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Artificial Intelligence and Remote Sensing Applied to Forest Management: Advances in Machine Learning and Deep Learning Applications

edited by

Pablo Crespo-Peremarch

and

Juan Pedro Carbonell-Rivera

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 875 | Submission Open

Keywords: multispectral; hyperspectral; lidar; radar; photogrammetry; UAV; deep learning; machine learning; neural networks

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

Lightweight Artificial-Intelligence Techniques for Remote-Sensing Image Processing

edited by

Hao Zhang

, Qiwen Jin,

Chengli Peng

and

Xingyu Jiang

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal learning; image matching and registration; efficient image fusion; hyperspectral imaging; land cover mapping; object detection; change detection; lightweight deep learning; remote sensing image enhancement

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

Advances in Detecting and Understanding Land Surface Phenology

edited by

Jianmin Wang

Xiaoyang Zhang

and

Yuxia Liu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9653 | Submission Open

Keywords: land surface phenology; climate change; land use and land cover change; scaling effect; data fusion; near-real-time monitoring

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

Understanding Snow Hydrology Through Remote Sensing Technologies

edited by

Emanuele Santi

and

Simone Pettinato

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2975 | Submission Open

Keywords: snow remote sensing; SAR/SAR interferometry; microwave radiometers (AMSR2; SSM/I; … ); snow cover area; snow water equivalent; snow depth; machine learning

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

Remote Sensing of Post-fire Environmental Damage and Forest Recovery: New Challenges and Approaches

edited by

Alfonso Fernández-Manso

and

Carmen Quintano

submission deadline 26 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 27065 | Submission Open

Keywords: Wildfire severity evaluation and land monitoring; Big data and artificial intelligence; 3D mapping post-fire Studies; Hyperspectral sensors post fire Studies; Ultra-high spatial resolution; Modeling image time-series for fire disturbance recovery; Wildland– urban interface (WUI); Climate change on forest fire severity

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

Remote Sensing-Assisted Forest Inventory Planning

edited by Zhengyang Hou, Qing Xu and

Timo Tokola

submission deadline 26 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11817 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystems; forest management; forest inventory; forest planning; biostatistics

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

Advances in Data Processing and Geoscience Applications of the Geology-1 Hyperspectral Satellite

edited by

Yuewei Wang

, Wei Han and

Yi Wang

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: geology-1 hyperspectral satellite; hyperspectral remote sensing; spectral unmixing and feature extraction; mineral and lithological mapping; geological hazard investigation; multi-source data fusion; geoscience applications; earth observation data processing; spectral– spatial analysis

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

Monitoring and Early Warning for Heavy Precipitation, Flash Floods and Waterlogging Disasters Using Remote Sensing

edited by Youcun Qi,

Zhe Zhang

Zhanfeng Zhao

, Donghuan Li and Bong-Chul Seo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11659 | Submission Open

Keywords: weather radars; satellites; flash floods and waterlogging; quantitative precipitation estimation (QPE); remote sensing data assimilation; extreme weather and hydrological events; artificial intelligence and machine (deep) learning; application of remote sensing equipment in geological disaster; disastrous weather analysis; and observation of hydrometeorological extremes; weather and hydrological forecast

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

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Recent Progress in Atmospheric Remote Sensing

edited by Gorden Videen and

Ismail Gultepe

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9850 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerosols; smoke; ash; dust; ice crystals; clouds; polarimetry; lidar; satellites; neural networks and AI

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

Remote Sensing Applications in Urban Environment and Climate

edited by

Jia Hu

Yuyu Zhou

, Ying-Bao Yang and Zhengyuan Zhu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8941 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use/cover change; urban climate; urban sustainability; urban extreme events; environmental inequality; human– environmental interactions; urban ecology; building energy use

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

Deep Learning Techniques and Applications of MIMO Radar Theory

edited by

Chen Zhao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7875 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; MIMO radar; signal processing; target detection and classification; target tracking; parameter estimation; data fusion; multi-sensor collaboration; generative model and LLM; image reconstruction; super resolution

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

Root-Zone Soil Moisture Retrieval and Applications from Remote Sensing Measurements

edited by

David Fairbairn

, Bertrand Bonan and

Luca Brocca

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7375 | Submission Open

Keywords: root-zone; soil moisture; data assimilation; machine learning; remote sensing; observations; vegetation

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

Applications of Unmanned Aerial Remote Sensing in Precision Agriculture

edited by Erica Isabella Parisi and

Fabiana Di Ciaccio

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6249 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; unmanned aerial systems (UASs); remote sensing; crop monitoring; soil analysis; irrigation management; multi-spectral imaging; hyper-spectral imaging; thermal imaging; machine learning; environmental impact; data fusion

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

Remote Sensing and Non-Destructive Testing Solutions for Sustainable Development and Urban Resilience

edited by

Livia Lantini

, Atiyeh Ardakanian and

Enzo Rizzo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1828 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; non-destructive testing; urban resilience; sustainable development; environmental monitoring; disaster preparedness; urban infrastructure; climate adaptation; resource management; smart cities

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

Remote Sensing Modelling and Measuring Snow Cover and Snow Albedo

edited by

Donghang Shao

Alexander Kokhanovsky

Zhiguang Tang

and

Anxin Ding

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1193 | Submission Open

Keywords: snow cover; snow albedo; light-absorbing particles; radiative forcing; Earth radiation budget

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

Observation of Optical and Radiative Properties of Atmospheric Aerosols by Ground-Based Remote Sensing Measurements

edited by

Disong Fu

, Kai Wu, Hongrong Shi and

Yu Zheng

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1019 | Submission Open

Keywords: atmospheric aerosols; ground-based remote sensing; aerosol optical properties; radiative transfer modeling; lidar measurements; radiative forcing; sun photometry; long-term monitoring; data validation

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

Remote Sensing for Monitoring Harmful Algal Blooms (Second Edition)

edited by

Gongliang Yu

Junsheng Li

, Chen Wang and

Yao Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 794 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; UAVs; citizen science; harmful algal blooms; eutrophication; water quality; bio-optical properties; natural and anthropogenic factors

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

Remote Sensing and Smart Forestry (Third Edition)

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 467 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; smart forestry; intelligent forestry; forestry technology; virtual reality; artificial intelligence; image processing; remote sensing classification; LiDAR application in forestry

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

Multi-Source Remote Sensing and Spatial Statistical Analysis in Urban Sustainability Research

edited by

Hao Zhang

Ashraf Dewan

and Rui Zhou

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 400 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; multi-source remote sensing data; data mining; urban sustainability; climate change; spatial statistics; urban resilience; geohazards; biological degradation

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

Multi-Source Remote Sensing for Spatiotemporal Monitoring of Soil Quality and Degradation

edited by Weichao Sun and

Kun Shang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil properties; soil quality; soil degradation; reflectance spectroscopy; multi-source remote sensing; time-series remote sensing; prediction and mapping; spatiotemporal monitoring

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

The Recent Progression of Machine Learning in Remote Sensing: Theory and Modelling (Second Edition)

edited by Rong Wang and

Lefei Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; image processing; remote sensing; data fusion; satellite images; aerial images

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

Object Detection in Remote Sensing Imagery

edited by

Dandan Ma

Zhiyu Jiang

and Le Dong

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: object detection remote sensing; deep learning; foundation models; transformer networks; VHR imagery; data fusion; urban monitoring; disaster and environmental assessment

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

Remote Sensing Data Refinement and Utilization for Advanced Atmospheric Observations

edited by

Bangyu Ge

, Zhenwei Qiu and Sifeng Zhu

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite remote sensing; atmospheric observation; data validation; sensor calibration; atmospheric components; retrieval algorithms; data assimilation; climate change; environmental monitoring; machine learning

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

Monitoring of Volcanoes and Earthquakes with SAR and Satellite

edited by

Alfredo Falconieri

and

Valeria Satriano

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open

Keywords: volcano monitoring; earthquake monitoring; thermal anomalies; ground deformation; geohazards; machine learning for geohazards

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

Advanced Remote Sensing Technology for Precision Forestry and Carbon Sink Assessment

edited by

, Tao Liu,

and

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest structure and function; forest dynamics 3D point cloud; advanced algorithms; multi-source data fusion; UAV remote sensing; carbon sink assessment; precision forestry management

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

Advances in Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Image Processing: 2nd Edition

edited by

Xudong Kang

and

Mingmin Chi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10483 | Submission Open

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

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

Precipitation Estimations Based on Satellite Observations

edited by

Yuanwei Wang

and

Francisco J. Tapiador

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5263 | Submission Open

Keywords: precipitation estimation; satellite observations; remote sensing; algorithm development; validation and calibration; climate applications

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

Multi-Source Atmospheric Remote Sensing: Enabling High-Precision Meteorological Monitoring and Forecasting

edited by

Xiefei Zhi

, Donglian Sun, Yonghong Zhang,

Yan-An Liu

and

Wen Huo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4730 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-source atmospheric remote sensing; meteorological monitoring; high-resolution vertical sounding; data fusion and assimilation; AI-driven analytics; extreme weather prediction; low-altitude economy meteorology; air quality monitoring; numerical weather prediction

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

Advanced Remote Sensing Approaches for Multi-Scale Atmospheric Components Monitoring and Impact Assessment

edited by

, Bing Chen,

and

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4307 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerosols; clouds; trace gases; multi-scale remote sensing; lidar; satellite; radiative transfer; atmospheric inversion; multi-source data fusion

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

Remote Sensing Satellites Calibration and Validation: 2nd Edition

edited by Yonghua Jiang,

Mingjun Deng

and Litao Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1933 | Submission Open

Keywords: new calibration method; accuracy of satellite calibration; challenge of satellite calibration

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

Applications of Advanced Computational Technologies and Algorithms for Spatiotemporal Analysis in the Artificial Intelligence Era

edited by Wenwu Tang,

Minrui Zheng

and

Zhengfeng Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 396 | Submission Open

Keywords: big spatiotemporal data; advanced computational technologies and algorithms; spatial analysis and modeling; artificial intelligence applications; land systems

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

Geodesy for Geohazards with AI Techniques

edited by

Yunlong Wu

Xiang Zhang

and

Yulong Zhong

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS; gravity; InSAR; geodetic observations; geohazards; extreme events; artificial intelligence

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

Application of Satellite Data for Lightning Mapping

edited by

Adonis Ferreira Raiol Leal

and

Dongshuai Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open

Keywords: lightning; lightning climatology; spaceborne sensors; forecasting; nowcasting; GLM; LMI; LI; lightning mapping

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

State-of-the-Art Remote Sensing in Precipitation and Thunderstorm

edited by

Zhiqun Hu

and

Filomena Romano

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: severe convective weather; thunderstorm gale; hail; short term heavy precipitation; nowcasting; artificial intelligence

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

Advances in Remote Sensing for Earthquake and Fault Detection

edited by

Ping He

and

Wei Qu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquake remote sensing; fault detection; InSAR; seismic hazard assessment; active tectonics; machine learning in geoscience

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

Remote Sensing-Guided Land-Use Optimization for Carbon Neutrality

edited by

Sébastien Gadal

and

Gintautas Mozgeris

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; carbon neutrality; climate change adaptation; land use; land– climate interactions; LULUCF; UAST; land planning adaptation; energy transition; above ground biomass; soil carbon

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

Radar Technologies for Meteorological and Atmospheric Observations

edited by Haijiang Wang,

Sheng Chen

and

Zhiqun Hu

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar technologies; meteorological and atmospheric observations; data quality control; atmospheric physical field retrieval; radar networking; artificial intelligence application

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

Advances in Remote Sensing Image Target Detection and Recognition

edited by

Yin Zhuang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5040 | Submission Open

Keywords: semi-supervised learning; few-shot learning; long-tail distribution; domain adaptation; open-vocabulary; zero-shot learning

(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

edited by

Yuei-An Liou

Shih-Chun Candice Lung

and

Kim Anh Nguyen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 781 | 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

Reviews in Environmental Remote Sensing

edited by

Timo Balz

and

Walter Musakwa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental remote sensing; earth observation; environmental monitoring; satellite imagery; climate change; machine learning; AI

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

Advances in Optical Sensors Research: Pre-flight and In-orbit Characterization, Calibration, Product Validation and Data Applications

edited by

Bahjat Alhammoud

, Julia A. Barsi, Camille Desjardins and Steffen Dransfeld

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensors; pre-flight characterization; in-orbit calibration; product validation; radiometric; spectral and geometric calibration uncertainty analysis; multi-sensor harmonization; earth observation applications

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

Advances in Far-to-Near-Infrared Quantitative Spectroscopy and Application to Remote Sensing, in Honor of Prof. Carmine Serio

edited by

Guido Masiello

, Tiziano Maestri and

Giuliano Liuzzi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiative transfer of Earth and planetary atmospheres; far and thermal infrared spectroscopy and applications; remote sensing of surface and atmospheric parameters (including clouds and aerosols); greenhouse gases assessment from satellite; air quality; forward models; inverse problems; instrument characterization

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

State of the Art and Future Developments: Short-Range Radar (2nd Edition)

edited by

Yanhua Wang

Liang Zhang

and Shichao Chen

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open

Keywords: short-range radar; object detection; recognition; and tracking; radar imaging; sensor integration and data fusion; signal processing

Advances in Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing for Vegetation Monitoring

edited by

Shan Lu

and

Chunying Ren

submission deadline 29 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7309 | 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 160 | 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)

Application of Advanced Remote Sensing Techniques in Mining Areas

edited by

Tingting He

He Ren

and

Yongjun Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9533 | 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

Emerging Remote Sensing Technologies in Coastal Observation

edited by

Anselme Muzirafuti

and

Andrew Clive Banks

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1177 | 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)

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