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Automatic Segmentation, Reconstruction, and Modelling from Laser Scanning Data submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 27203 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Combination of LiDAR and UAS Data for Geological and Environmental Applications submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 22983 | Submission Open
Keywords: Terrestrial Laser Scanner; point clouds; microtopography; digital geomorphology; 3D representation; LiDAR; SLAM
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
The Emerging Trends and Applications of Big Data and Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Remote Sensing II submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20804 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI Remote Sensing)
Machine Learning and Automation in Remote Sensing Applied in Hydrological Processes submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14797 | Submission Open
Keywords: automation; artificial intelligence; flood risk automation; GIS tools; Google Earth Engine; hydrological processes; machine learning; neural networks; remote sensing automation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Remote Sensing in Engineering Geology (Third Edition) submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14315 | Submission Open
Keywords: engineering geology; ground subsidence; landslides monitoring; hydrogeology; ground deformation analyses; coastal engineering; natural hazards; remote sensing technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)
Calibration and Validation of SAR Data and Derived Products
edited by Muriel Pinheiro and Clément Albinet
submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13087 | Submission Open
Keywords: SAR; calibration and validation; FRM; reference targets; reference databases; quality monitoring; inter-comparison
(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Observation Data)
Advanced Multi-GNSS Positioning and Its Applications in Geoscience
edited by Ahao Wang, , Xuexi Liu, Xiangdong An and
submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11591 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-GNSS; multi-sensor fusion; low-cost GNSS receivers; low Earth orbiter (LEO); real-time kinematic (RTK); precise point positioning (PPP); atmospheric modeling; surface deformation monitoring; ionospheric irregularities analysis; GNSS geoscience applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
The Use of Remote Sensing Data in Water Resources Management: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8484 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface water; groundwater; visible data; thermal data; radar data monitoring; natural variability; climate change; anthropogenic variability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Observation Data)
Applications of Remote Sensing in Vegetation Cover and Phenology Observation
edited by and Annarita D’Addabbo
submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8045 | Submission Open
Keywords: vegetation monitoring; plant phenology; multispectral and hyperspectral imaging; environmental monitoring; satellite; aerial and UAV data fusion; vegetation pathology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Environmental Monitoring Based on Remote Sensing, Earth Observation and Geoinformation submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5527 | Submission Open
Keywords: earth observation; remote sensing; geoinformation; geographical information systems; geospatial software tools; geoinformatics; operational products validation; natural disasters; time series analysis; multispectral and hyperspectral remote sensing sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Advanced Spaceborne SAR Processing Techniques for Target Detection submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2601 | Submission Open
Keywords: spaceborne SAR; autofocusing; hybrid SAR/ISAR; target detection; moving target indication; ground moving target indication (GMTI); space time adaptive processing (STAP); displaced phase center antenna (DPCA); clutter mitigation; detect-before-focusing; deep learning; machine learning; SAR image intelligent processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Vegetation Biophysical Variables and Remote Sensing Applications (Second Edition)
edited by and
submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2453 | Submission Open
Keywords: vegetation biophysical variables; parameter retrieval; data fusion; vegetation dynamics; carbon cycling; LiDAR; SAR; precision agriculture; ecological modelling; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation)
3D Modelling of Earthquake Damage by Remote Sensing
edited by Yolanda Sánchez and
submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open
Keywords: 3D modeling; geohazards; remote sensing; GIS; seismology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)
Remote Sensing in Geomatics (Second Edition) submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 22445 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; radar; thermal; optical; interferometry; hyperspectral; geostatistics; geodesy; cartography; GIS; WebGIS; DSS; GNSS; LIDAR; geometric and radiometric accuracy; photogrammetry; UAV
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)
Recent Advances in Water Quality Monitoring submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15433 | Submission Open
Keywords: water quality assessment; marine pollution; eutrophication; phytoplankton; HABs; marine litter; oil spills; dumping of dredge spoil; eddies and ecosystem dynamics in open waters
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Remote Sensing Measurements of Land Use and Land Cover
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5543 | Submission Open
Keywords: image classification; change detection; image processing; urban sprawl; environmental science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Advances in Remote Sensing Used in Mineral Exploration
edited by Hai Li and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5047 | Submission Open
Keywords: mineral exploration; geospatial analysis; data integration; geological mapping; machine learning; hyperspectral imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Deep Learning-Driven Remote Sensing Image Processing for Object Detection and Localization
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4884 | Submission Open
Keywords: object detection/tracking/localization; data fusion; weakly supervised object detection; artificial intelligence; deep learning; computer vision; convolutional neural networks; feature extraction; image segmentation; image processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
3D Virtual Reconstruction for Cultural Heritage (Second Edition) submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4301 | Submission Open
Keywords: virtual reality; augmented reality; cultural heritage; 3D reconstruction; 3D modelling; reality-based modelling; integration of data; multi-source data; hidden cultural heritage; digital twin in cultural heritage; virtual tourism; virtual tour; virtual devices; storytelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Remote Sensing)
Remote Sensing of Floods: Progress, Challenges and Opportunities (Second Edition) submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2685 | Submission Open
Keywords: floods; flood monitoring; flood impact; flood damage; remote Sensing; progress; challenges; and opportunities; inland flooding; urban flooding; flash flooding; coastal flooding; optical remote sensing; RADAR remote sensing; hyperspectral remote sensing; spatial resolution; high/moderate/low spatial resolution; temporal resolution; high/moderate/low temporal resolution; space-borne remote sensing; air-borne remote sensing; drone/UAV; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); light detection and ranging (LIDAR); unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); rainfall and runoff; hydrology; geospatial technology; spatial analysis; numerical model; hydrodynamic model; spatial decision support systems (SDSS); watershed model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Multi-Source Data Fusion and Feature Extraction for Underwater Target Detection
edited by and Salah Bourennane
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2629 | Submission Open
Keywords: target detection; multi-modal fusion; feature extraction; underwater data classification; multispectral imaging; multi-sensor systems; data fusion; signal processing; underwater sensing; acoustic– optical fusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)
Global Biospheric Monitoring with Remote Sensing (2nd Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1174 | Submission Open
Keywords: global biospheric monitoring; remote sensing; ecosystem dynamics; vegetation changes; biodiversity assessment; carbon sequestration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Remote Sensing)
Time-Series Mapping and Analysis of Land Surface Parameters and Changes Using Remote Sensing Data submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10683 | Submission Open
Keywords: time-series mapping; time-series analysis; change detection; dynamic monitoring; data pre-processing; data fusion; land surface parameters; vegetation structure parameters; vegetation biochemical parameters; land cover mapping; land disturbance; forest disturbance; remote sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Advances in Deep Learning and Machine Learning for Remote Sensing Image Analysis submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2398 | Submission Open
Keywords: imagery data analysis; remote sensing; machine learning; deep learning; computer vision; exploiting big data; HPC and predictive analytics; multi-source/sensor data fusion; object detection and recognition; image segmentation; large language models; generative AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Advanced Remote Sensing for Next-Generation Smart Agriculture: Innovations, Integration, and Applications
edited by , , Qiaomin Chen and
submission deadline 23 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4295 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart agriculture; remote sensing; Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs); satellite imagery; Hyperspectral & Multispectral Imaging; LiDAR; Artificial Intelligence (AI); crop monitoring; yield prediction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation)
Remote Sensing-Based Assessments in the Forest Fire Disturbance Continuum submission deadline 28 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6683 | Submission Open
Keywords: wildfires; fire severity; burned area; multispectral/hyperspectral; LiDAR; SAR; unmanned aerial vehicles; fuel mapping; fire impacts on vegetation and soils; fire regime
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Remote Sensing)
AI-Driven Mapping Using Remote Sensing Data
edited by , and
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18234 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI-driven remote sensing; image interpretation; change detection; urban modeling; spatially explicit  AI; crowdsourced label
(This special issue belongs to the Section AI Remote Sensing)
Advanced Lidar Remote Sensing for Atmosphere, Vegetation, and Ocean Observations
edited by Boming Liu, Zhiyu Zhang, , and
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10429 | Submission Open
Keywords: lidar remote sensing; aerosol and clouds; boundary layer; leaf and canopy; lidar bathymetry; photon-counting lidar; high-spectral-resolution lidar
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)
Advances in Remote Sensing for Soil Property Mapping
edited by Miao Lu, Shangrong Wu and
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7392 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil quality; soil properties; soil mapping; crop responses; crop growth/yield
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation)
Multi-Source Remote Sensing for Environmental Component Monitoring and Target Detection
edited by , Juhua Luo, and
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6248 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental component monitoring; atmospheric detection; target detection; lidar; floating platform; satellite; airborne; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); collaborative observation; data assimilation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Integrating Remote Sensing, Machine Learning, and Process-Based Modelling for Monitoring Environmental and Agricultural Landscapes Under Climate Change
edited by Michael Gbenga Ogungbuyi and
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5706 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; machine learning; artificial intelligence; deep learning; process-based models; biophysical modelling; climate change impacts; environmental monitoring; agricultural landscapes; adaptive management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
AI-Empowered Remote Sensing Monitoring and Geospatial Analysis for Ocean and Coastal Environments
edited by Gang Yang, , , and
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4342 | 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)
Remote Sensing for Landscape Dynamics
edited by , Wei Han, and
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4124 | 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)
Multi-Object Detection and Feature Extraction of Remote Sensing Images
edited by , Yan Zhang, Zhiguang Shi and Ruigang Fu
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3975 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing imagery; multi-object detection; feature extraction; deep learning; transformer-based architectures; multi-modal fusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Recent Advances in Hyperspectral Remote Sensing: Theories, Technologies and Applications
edited by , and Ke Zheng
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3581 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; hyperspectral remote sensing; image processing; hyperspectral applications; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Advances in Remote Sensing of the Inland and Coastal Water Zones (3rd Edition) submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3393 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal zone; coastal geomorphology; inland waters; shoreline change/erosion; ecosystem; water parameters; water level; bathymetry; topo-bathymetry; geodata processing; data fusion; LIDAR; spatial big data; satellite remote sensing; algal blooms; 3D modelling; spatial mapping; image processing and analysis; machine learning; digital elevation/bathymetric models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecological Remote Sensing)
Linking Landscapes, Landsliding, and Ecosystem Diversity and Functioning: New Insights from Remote Sensing submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3350 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; functional diversity; ecosystem function; ecosystem services; landscape function; spatial diversity; mountainscapes; landsliding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biogeosciences Remote Sensing)
Reviews in Remote Sensing Image Processing: Methods, Architectures, and Applications
edited by Qi Wang
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3146 | Submission Open
Keywords: image processing; remote sensing; review; survey
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Remote Sensing in Water Quality Monitoring submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1762 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; water quality; water clarity; eutrophication; water turbidity; atmospheric correction; algal bloom; climate change; multi-source integrated observation; inherent/apparent optical properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)
Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring in Cold and Arid Regions: Advances and Perspectives
edited by , , Miao Zhang and Mingyang Lv
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1354 | Submission Open
Keywords: cold and arid region; frozen soil monitoring; glacier monitoring; desert monitoring; data fusion; spatial modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Emerging Technologies in Hyperspectral Image 3A—Acquisition, Analysis and Application
edited by Jie Chen, Shumin Liu, Min Zhao, Shuaikai Shi and Xiuheng Wang
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 921 | Submission Open
Keywords: image processing; hyperspectral data acquisition; computational imaging; spectral and spatial analysis; AI-tools; hyperspectral applications; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
Applications of Artificial Intelligence Methods to Agroforestry Remote Sensing submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 872 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural remote sensing; forestry remote sensing; multi-sensor fusion; deep learning; computer vision; crop monitoring; precision agriculture; sustainable forest management; internet of things; biomass estimation; algorithm improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Remote Sensing)
High-Resolution Multisource Remote Sensing of Vegetation: Biomass, Structure, and Carbon Dynamics submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 595 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-spatial-resolution vegetation remote sensing product; carbon dynamic; biomass; vegetation structure parameters; vegetation monitoring; lidar based vegetation products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)
Advancements in Ionospheric Research: Remote Sensing, Space Weather Impacts, and Machine Learning
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 559 | 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)
Innovative Remote Sensing Methods and Applications for Smart Cities
edited by , Biao He and
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 462 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban remote sensing; smart city applications; artificial intelligence in remote sensing; multisensor data fusion; urban monitoring and management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Remote Sensing)
Evaluation of Ecological Environment Quality Using Remote Sensing submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 460 | 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)
High Earth Orbit Spaceborne SAR Systems, Technologies, and Applications (2nd Edition)
edited by , , Yongkang Li and
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 395 | 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
Recent Advances and Future Vision for Remote Sensing of Cultural and Natural Heritage submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 355 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; cultural heritage; natural heritage; natural hazards; cutting-edge technologies; disaster risk reduction; preservation; change detection; machine learning; decision support systems
Remote Sensing for Cryospheric Hazards
edited by , Jiansheng Hao and Chenchen Qiu
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 349 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing detection; climate change; glacierized regions; glacier retreat; cryospheric hazards; ice-rock avalanche; GLOF; glacial debris flow; susceptibility mapping; risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)
Ground- and Satellite-Based Remote Sensing for Air Quality Monitoring
edited by Patrizio Tratzi and
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open
Keywords: ground-based remote sensing; DOAS; air quality monitoring; tropospheric pollution; long-term observations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)
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