafa Serkan Isik

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal remote sensing; big geospatial data; data fusion; GeoAI; time-series analysis; deep learning; foundational models in remote sensing; cloud computing; geospatial analytics

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

Integrating Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing for Surface Deformation and Geohazard Detection

edited by

Zhuge Xia

,

Kun Qian

, Mimi Peng, Qi Zhang and

Wandi Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-sensor remote sensing; surface deformation; geohazard detection; InSAR; GNSS; time-series analysis; machine learning; data fusion

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

Advances in Satellite Gravity Field Retrieval: From GRACE/GRACE-FO to Future Missions

edited by Malgorzata Szelachowska and Walyeldeen Godah

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: gravity satellite missions; satellite mission constellation; technological innovations; hydrology; groundwater; cryosphere; noise reduction; data integration

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

Intelligent Spatio-Temporal Dynamic Analysis Based on Multi-Temporal Remote Sensing Images

edited by

Yiming Yan

,

Zhiqi Pang

,

Suleman Mazhar

and Wenxiang Zhu

submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open

Keywords: semantic segmentation; instance segmentation; panoptic segmentation; multi-temporal target correlation; multi-temporal target re-identification; change detection; remote sensing image description; change description; change analysis application

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

Remote Sensing for Monitoring Glacier and Ice Sheet Margin Dynamics

edited by

Levan Tielidze

submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: glacier and ice sheet dynamics; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); satellite altimetry; machine learning in cryosphere studies; multi-sensor data fusion; glacier change detection and monitoring

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

Advances in Deep Learning Change Detection Based on High-Resolution Remote Sensing Imagery

edited by

Daifeng Peng

,

Sicong Liu

, Yuxing Chen and Zhi Zheng

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1339 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-resolution remote sensing imagery; change detection; deep learning; foundation model; vision-language model; label-efficient learning; domain adaptation; zero-shot learning

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

Machine Learning for Feature Extraction and Classification in Remote Sensing Images

edited by Peng Dou,

Chunlin Huang

and

Weixiao Han

submission deadline 16 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 831 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; feature extraction; image classification; remote sensing imagery; deep learning; target detection; hyperspectral imagery; SAR imagery; intelligent interpretation

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

Applications of SAR for Environment Observation Analysis (Second Edition)

edited by

Vahid Akbari

,

Masoud Mahdianpari

and

Nizar Bouhlel

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic aperture radar (SAR); InSAR phase analysis; tomographic SAR; NISAR mission; BIOMASS mission; SAR polarimetry; environmental monitoring; machine learning for SAR; multitemporal SAR analysis; earth observation

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

Advances in Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing for Vegetation Monitoring

edited by

Shan Lu

and

Chunying Ren

submission deadline 29 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11915 | Submission Open

Keywords: SAR– optical synergy; thermal– optical synergy; LIDAR– optical synergy; SIF– multispectral synergy; vegetation biomass; vegetation phenology; vegetation mapping; vegetation parameter inversion

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

Image Analysis for Forest Environmental Monitoring (2nd Edition)

edited by

El Khalil Cherif

and

Catarina Barata

submission deadline 29 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open

Keywords: image analysis; remote sensing; environment monitoring; forests; multispectral and hypespectral imaging; airborne image

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

GeoAI and EO Big Data Driven Advances in Earth Environmental Science (Second Edition)

edited by

, Hui Lin,

,

and

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3920 | Submission Open

Keywords: earth observation big data; GeoAI; multisource/multimodal data fusion; long time-series analysis; retrievals of environmental variables; postprocessing of environmental variable retrievals; monitoring; evaluation; and prediction; land cover land use; natural hazards; high-impact events

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

Remote Sensing for Planetary Geomorphology and Mapping

edited by

Weiming Cheng

and

Zhiyong Xiao

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1038 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantitative geomorphology; planetary geomorphology; remote sensing; DEM; GIS; impact geomorphology; ecological and environmental change; geology; geomorphological evolution; geomorphological classification and mapping

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

Advanced Image Processing Technologies and Applications for Remote Sensing

edited by Feiming Wei,

Tao Zhang

and Jin Ma

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1019 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; advanced image processing; target recognition; image classification; object detection

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

Monitoring Water Resources and Hydraulic Infrastructure with GNSS, InSAR, GRACE and SWOT Satellite Observations

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 951 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resources; hydraulic infrastructure; GNSS; InSAR; GRACE; SWOT; satellite observations; artificial intelligence; remote sensing

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

Multimodal Fusion for SAR Target Detection: Recent Advances and Challenges

edited by

,

,

,

and Jinsong Zhang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 504 | Submission Open

Keywords: SAR target detection; multimodal fusion; multi-sensor registration; deep learning; explainable models; LiDAR; optical data fusion; multi-platform collaboration; target recognition

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

Mobile Mapping Systems in Environmental Remote Sensing: Advances for Urban and Forest Applications

edited by

Ehsan Khoramshahi

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: mobile mapping systems (MMS); LiDAR; GNSS/INS integration; photogrammetry; urban remote sensing; forest remote sensing; multi-source data fusion; geospatial data processing; artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning; environmental monitoring

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

Multi-Source Remote Sensing for Cloud and Precipitation Monitoring

edited by

Yi Chang

and Zhaoxin Cai

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: clouds and precipitation; multi-source observation; weather modification; macro and micro characteristics; in situ observations; fog monitoring; aerosol– cloud– precipitation interactions

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

Application of Advanced Remote Sensing Techniques in Mining Areas

edited by

Tingting He

,

He Ren

and

Yongjun Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14268 | 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

Signal Processing, Image Processing and Fusion Techniques in Remote Sensing

edited by

Georgia Koukiou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10114 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; multichannel information; sensor types; signal processing; image processing; information fusion; registration; elevation models; target detection; surface characterization

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

Using Earth Observation Data to Monitor Deforestation and Forest Degradation to Ensure Compliance with Regulatory Frameworks

edited by

Melvin Lippe

,

Margret Köthke

,

Ramon Felipe Bicudo Silva

and Arief Wijaya

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7333 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced remote sensing technologies; big data; GeoAI; and GIS integration; land cover and land use change; deforestation monitoring; forest degradation; regulatory compliance; zero-deforestation; sustainability governance

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

Deep Learning-Based Cloud Detection and Removal for Remote Sensing Images

edited by

Jun Li

, Libo Wang,

Wufan Zhao

and

Yang Du

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6471 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; cloud detection; cloud removal; image restoration; data fusion; pattern recognition

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

Emerging Remote Sensing Technologies in Coastal Observation

edited by

Anselme Muzirafuti

and

Andrew Clive Banks

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4144 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI foundation model; deep learning; machine learning; shoreline; coastal erosion; coastline; earth observation; satellite-derived shoreline; marine science; coastal vulnerability; sea level rise; tidal modeling

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

Advanced Applications of Radar Remote Sensing and Artificial Intelligence in Meteorology and Hydrology

edited by

Dong-In Lee

and

Kaoshen Chung

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3171 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI and deep learning models for radar-based rainfall estimation; global case studies of radar-aided flood and storm forecasting; machine learning for hydrometeor classification using dual-pol radar; variational wind retrieval using radar networks; AI-driven analysis of tropical cyclones; hurricanes; and typhoons; orographic precipitation modeling across diverse terrains; integration of radar data with satellite or reanalysis products; cross-continental comparison of precipitation microphysics using disdrometers; radar and AI applications for snow; hail; and mixed-phase precipitation systems

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

Remote Sensing and AI for Agricultural Land Mapping, Monitoring, and Management

edited by Peng Zhang,

Quanlong Feng

, Pengfei Tang and

Won-Ho Nam

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2961 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; artificial intelligence (AI); agricultural mapping; agricultural monitoring; deep learning; multi-source data fusion; precision agriculture; big data platforms

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

Remote Sensing of Climate–Vegetation Dynamics and Their Effects on Ecosystems (Third Edition)

edited by

Chung-Te Chang

and

Junhu Dai

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2186 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation and animal phenology; regular climate; climatic fluctuation; disturbance; PhenoCam; multisource remotely sensed data; productivity; water and biogeochemical cycles; wildlife phenology derived from remote sensing

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

Small Target Detection, Recognition, and Tracking in Remote Sensing

edited by Xiaoyong Sun, Bei Sun and Peng Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1321 | Submission Open

Keywords: single and multi-modal approaches; small target detection; target recognition; target tracking; remote sensing; modal selection and integration; deep learning fusion; modal optimization and fusion; adaptive modal selection

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

Advances in Remote Sensing for Crop Monitoring and Food Security (Second Edition)

edited by

Lili Xu

, Yingying Dong,

Ran Huang

and

Hao Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1236 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop monitoring; land use change; high-resolution imagery; precision agriculture; phenology; growth stages; vegetation indices; crop stress detection; yield models; machine learning

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

Advances in Machine Learning for Wetland Mapping and Monitoring

edited by

Michael Allan Merchant

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1219 | Submission Open

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

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

Remote Sensing for Vegetation Dynamic Monitoring, Carbon and Ecological Assessment

edited by Haidong Li,

Wenjuan Shen

,

Xiangping Hu

and Yamei Shao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1084 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation dynamics; revegetation effectiveness; ecological restoration; carbon sinks; ecological monitoring; environmental interaction; biodiversity monitoring and evaluation; climate adaptation; multimodal remote sensing

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

Earth Observation Using Satellite Global Images of Remote Sensing (2nd Edition)

edited by

Giuliana Bilotta

and

Jon Atli Benediktsson

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 865 | Submission Open

Keywords: image analysis applications to remote sensing; image segmentation; image classification; image edge detection; change detection; image processing and pattern recognition; mathematical morphology; object based image analysis; feature extraction; remote sensing applications; microwave remote sensing; SAR

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

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