Remote Sensing

Remote Sensing for the Study of the Changes in Wetlands

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 23894 | Submission Open

Keywords: earth observation monitoring of wetlands; essential biodiversity variables; time-series analysis to distinguish natural dynamics from artificial and climate change impacts; wetlands; including lacustrine and palustrine biome wetlands; in the estuarine; coastal and freshwater realms

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

Application of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing in Urban Areas

edited by

Marwa Elbouz

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Gaëtan Palka

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Catherine Baskiotis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 23236 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; photogrammetry; urban heterogeneous data fusion; urban planning; urban traffic mitigation; urban digital twins; urban pollution monitoring; global extreme event; machine learning; data mining

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

Advanced AI Technology for Remote Sensing Analysis

edited by Guangliang Cheng,

Qi Zhao

, Shuchang Lyu and

Hossein M. Rizeei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20500 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-modality images; image fusion; cross-domain adaptation; visual– linguistic models; multi-modality downstream tasks; remote sensing; pattern analysis; advanced AI technology; image segmentation/detection and change detection

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

SAR in Big Data Era III

edited by Chao Wang,

Alberto Moreira

, Mihai P. Datcu,

Sirui Tian

and

Yixian Tang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 20395 | Submission Open

Keywords: SAR/InSAR; big data; sustainable development goals (SDGs); high performance computing; artificial intelligence; PolSAR processing; TomoSAR processing; SAR applications; geohazards; global change

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

Spatial Calculation and Remote Sensing Diagnosis for Environmental Health

edited by

Min Xu

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Shaohua Wang

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Ran Tao

and Chunxiang Cao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 18945 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental health; spatial calculation; diagnosis by remote sensing; dynamic simulation; spatiotemporal big data analysis; geographic flow; disease transmission; risk warning

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

Remote Sensing for Landslide Investigations: Mapping, Monitoring and Forecasting

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18883 | Submission Open

Keywords: landslide susceptibility mapping; landslide monitoring; landslide forecasting; landslide hazard assessment; SBAS-InSAR; risk assessment

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

Machine Learning and Image Processing for Object Detection

edited by

Weifeng Liu

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Igor García Olaizola

and

Bingfeng Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 18197 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning algorithm; image processing; deep learning; object detection; quality measurement; 3D objects; pre/post-processing; drone imagery

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

Quantitative Remote Sensing of Vegetation and Its Applications

edited by

Kun Jia

and Linqing Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17905 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; biochemical/biophysical parameters; vegetation dynamics; multi-sensor data fusion; algorithm development; artificial intelligence; accuracy validation; inter-comparison and evaluation; products and applications

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

Vegetation Mapping through Multiscale Remote Sensing

edited by

Alberto García-Martín

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Antonio Luis Montealegre Gracia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16597 | Submission Open

Keywords: Vegetation distribution and dynamics; Environmental assessment and monitoring; Multiscale and multiplatform remote sensing; Spectral and structural data integration; Multispectral imagery; LiDAR/SAR; UAV; Field spectrometry; Upscaling; Downscaling

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

Recent Advances in Infrared Target Detection

edited by Xia Wang and

Kun Gao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16442 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrared target detection; deep learning; signal processing; infrared image enhancement; multi-resource data fusion; infrared target tracking; infrared target monitoring

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

Hyperspectral Sensors for Soil Parameters and Crop Parameters Retrieval

edited by

Minfeng Xing

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Jinfei Wang

and

Qisheng He

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15613 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral imaging; soil parameter retrieval; crop parameter retrieval; remote sensing technologies; precision agriculture; sustainable farming; soil physicochemical properties; crop health monitoring; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); biophysical and biochemical parameter estimation

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

Remote Sensing for Agricultural Water Management (RSAWM) (Second Edition)

edited by

Ramona Magno

and Paolo Filippucci

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15021 | Submission Open

Keywords: high resolution; EO data; machine learning; multi-data-driven approach; water balance; water consumption; soil; climate; vegetation; irrigation

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

Advances in 3D Reconstruction Based on Remote Sensing Imagery and Lidar Point Cloud

edited by

Fuxun Liang

, Shuang Song and Bing Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14581 | Submission Open

Keywords: three-dimensional reconstruction; remote sensing image; LiDAR point cloud; multi-modality fusion; semantic segmentation; deep learning; neural radiation field (NeRF); 3D Gaussian splatting (3DGS); generative modeling; large models; ubiquitous point cloud interpretation; 3D scene modeling; building reconstruction; indoor modeling; natural scene reconstruction; digital twins

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

Remote, Proximal Sensing and Geophysics for Cultural Heritage Knowledge and Conservation (Second Edition)

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Sergio Vincenzo Calcina

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Ilaria Catapano

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14568 | Submission Open

Keywords: methods and techniques for cultural heritage knowledge and conservation; geophysical and micro-geophysical methods; ground penetrating radar; electrical resistivity methods; magnetic and electromagnetic methods; seismic and acoustic methods; wide area geophysics; archaeological surveys; optical and infrared photogrammetry; infrared thermography; terahertz and microwave imaging; geomatics for imaging (LiDAR; laser scanner; structure for motion; etc.); image and data processing; NDT and diagnostics methods; satellite and aerial remote sensing; vulnerability studies; satellite and terrestrial radar interferometry (RAR; SAR); radar polarimetry; multispectral and hyperspectral remote sensing; motion magnification technique; integrated methods; virtual restoration and musealization

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

HF Surface Wave Radar: Improving Performance and Extending Capabilities

edited by

Lucy Wyatt

and

Stuart Anderson

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14514 | Submission Open

Keywords: HF radar; radar systems; signal processing; inverse methods; currents; waves; winds; MetOcean

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

Dam Stability Monitoring with Satellite Geodesy II

edited by

Antonio Miguel Ruiz Armenteros

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13947 | Submission Open

Keywords: dam; satellite geodesy; remote sensing; GNSS; radar interferometry; InSAR; deformation monitoring; geodetic measurements; geotechnical measurements; infrastructure; earth observation; sensors

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

Application of Remote Sensing in Coastline Monitoring

edited by Paolo Ciavola, Clara Armaroli and Juan Montes Pérez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13589 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal morphodynamics; coastal evolution; earth observation data; shoreline; coastal wetlands; dunes; rocky shores; satellite images; UAVs; video monitoring systems

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

Advances in Synthetic Aperture Radar: Calibration, Analysis and Application II

edited by

Fang Shang

and

Lamei Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13490 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic aperture radar; PolSAR; InSAR; POLInSAR; calibration; signal processing; SAR applications; SAR intelligent interpretation

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

Advancements in Remote, Areal, and Proximal Soil Sensing: Innovations in Measurement and Spatial Modelling

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13268 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; proximal soil sensing; UAV; soil spectroscopy; digital soil mapping; geostatistics; soil properties; machine learning

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

SAR for Forest Mapping III

edited by

Michele Martone

and Armando Marino

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12959 | Submission Open

Keywords: drone/airborne/spaceborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR); biomass estimation; forest mapping; change detection; SAR polarimetry; interferometry; tomography; artificial intelligence for forest applications

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

Advances in Remote Sensing in Coastal Geomorphology (Third Edition)

edited by

José Juan de Sanjosé Blasco

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Germán Flor-Blanco

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Ramón Blanco Chao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12404 | Submission Open

Keywords: geomatics techniques; coastal remote sensing; storm impact; coastal processes; coastal geomorphology; shoreline change; coastal erosion; sea level change; coastal and ports management; oceanography; anthropocene

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

Remote Sensing of Target Object Detection and Identification (Third Edition)

edited by

Paolo Tripicchio

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12184 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; data fusion; machine learning; deep learning; signal processing; classification; target tracking

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

Remote Sensing for Monitoring Land-Use/Land-Cover Change and Impacts on Ecosystem Service

edited by

Shaohua Wang

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Liang Zhou

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Yeran Sun

and Haojian Liang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11656 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; land-use change; land-cover monitoring; urban environmental monitoring; urban infrastructure; sustainable land management; RS and GIS integration; deep learning applications

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

Temporal and Spatial Analysis of Multi-Source Remote Sensing Images

edited by Lin Lei,

Zhiyong Lv

and

Yuli Sun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10855 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing images; multi-source data; spatial-temporal analysis; machine learning and deep learning; multi-modal image fusion; change detection; feature alignment

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

Recent Advantages in Monitoring Inland Water Using Various Sources of Remote Sensing Imagery from Space

edited by

Xiaodong Li

and

Frédéric Frappart

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10482 | Submission Open

Keywords: inland surface water; time series analysis; artificial intelligence; data fusion; small water bodies and floods

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

Perspectives of Remote Sensing for Precision Agriculture

edited by

Christos Karydas

, Spiros Mourelatos and

Thomas Alexandridis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10279 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; site-specific management; machine learning; computer vision; object-based image analysis; fractal geometry; drones

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

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

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10224 | Submission Open

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

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

Technical Developments in Radar—Processing and Application (2nd Edition)

edited by

Xiaolong Chen

, Shuwen Xu and

Luca Pallotta

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10192 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar detection; radar tracking; radar target recognition; radar signal processing; radar remote sensing; deep learning for radar

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

Satellite Navigation and Signal Processing (Second Edition)

edited by

Mieczysław Bakuła

and

Krzysztof Naus

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9442 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS systems; SBAS systems; aircraft/UAV navigation systems; marine navigation systems; land navigation systems; multi-GNSS-integrated navigation systems; GNSS algorithms; GNSS signal processing; multi-GNSS applications; real-time kinematics; smartphone GNSS surveying and navigation

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

Advances in Detecting and Understanding Land Surface Phenology

edited by

Jianmin Wang

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Xiaoyang Zhang

and

Yuxia Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9395 | 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)

Ground, Proximal and Remote Sensing for Precision Agriculture Applications

edited by

Alessandro Mei

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Yung-Chung Chuang

and

Carlos Lozano Fondón

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9202 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite remote sensing; UAS and UGV; digital soil mapping; ground sensor network; vegetation analysis and yield estimation; precision agriculture and forestry; image processing and pattern recognition; field and laboratory Spectroscopy; DEM; DTM; DSM; DDM; artificial intelligence; decision support systems; geographical information systems; geostatistics

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

Advanced Satellite Remote Sensing for Geohazards

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, Yi He and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9174 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite remote sensing; geohazard monitoring; interferometric SAR (InSAR); landslide detection; subsidence monitoring; glacier dynamics; remote sensing applications; satellite imagery; geospatial analysis

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

Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) in Remote Sensing Big Data (Second Edition)

edited by Peng Liu,

Masoud Mahdianpari

and

Fang Huang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8635 | Submission Open

Keywords: explainable artificial intelligence (XAI); remote sensing (RS) big data; semantic interpretation; deep feature understanding; large scale RS image classification/segmentation; object detection; multi-source geospatial data; large scale inversion problems; spatial optimization; environmental applications; climate change; machine learning; deep learning

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

Road Extraction and Distress Assessment by Spaceborne, Airborne and Terrestrial Platforms (Second Edition)

edited by

Alessandro Mei

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Valerio Baiocchi

and

Xianfeng Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8163 | Submission Open

Keywords: road extraction and pavement distress analysis; very high resolution satellite imagery; airborne remote sensing; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); UAV and UGV; multispectral and hyperspectral remote sensing; time series analysis; change detection; imaging spectroscopy; pavement management systems (PMS); photogrammetry and 3D modelling; GIS modelling for management plan; decision support systems based on remote sensed techniques; geostatistics; artificial intelligence; ML (machine learning); CNN; deep learning; data fusion; light detection and ranging (LiDAR); pattern recognition

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

Hyperspectral Imaging and LiDAR Scanning Technology Development and Applications

edited by

Jianxin Jia

, Yuwei Chen,

Yue Yu

and

Xiaorou Zheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7952 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral imaging; LiDAR; data processing; artificial intelligence; remote sensing applications

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

GIS and Remote Sensing in Soil Mapping and Modeling (Second Edition)

edited by

Xiaoling Wu

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Chong Luo

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Liujun Zhu

and Xiaoji Shen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7323 | Submission Open

Keywords: GIS; remote sensing; soil science; soil moisture; spatial modeling; climate change; precision agriculture

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

Advances in Retrieval and Validation of Atmospheric Components by Remote Sensing

edited by

Yuhan Luo

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Lei Liu

, Shanshan Wang and

Youwen Sun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7007 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite trace gas product validation; satellite cloud product validation; trace gas vertical profile; atmospheric composition; high-resolution imaging; data assimilation; data fusion

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

Multi-Data Applied to Near-Surface Geophysics (Second Edition)

edited by

Fridon Shubitidze

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6933 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-data near-surface; joint-inversion; remote sensing; UXO; magnetics; electromagnetics induction; acoustic; permafrost; classification; hazardous materials; unmanned aerial systems

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

Remote Sensing Supporting the Inventorying and Analysis of Ground Instabilities Scenarios Induced by Earthquakes

edited by

Matteo Fiorucci

, Gian Marco Marmoni and

Salvatore Martino

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6760 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquake-induced landslides; landslide distribution; landslide scenarios; co/post-seismic landslides surveying and monitoring; remote sensing applied to landslides; SAR; DInSAR; GBInSAR interferometry; photointerpretation; environmental monitoring

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

Supporting Earth Observation and Human–Environment Interaction with Global Geospatial Information

edited by

Hua Liu

and

Hone-Jay Chu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6548 | Submission Open

Keywords: muti-platform earth observations; AI; big data; remote sensing; image fusion; hazards; human health; anthropogenic influences; climate resilience; global change; climate change

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

Impacts of Climate Change on Water Cycle and Terrestrial Ecosystems by Remote Sensing

edited by Chun-Yu Dong,

Xufeng Wang

and

Chang Huang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6445 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; environmental monitoring; hydrological processes; vegetation dynamics; phenology; flood; biodiversity; water cycle; drought; water resources; carbon cycle; biomass

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

Satellite Observations for Particulate Matter and Gaseous Pollutants Research

edited by

Zhengqiang Li

, Jintai Lin,

Cheng Chen

and Yan Yu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6429 | Submission Open

Keywords: particulate matters; gaseous pollutants; such as SO2; NO2; O3; etc.; aerosol and chemical compositions; satellite observation; interaction; PM2.5; PM10; PM1; and dust

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

Intelligent Processing of 3D Point Clouds for Scene Understanding and Modelling

edited by

Yuan Li

, Rong Huang, Shuhang Zhang and Linfu Xie

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6101 | Submission Open

Keywords: LiDAR; point cloud processing; deep learning; artificial intelligence; 3D mapping and modelling

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

Advances in Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Aerosols and Their Radiative Effects

edited by

Omar Torres

and Hiren Jethva

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6100 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiative effects; aerosol properties; polarization; retrieval algorithm; long-term record; satellite; cloud screening; surface reflectance

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

Application of Remote Sensing Technology in Wetland Ecology

edited by

Dehua Mao

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Yang Liu

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Jianing Zhen

and Jingwei Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5890 | Submission Open

Keywords: remotely sensed big data; wetland landscape patterns or processes; wetland functions and services; wetland resilience and sustainability; wetland biodiversity

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

Data-Driven City and Society – A Remote Sensing Perspective

edited by

Szymon Chmielewski

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5480 | Submission Open

Keywords: data utilization; data-driven; AI

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

3D City Modelling and Remote Sensing: Advances, Challenges, and New Technologies (Second Edition)

edited by

Mohamed El Mekawy

and

Ihab Hamzi Hijazi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5387 | Submission Open

Keywords: three-dimensional city models; BIM-GIS integration; urbanization; smart cities; crisis management; artificial intelligence

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

Radar Data Processing and Analysis

edited by Xingpeng Mao,

Junkun Yan

, Zhenhua Zhang, Yongzhen Li and Yun Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5381 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar signal processing; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); distributed radar; passive radar; machine learning in radar; polarimetric radar; radar interference and anti-jamming; target detection and tracking; MIMO radar

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

Real-Time Agricultural Monitoring from Remotely Sensed Data (Second Edition)

edited by

Ruyin Cao

,

Tao Cheng

and

Ran Meng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4509 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural remote sensing; crop types; crop phenotype; crop yield; in-season; phenotyping; plant stress; precision agriculture; time-series data; within-season

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

Recent Progress in Monitoring the Troposphere with GNSS Techniques

edited by

Minghua Wang

, Hong Liang, Cuixian Lu and Jungang Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4332 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS meteorology; zenith total delay estimation; precipitable water vapor; water vapor tomography; severe weather monitoring; data assimilation; numerical weather forecast

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

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