Remote Sensing

Landslide Detection Using Machine and Deep Learning

edited by

Wen Liu

submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open

Keywords: landslide detection; real-time monitoring; time series analysis; deep learning; machine learning

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

Advances of Active and Passive Seismic and Remote Sensing for Subsurface Characterization

edited by

Pan Zhang

,

Zhiguo Meng

and Tianze Zhang

submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-source data fusion; multi-source data inversion; active and passive seismic; seismic inversion and imaging; subsurface characterization; deep learning based data processing; seismic surface deformation study using remote sensing techniques; coseismic and postseismic deformation mechanism following earthquake; inversion of fault slip distribution

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

Radiative Transfer Modeling and Vegetation Traits Retrieved by Multispectral Remote Sensing

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submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiative transfer models (RTMs); vegetation trait retrieval; three-dimensional canopy structure modeling; data-driven integration; multispectral remote sensing; climate change studies; multisource data synergy; RTMs and remote sensing integration

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

Assessment of Wetland Ecosystem Vulnerability and Resilience Using Remote Sensing

edited by

Xinxin Wang

,

Yongchao Liu

, Yuan Chi and Xuege Wang

submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: wetland vulnerability; ecosystem resilience; remote sensing; hydrological dynamics; biodiversity thresholds; adaptive management; big data

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

Atmospheric Measurements Based on Spectral Remote Sensing

edited by

Fuqi Si

submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: atmospheric measurement; spectral remote sensing; spectral analysis; atmospheric inversion methods; environmental monitoring; climate change; meteorology and climate modeling; atmospheric quality

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

Advanced Application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Vision in Remote Sensing (Third Edition)

edited by

Hossein M. Rizeei

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 22 articles | Viewed by 88685 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); machine vision (MV); machine learning (ML); geospatial information systems (GIS); optimisation; spatial framework; deep learning (DL)

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

Remote Sensing Band Ratios for the Assessment of Water Quality

edited by

Anita Simic-Milas

and

Yuhong He

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 33271 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation indices for water quality; empirical methods in monitoring inland and coastal waters; feature extraction techniques and machine learning methods for water quality; optimal wavelength(s) to measure water quality parameters; multispectral and hyperspectral imagery for water quality using band ratios; optimal sampling methods and data collection strategies in monitoring water quality; role of spatial resolution of imagery in mapping water quality parameters

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

Advances in Remote Sensing and Electromagnetic Spectrum Sensing: Data Acquisition and Signal Processing

edited by Hongbing Ji,

Lin Li

and

Tiancheng Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 21725 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; spectrum sensing; signal processing; target recognition; target tracking; signal classification; information fusion; deep learning

Remote Sensing for Vegetation Phenology in a Changing Environment

edited by

Mei Yu

and

Yuyu Zhou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20108 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation phenology; climate change; multisource remote sensing; SIF; ground phenology images; phenological model

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

The Recent Progression of Machine Learning in Remote Sensing: Theory and Modelling

edited by Rong Wang and

Lefei Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17403 | 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)

Remote Sensing of Solar Radiation Absorbed by Land Surfaces

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submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13665 | Submission Open

Keywords: land surface albedo; incoming solar radiation; aerosols; clouds; BRDF; photovoltaic; radiative forcing; validation; climate change/mitigation; earth radiation budget; applications of radiation products

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

Advances in GNSS Remote Sensing for Ionosphere Observation

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submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13165 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; ionospheric modeling; space weather; ionospheric disturbances; ionospheric scintillation; lithosphere-ionosphere coupling

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

Validation and Evaluation of Global Ocean Satellite Products (Second Edition)

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submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13008 | Submission Open

Keywords: sea surface current; temperature; and salinity; ocean color and chlorophyll-a concentration; oceanic front; new approaches; methods and algorithms; climatic variables; ocean– typhoon interaction; multiscale ocean dynamics

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

Urban Sensing Methods and Technologies II

edited by

Paolo Santi

,

Amin Anjomshoaa

and

Priyanka Nadia DeSouza

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12623 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental monitoring; smart city; sensor networks; intelligent systems

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

Spaceborne SAR Calibration Technology

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submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12473 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel calibration concept; polarimetric and interferometric radar calibration model; LT-1; TerraSAR-X GF-3; HJ-1-E; and ALOS-2 calibration for SAR data; calibration algorithms; big data and AI for calibration; ongoing and future missions’ calibration

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

Recent Progress in Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Data Processing

edited by Joan Serra-Sagristà,

Vladimir Lukin

and

Benoit Vozel

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12249 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral data processing; remote sensing data processing; classification; segmentation; and detection; transmission and compression; machine-learning based remote sensing processing

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

Advances in Remote Sensing and Digital Twins for Management of Civil Infrastructure Assets

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submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 10921 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins; structural health monitoring (SHM); artificial intelligence (AI); UAV-based photogrammetry; terrestrial laser scanning (TLS); building and bridge information modeling (BIM/BrIM); 3D reconstruction and modeling; computer vision; bridge inspection; infrastructure inspection and assessment; infrastructure management systems; virtual reality (VR); augmented reality (AR)

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

Hydrometeorological Modelling Based on Remotely Sensed Data

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submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10864 | Submission Open

Keywords: warming climate; warming world; hydrological cycle; hydrological hazards; water cycle; hydro-meteorology; climatic and hydrological extremes

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

Applications of Remote Sensing in Forest Management and Biodiversity Conservation II

edited by

Maciej Bartold

,

Rasa Šimanauskienė

and

Krzysztof Stereńczak

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10386 | Submission Open

Keywords: applications in remote sensing; machine learning/deep learning; multispectral/hyperspectral image processing; LiDAR; SAR; forest management; biodiversity; natural ecosystems conservation

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

Environmental Monitoring Using Satellite Remote Sensing (Second Edition)

edited by

Emanuele Mandanici

and

Sara Kasmaeeyazdi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9525 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental monitoring; sustainability and resilience; LULC mapping; change-detection; hazard assessment; image classification; multi and hyperspectral remote sensing; multi-sensor integration; optical and SAR integration; multi-scale analysis; time-series analysis; satellite imagery calibration; validation strategies; geostatistical analysis for RS

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

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

edited by Gorden Videen and

Ismail Gultepe

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8435 | 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 Application in Sustainable Urban Planning and Environmental Services in the Big Data Era (Second Edition)

edited by

Danlin Yu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7920 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data described urban landscape; urban remote sensing; sustainable urban development; urban health under the lens of remote sensing and social sensing technologies; spatiotemporal data analysis in urban studies; remote sensing and big data supported urban simulation; urban vibrancy; multispectral; hyperspectral; and social sensing applications in urban studies

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

Innovative UAV and Satellite Technologies and Applications for Spatiotemporal Analysis

edited by

Apostolos Papakonstantinou

,

Eufemia Tarantino

,

Alessandra Capolupo

and

Athos Agapiou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7417 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV and satellite mapping; spatiotemporal phenomena; geospatial technologies; geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI); aerial and satellite remote sensing; environmental change detection; multi-source data integration; high-resolution imagery; machine learning in geodata; natural disaster assessment

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

Remote Sensing Image Classification: Theory and Application

edited by Han Zhai and

Yuxiang Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5875 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing image; artificial intelligence; deep learning; classification; clustering; change detection; applications

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

Remote Sensing in Support of Crisis Management: How Space-Based Information Can Support Operations and the Decision-Making Process

edited by

Valerio Baiocchi

,

Roberta Onori

and

Erica Nocerino

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5770 | Submission Open

Keywords: LST; air pollutants; environment; climate; heat islands; lockdown periods; change detection; hot-spot analysis; seismic events; emergencies

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

GNSS Advanced Positioning Algorithms and Innovative Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Xianlu Tao

and

Rui Sun

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5748 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS high-precision positioning and navigation; multi-source fusion seamless positioning and navigation; intelligent processing of multipath and NLOS; reliable resolution of GNSS ambiguities; online evaluation of positioning integrity; machine learning in high-precision GNSS applications; high-precision GNSS applications for smartphones; high-precision GNSS applications for autonomous driving

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

Remote Sensing Data for Modeling and Managing Natural Disasters

edited by

Andrey Krasovskiy

, Frédéric Berger and

Florian Kraxner

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4562 | Submission Open

Keywords: disaster modeling; natural disasters monitoring; resilience to natural disasters; multi-hazard hotspot maps; climate change impacts; early warning systems

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

International GNSS Service Validation, Application and Calibration (2nd Edition)

edited by

Serdjo Kos

,

Mario Bakota

and

David Brčić

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3997 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS technique/technology; GNSS positioning error budget; GNSS risk assessment; Space weather impact on GNSS; GNSS satellite orbit determination; GNSS data validation; GNSS applications on environments including water vapor; water level; and underwater surveying; GNSS applications in disasters such as fires and oil spills; GNSS applications on infrastructures; GNSS time and frequency transfer; GNSS atmospheric parameters; GNSS geodetic research; GNSS interferometric reflectometry applications

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

Monitoring Urban Thermal Environments and Landscapes Through Remote Sensing

edited by

Ruci Wang

,

Hao Hou

and

Yuji Murayama

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3007 | Submission Open

Keywords: land surface temperature; urban climate; scenario simulation; sustainable development; machine learning; cooling effect and scale; future prediction; landscape modeling

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

Application of Remote Sensing and Numerical Modelling in River, Estuarine and Coastal Environments

edited by

Eleonora Perugini

, Lorenzo Melito and

Erwin Bergsma

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2994 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; numerical modelling; flood risk; coastal erosion; waves; river flow; surface velocity; video monitoring; hydro-morphodynamics; CFD

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

Assessment of Methane Emission from Rice Paddies and Water Management Using Remote Sensing Technology

edited by Shinichi Sobue, Thuy Le Toan, Kei Oyoshi and

Wataru Takeuchi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2341 | Submission Open

Keywords: methane emission; water level; water management; polarimetric SAR change detection; remote sensing

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

Ionosphere and Space Weather Based on Satellite Remote Sensing Observation

edited by

Xudong Gu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2218 | Submission Open

Keywords: ionospheric monitoring; space weather impacts; satellite-based observations; ionospheric irregularities; GNSS disruptions; remote sensing for space weather; ionospheric scintillation; space weather forecasting models

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

Recent Advances in Multimodal Hyperspectral Remote Sensing

edited by Yifan Zhang,

Mercedes E. Paoletti

and Yi Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2129 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal hyperspectral remote sensing imaging; multitemporal hyperspectral imaging; hyperspectral video imaging; hyperspectral stereo imaging; hyperspectral image processing; hyperspectral image analysis

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

New Advances in SmallSat and Landsat Algorithms and Applications for Earth Observation

edited by

David P. Groeneveld

and

Hankui Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1185 | Submission Open

Keywords: Landsat; smallsats; small satellite constellations; analysis-ready data; time series analysis; scientific application; earth observation; calibration and validation

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

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Multi-Modal and Multi-Spectral Remote Sensing Image Processing

edited by

Tao Lei

, Tao Gao,

Lefei Zhang

and

Asoke K. Nandi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 985 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; transformer; diffusion model; multi-modal remote sensing data; multi-spectral remote sensing data; feature representation; feature fusion; remote sensing interpretation

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

The Application of Nighttime Remote Sensing in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (Second Edition)

edited by

Jinyao Lin

and

Jinpei Ou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 941 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals; social indicators; land use planning; environmental conservation; artificial intelligence

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

Remote Sensing for Ecohydrology

edited by Ayele Almaw Fenta and

Mewcha Amha Gebremedhin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 670 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecohydrology; remote sensing; vegetation dynamics; water and sediment flux monitoring; evapotranspiration; soil moisture; water quality prediction; groundwater– surface water interaction; ecohydrological extremes; land use change impacts; climate change impacts; ecosystem-water interaction; hydrological modeling

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

Tianmu-1 Constellation: Advancements in Atmospheric, Ionospheric and Surface Remote Sensing Using GNSS-RO and GNSS-R

edited by Shengpeng Yang,

Hugo Carreno-Luengo

and

Feixiong Huang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 580 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS-RO applications; data assimilation; numerical weather forecast; ocean wind

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

Beidou/GNSS Positioning, Navigation and Timing: Methods and Technology (Third Edition)

edited by

Baocheng Zhang

and

Robert Odolinski

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 561 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-frequency and multi-constellation GNSS; BDS; POD/LEO; navigation and timing; geodesy and geophysics; the advance of high-precision products

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

New Trends on Remote Sensing Applications to Mineral Deposits (Third Edition)

edited by

Joana Cardoso-Fernandes

,

Ana Cláudia Teodoro

and

Alexandre Lima

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral exploration; multispectral and hyperspectral data; sar data; machine learning; deep learning; satellite data; raw materials

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

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

edited by

Hao Zhang

,

Ashraf Dewan

and Rui Zhou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 293 | 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)

Remote Sensing of Urban Built Environment for Sustainable Development

edited by

Shengbiao Wu

, Siqi Jia and

Raffaele Lafortezza

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban built environment; remote sensing; sustainable development

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

Intelligent Processing of Multimodal Remote Sensing Data

edited by Xian Li and

Aleksandra Pizurica

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal remote sensing; intelligent processing; remote sensing; multisource remote sensing data processing; multi/hyperspectral and LiDAR remote sensing; deep learning; artificial intelligence in machine vision; multimodal feature fusion; heterogeneous feature fusion; space-intelligent information processing

Advances in the Remote Sensing Application of Autonomous Unmanned Vehicles (UAV/UGV/USV/UUV) (Second Edition)

edited by

Mariusz Specht

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicle; drone; earth observation; remote sensing; sensors used in unmanned systems; unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); unmanned ground vehicle (UGV); unmanned surface vehicle (USV); unmanned system (US); unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV)

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

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 2025 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

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

Monitoring of Volcanoes and Earthquakes with SAR and Satellite

edited by

Alfredo Falconieri

and

Valeria Satriano

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 173 | 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)

Remote Sensing Imagery for Agricultural Monitoring and Precision Farming

edited by Lang Xia and

He Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing imagery; artificial intelligence (AI); precision farming; crop health; crop mapping; yield prediction; sustainable agriculture; multi-sensor fusion; real-time monitoring; farmland infrastructure

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

Satellite Measurements and the Monitoring of Ionosphere and Space Weather (Second Edition)

edited by Fuyang Ke,

Wang Li

,

Lei Liu

and

Dongsheng Zhao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: ionospheric modeling; deep learning; ionospheric disturbance; ionospheric tomography; severe space event; ionospheric scintillation

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

High-Precision Calibration and Polarimetric and Interferometric Image Processing Technology

edited by

Fengli Zhang

, Kun Li and Chang Liu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel calibration algorithms; polarimetric and interferometric calibration models; application of big data and artificial intelligence for SAR calibration; calibration strategies for ongoing and upcoming SAR missions; multi-source data processing with physical modeling and deep learning techniques; quantitative applications of calibrated SAR data

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

Remote Sensing Applications Along the Dead Sea Fault: From the Red Sea to Anatolia

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submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10037 | Submission Open

Keywords: Dead Sea Fault; earth surface deformation; submarine groundwater discharge; multispectral analysis; InSAR; photogrammetry; machine-learning-based remote sensing analysis; vegetation patterns; land use; geomorphology

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

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