Remote Sensing

Evaluation of Ecological Environment Quality Using Remote Sensing

edited by

Qifei Zhang

,

Gonghuan Fang

and

Shuhua Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing technology; ecological environment quality; vegetation dynamics; land use/cover change (LUCC); ecosystem monitoring; ecological model

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

Geospatial Big Data and Remote Sensing for Urban Analysis

edited by

Chen Zhou

, Chao Sun, Shanqi Zhang and Manchun Li

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: geospatial big data; remote sensing; multi-source geographical data fusion; urban planning; AI-driven modeling; decision support; real-time monitoring

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

AI-Empowered Remote Sensing Monitoring and Geospatial Analysis for Ocean and Coastal Environments

edited by Gang Yang,

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and

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal ocean modeling; coastal ocean remote sensing; coastal and ocean environment monitoring; coastal ocean forecasting; biodiversity; ecological process and risk assessment; artificial intelligence (AI); deep learning; UAV; radar; digital twin; ocean and coastal scenario— simulation

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

High Earth Orbit Spaceborne SAR Systems, Technologies, and Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Jianlai Chen

,

Yu Li

, Yongkang Li and

Mengdao Xing

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: new imaging mechanism and theory; high Earth orbit spaceborne SAR; moving target indication; interference suppression; SAR image recognition and interpretation; antenna technologies for high Earth orbit spaceborne SAR; artificial intelligence in SAR applications; L-SAR4

Advancements in Ionospheric Research: Remote Sensing, Space Weather Impacts, and Machine Learning

edited by

Bo Xiong

and

Biqiang Zhao

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing techniques; ionospheric modeling; ionospheric disturbances due to ionospheric irregularities; geomagnetic storms; solar flares; and solar eclipses

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

Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing and Advanced Computational Frameworks for Landslide Detection and Predictive Modeling

edited by

Paraskevas Tsangaratos

,

Wei Chen

and

Ioanna Ilia

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: earth observation data— remote sensing technology; geographic information systems; machine learning; soft computing; landslide susceptibility; hazardous; and risk mapping; explainable AI in landslide phenomena prediction

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

UAV Applications for Forest Management: Wood Volume, Biomass, and Mapping (Second Edition)

edited by

Mauro Maesano

and

Federico Valerio Moresi

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV; drone; remote sensing; forest management; forest inventory; precision forestry

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

Reviews in Remote Sensing Image Processing: Methods, Architectures, and Applications

edited by Qi Wang

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing; remote sensing; review; survey

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

LiDAR Technology in Forest Ecosystems: Advances and Applications in Forest Management, Monitoring and Modelling

edited by Matteo Mura

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: LiDAR; airborne laser scanning; forest inventory; forest biometrics; large area estimation; forest management; forest monitoring

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

Advancements in Atmospheric Turbulence Remote Sensing

edited by Andreu Salcedo-Bosch and

Simone Lolli

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open

Keywords: turbulence; atmospheric remote sensing; wind; boundary layer; lidar; radar; clear air turbulence

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

Intelligent Processing, Mining and Application of Remote Sensing Information

edited by

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, Xing Wang,

and

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18254 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing image processing; artificial intelligence; fusion of multi-sensor remote sensing data; nighttime light remote sensing; sustainable development goals; disaster and natural resource monitoring; socioeconomic remote sensing

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

Temporal Resolution, a Key Factor in Environmental Risk Assessment II - Integrating Data from Multiple Data Sources

edited by

Adrian Ursu

,

Cristian Constantin Stoleriu

and

Marian Mierlă

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11942 | Submission Open

Keywords: time series data and projections; rapid evaluation of the impact of extreme events on the environment and society; climate change; environmental risks; land-use and land-cover changes Multispectral; hyperspectral and LiDAR data from a temporal perspective; ecosystems monitoring from RS data; history and heritage; multiple data source integrated in time evolution analysis

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

Advancements in Thunderstorm Nowcasting and Atmospheric Electricity Monitoring by Remote Sensing

edited by

Richard Müller

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7581 | Submission Open

Keywords: thunderstorms; convective initiation; lightning; life cycle; hazards

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

Remote Sensing in Hydrometeorology and Natural Hazards

edited by

Peng Sun

,

Linyao Dong

and Rui Yao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7264 | Submission Open

Keywords: warming climate; remote sensing; hydrological cycle; hydrological hazards; hydrometeorology; climatic and hydrological extremes

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

Artificial Intelligence and Big Data for Oceanography (2nd Edition)

edited by

Yongqing Li

,

Weimin Huang

and

Peng Ren

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2352 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; oceanography; big data; remote sensing; information extraction; data mining

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

Artificial Intelligence and Remote Sensing for Geohazards

edited by

Pierluigi Confuorto

,

Silvia Bianchini

,

Chiara Martinello

and Davide Festa

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1823 | Submission Open

Keywords: modeling; monitoring; landslides; subsidence; geohazard; susceptibility; risk analysis; GIS; machine learning

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

Advanced Deep Learning Techniques for Information Extraction and Analysis of Remote Sensing Imagery

edited by Hao Zhu and Biao Hou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1497 | Submission Open

Keywords: image fusion; image segmentation; object detection; model acceleration or compression; image matching

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

Remote Sensing for Mineral Exploration: Current Progress and Future Vision

edited by

Hengqian Zhao

, Zhifang Zhao,

Joana Cardoso-Fernandes

and Deshuai Yuan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1205 | Submission Open

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

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

Development and Implementation of Early Detection and Warning Methods for Natural Hazards Utilizing Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1045 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; reanalysis data; method development; natural hazards; early identification; monitoring and early warnings; glacier-related disasters; hill fire monitoring; flash flood; debris flow; drought; landslides

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

Water Quality Monitoring and Quantitative Analysis in Marine and Inland Areas Utilizing Remote Sensing Techniques

edited by Jing Tan,

Ishan Joshi

and

Zhigang Cao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 859 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean color; eutrophication; water quality; multi-sensor data; optical properties; atmospheric correction; marine ecosystems; remote sensing data

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

Remote Sensing of Land Surfaces: Observation, Modeling, and Data Assimilation

edited by

Yansong Bao

and

Fu Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 797 | Submission Open

Keywords: land surface process; data assimilation; remote sensing ; land cover; soil moisture

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

Big Data Era: AI Technology for SAR and PolSAR Image

edited by

Weidong Sun

,

Jinqi Zhao

, Yexian Ren and Weixian Tan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 645 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic aperture radar image processing; radar polarimetry; microwave remote sensing; explainable artificial intelligence; deep learning; earth resource monitoring; target attribute extraction

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

Hyperspectral Classification in Remote Sensing: State-of-the-Art Methods and Emerging Trends

edited by

Hao Sun

, Zhigang Tu, Le Dong and

Zhitong Xiong

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 381 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral image classification; remote sensing; spectral-spatial features; feature extraction; deep learning; machine learning

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

Assessment of Climate Change Impact on Terrestrial Ecosystems in Arid Regions Using Remote Sensing Data

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submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; terrestrial ecosystems; arid regions; remote sensing; vegetation dynamics; ecosystem monitoring; land surface phenology; natural resource management; nature-based solutions (NbS)

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

Global Vegetation Cover Estimated from Remote Sensing

edited by Mingzhu He and

Markus Hollaus

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation coverage; remote sensing; multi-sourced data; machine learning; data fusion

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

Monitoring and Assessment of Ecohydrological Evolution of River–Lake–Wetland Systems Based on Remote Sensing Big Data

edited by

Yanfeng Wu

and

Hsiang-te Kung

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing big data; ecohydrological evolution; river– lake– coastal wetland systems; ecological monitoring; hydrological assessment; machine learning; data analytics

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

Applications of Photogrammetry and Lidar Techniques in Cultural Heritage Documentation

edited by

Filiberto Chiabrando

, Alberto Mendikute and

Dominique Rissolo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerial/terrestrial data integration; LiDAR/photogrammetry integration; MMSs (mobile mapping systems); SLAM; hyperspectral; thermal; and multispectral sensors; different approaches in 3D modeling; scan to BIM; HBIM; memory twin/digital twin; AI base point cloud classification; AI-generated 3D models; paradata and metadata; semantic classifications; new methods and strategies for 3D surveys; three-dimensional and immersive visualization; including virtual; augmented; and mixed reality; the preservation and protection of cultural heritage; digital cultural heritage applications and services

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

Earth Observations of Pre-Fire Fuel Conditions for the Prediction of Large-Scale Wildfires: Building Up Operational Systems

edited by Ju Hyoung Lee

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: large-scale wildfires; microwave sensors; fuel conditions; forest temperature; vegetation moisture; fire severity; fire prediction

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

Artificial Intelligence for Coastal Remote Sensing: Dataset and Application

edited by

Chunpeng Chen

,

Panpan Xu

and Pengfei Tang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; automated mapping; coastal wetlands; river deltas; multi-source data fusion; earth observation big data

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

3D Scene Perception and Reconstruction of Remote Sensing Imagery

edited by

Jun Xiao

, Haiyong Jiang,

Lupeng Liu

and

Zhengda Lu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-modal fusion; structural reconstruction; weak supervision and semi-supervision; remote sensing; annotation efficiency

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

Remote Sensing-Driven Digital Twins for Climate-Adaptive Cities

edited by

Hossein M. Rizeei

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twin frameworks; deep learning and transformer models; multi-sensor data fusion (optical; SAR; and LiDAR); urban heat island and environmental indicator mapping; feature extraction (buildings; impervious surfaces; and green spaces); spatiotemporal change detection; AI-powered decision-support systems

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

Applications of Remotely Sensed Data in Hydrology and Climatology (Third Edition)

edited by

Yuei-An Liou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; satellite observation; water resources; global water and energy cycles; remote sensing; water reservoir monitoring; cloud; temperature; humidity; precipitation; wind; etc.

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

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

edited by Matthew McGill

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 10 | 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)

Integrating Artificial Intelligence and Remote Sensing for Wildfire Detection, Monitoring and Management

edited by

Arnick Abdollahi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; wildfire; bushfire risk modelling and reduction; earth and space science informatics; environmental assessment and monitoring; photogrammetry and remote sensing; natural hazards; image processing; machine learning

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

Radiative Transfer Models for Remote Sensing Land Surface Parameter Estimation

edited by Xinyan Liu,

Yichuan Ma

,

Guodong Zhang

and

Anxin Ding

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiative transfer model; surface parameter estimation; physical model; satellite product; machine learning; moderate and high resolution

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

Theory and Applications of Satellite Remote Sensing Fusing Lidars with Optical and Thermal Sensors in Oceanography and Limnology

edited by

Xiao Hua Wang

, Yanfang Xiao, Song Ye,

Yue Ma

and

Jian Yang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite lidar; photon-counting lidar; oceanography and limnology; ocean color; subsurface optical/biological properties; satellite-derived bathymetry; sea surface temperature

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

Advances in Remote Sensing of the Polar Ice with High Frequency(HF) to L Band Radar

edited by

Shinan Lang

,

Xiangbin Cui

,

Bo Zhao

and Pedro Fidel Espín-López

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open

Keywords: ice sounding radar; system design; signal processing; Antarctic; Arctic; mountain glaciers; subglacial conditions; snow cover; sea ice; satellite and aerial cryosphere

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

Multimodal AI-empowered Remote Sensing: Image Fusion and Analysis

edited by

Jie Guo

, F. Richard Yu and

Yinghua Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal remote sensing; cross-modal learning; remote sensing image fusion; image enhancement; domain adaptation

(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 1 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 17 | 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)

Crop Yield Prediction Using Remote Sensing Techniques

edited by

Maninder Singh Dhillon

submission deadline 26 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop yield prediction; remote sensing; NDVI and vegetation indices; machine learning; light use efficiency (LUE); data fusion (e.g.; MODIS– Landsat); phenology and crop growth models; climate and environmental drivers; UAV and satellite imagery; precision agriculture

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

Advances in Earth Observation to Improve Flood Disaster Monitoring and Management (Second Edition)

edited by

Valeria Satriano

,

Mariapia Faruolo

and Sandro Martinis

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8426 | Submission Open

Keywords: flood disaster; flood monitoring and management; remote sensing; modelling; machine learning

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

Machine Learning for Applications in Agriculture and Vegetation Using Remote Sensing

edited by

Christoph Jörges

and

Aaron Moody

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3804 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; remote sensing; data mining; water– energy– food nexus; crop yield prediction; agriculture; climate change; sustainable irrigation and fertilization

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

Remote Sensing for Soil and Water Conservation and Sustainable Development in the Context of Climate Change

edited by

Shaohua Lei

,

Xiaojun Wang

, Guoqing Wang, Shuai Zeng,

Yongjian Ruan

and

Xianghui Lu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2857 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil and water conservation; management techniques for soil and water loss; net primary productivity; aquatic ecosystems health; water quality parameters retrieval; non-optically active parameters; machine/deep learning; vegetation phenology; lake/river ice phenology; climate change and human activities impacts

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

Microwave Remote Sensing for Object Detection (2nd Edition)

edited by

Guangcai Sun

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1853 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic aperture radar (SAR); airborne and satellite systems; objection detection and recognition; machine learning; compressive sensing; deep neural network sand few sample learning; ground moving target indication (GMTI); change detection in SAR images; generative adversarial networks (GANs); ship detection and ship traffic

Advanced Techniques of Spaceborne Surveillance Radar

edited by

Jingwei Xu

, Weiwei Wang, Yanhong Xu and Yuhong Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1533 | Submission Open

Keywords: spaceborne radar system; spaceborne antenna technique; array signal processing; moving target detection; non-homogeneity clutter suppression; jamming suppression; multi-target tracking

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

Advancements in Autonomous UAVs for Infrastructure Inspection and Monitoring

edited by

Bashar Alsadik

, Samer Karam and

Daniel Rodrigues Dos Santos

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 987 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV; UAS; and drones; autonomous; SLAM; path planning; big data; infrastructure; civil engineering; machine learning and deep learning; three-dimensional mapping; navigation; data fusion; LiDAR; RGB-D; mapping; real-time; graph-based; Kalman filter; active exploration

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

Advances in Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data Fusion and Analysis

edited by

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submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 794 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-source remote sensing data; deep learning; multi-source image fusion; pansharpening; classification; change detection; anomaly detection; target detection

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

Remote Sensing for Maritime Monitoring

edited by Peng Liu,

Jin Xu

and

Bingxin Liu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 166 | 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)

AI-Enhanced Remote Sensing and Land Surface Modeling for Terrestrial Hydrology and Climate Systems

edited by

Ya Huang

,

Yuyan Zhou

and Qing Yang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence (AI); land surface model; remote sensing data assimilation; hydroclimatic extremes; climate modeling; human– environment interactions; hydrometeorological variables monitoring

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

Interpretation and Attribution of Land Subsidence: A Remote Sensing and Machine Learning Perspective

edited by

Alex Hay-Man Ng

,

Linlin Ge

,

Hsing-Chung Chang

and Zheyuan Du

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

Keywords: land subsidence; remote sensing; machine learning; deep learning; subsidence monitoring; predictive modeling; data fusion; ground deformation

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

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