Remote Sensing

Remote Sensing of Aquatic Ecosystem Monitoring

edited by

Yibo Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3033 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic ecosystem; algal blooms; aquatic vegetation; artificial intelligence; mechanism; extreme events

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

Advances in Atmospheric Chemistry and Transportation of Aerosol by Remote Sensing and Modeling (Second Edition)

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submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2329 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerosol; aerosols species; optical properties; vertical profile; long-range transport; radiative forcing; light-absorbing aerosol; snow; aerosol cloud; extreme weather

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

Sub-Pixel Mapping, Spatio-Temporal Fusion of Multi-Spectral and Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Data

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submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2244 | Submission Open

Keywords: sub-pixel mapping; spatiotemporal fusion method; optical/multispectral/hyperspectral image analysis; mixed pixel problem; urban land use mapping; time-series analysis; multitemporal remote sensing data processing; change detection method

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

Advances in Atmospheric Greenhouse Gases Observation and Remote Sensing Applications

edited by Ailin Liang, Yawen Kong and

Simone Lolli

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1888 | Submission Open

Keywords: greenhouse gas remote sensing; carbon dioxide; methane; OCO-2/3 GOSAT TROPOMI TANSAT DQ-1; carbon flux; carbon assimilation

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

Estimating Atmospheric Aerosols and Cloud Physics with Optical and Multispectral Sensors

edited by

Yuying Wang

, Haofei Wang, Chunsong Lu and

Xiquan Dong

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1026 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerosol– cloud interactions; remote sensing; multispectral sensors; aerosol optical depth (AOD); cloud microphysical properties; cloud condensation nuclei (CCN); lidar; radiometers; satellite; machine learning

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

Monitoring, Assessment, and Prediction of Agroecosystem Dynamics for Sustainable Agriculture: Applications of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, and Geographic Information Systems

edited by

Yongfa You

,

Naiqing Pan

and

Dipankar Mandal

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 919 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; remote sensing; photogrammetry; GIS; agroecosystem dynamics

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

Remote Sensing in Monitoring Coastal and Inland Waters

edited by Xiaoyun Wan, Qun Liu,

Salem Morsy

and

Yongjun Jia

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 811 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal and inland waters; satellite remote sensing; airborne/terrestrial/mobile LiDAR; water level/quality/depth; phytoplankton; carbon fluxes and stocks; Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

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

Signal Processing, Image Processing and Fusion Techniques in Remote Sensing

edited by

Georgia Koukiou

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 594 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; multichannel information; sensor types; signal processing; image processing; information fusion; registration; elevation models; target detection; surface characterization

(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 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 594 | 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)

Satellite Remote Sensing for Monitoring Forest Carbon and Supporting Nature-Based Carbon Crediting Mechanisms

edited by You-Ren Wang and

Zutao Yang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 592 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite remote sensing; forest carbon monitoring; carbon flux analysis; nature-based solutions (NbSs); carbon crediting mechanisms; carbon MRV; blue carbon

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

Recent Progress in Monitoring the Troposphere with GNSS Techniques

edited by

Minghua Wang

, Hong Liang, Cuixian Lu and Jungang Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 544 | 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)

Radar for Planetary Exploration (Second Edition)

edited by

Roberto Orosei

and

Robert Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 528 | Submission Open

Keywords: planetary radar; radar sounder; solar system; planets; asteroids; comets; Moon

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

Environment Observation Analysis Based on Remote Sensing and Geospatial Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Lei Xu

, Peyman Abbaszadeh,

Wenying Du

and

Min Huang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 344 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; big data; GeoAI; spatiotemporal processes; disaster analysis; large-scale monitoring and prediction

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

Intelligent Perception of Geo-Hazards from Earth Observations (Second Edition)

edited by

Ionut Sandric

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 314 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; machine learning; deep learning; landslide; subsidence; ground deformation

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

Snow Water Equivalent Retrieval Using Remote Sensing

edited by Jianwei Yang,

Lingmei Jiang

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Matias Takala

, Yan Huang and

Tao Che

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave remote sensing; snow water equivalent (SWE); snow depth; SWE retrieving algorithm; snow forward modeling; field campaigns in cryosphere; spatiotemporal variability

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

Utilization of Remote Sensing in Evaluating Crop Production Constraints

edited by

Koki Homma

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open

Keywords: crops; production constraints; drought; floods; pests; disease; weeds

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

Leveraging Advanced Remote Sensing Technologies for Comprehensive Renewable Energy Monitoring, Systematic Optimization, and Multidimensional Environmental Integration

edited by

Zhengguang Liu

and

Zhiling Guo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; renewable energy systems; solar radiation mapping; wind energy assessment; performance optimization; environmental impact assessment; LiDAR and hyperspectral imaging; resource monitoring; geospatial analysis; sustainable energy integration

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

Advanced in Space-Air-Ground-Sea Integrated Remote Sensing: Intelligent Processing and Applications

edited by

Zhonghua Hong

, Chenchen Jiang and Huazhong Ren

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; space– air– ground– sea integration; artificial intelligence; data processing; modeling; mapping

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

State of the Art in Positioning Under Forest Canopies

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submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: new techniques/methodologies for positioning; 2D/3D; data-processing for laser scanning/camera data for positioning; mobile mapping and positioning; real-time system; large-scale mapping and positioning in forests; applications of position data in forest environments; literature reviews about the positioning methods in forest science

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

Advances in Computer Vision and Machine Learning Applications on Remote Sensing Images

edited by

Qiang Li

, Jing Li, Dan Wang and

Tania Stathaki

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing image processing; geospatial data analysis; computer vision; machine learning; satellite imagery; image fusion; advanced computational techniques

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

Recent Advances in Object Detection with Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Data

edited by

Youqiang Zhang

and Xuesong Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral data; object detection; dimensionality reduction; feature fusion; machine learning; deep learning; real-time detection

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

Role of SAR/InSAR Techniques in Investigating Ground Deformation

edited by Xue Chen and

Teng Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: SAR/InSAR; ground deformation; tectonic activities; seismic activities; transient slow-slip processes; geological hazards; optical imagery; data fusion and machine learning

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

Advances in Machine Learning Algorithms for Atmospheric Remote Sensing

edited by Alqamah Sayeed, Ahmed Khan Salman and Siddharth Chaudhary

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; atmospheric remote sensing; hyperspectral data analysis; air quality prediction; aerosols and trace gases; urban pollution modeling; climate adaptation; human epidemiology; crop health monitoring; advanced time-series analysis

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

Remote Sensing for Ionospheric Studies

edited by

Qihou Zhou

,

Yun Gong

and Yanlin Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: ionosphere; space weather; radar remote sensing; optical remote sensing; thermosphere; mesosphere.

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

Application of Remote Sensing Approaches in Geohazard Risk (Second Edition)

edited by

Chao Zhou

, Kunlong Yin and

Federico Raspini

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite-; UAV-; and ground-based remote sensing approaches; landslides; debris flow; rockfall; subsidence; etc.; susceptibility and hazard mapping; geohazard detection; monitoring; and early warning; risk analysis and prediction; mechanisms of geohazards; srtificial intelligence

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

Recent Advances in GNSS Aviation and LEO Orbit Determination

edited by Zhigui Kang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS aviation; LEO/POD; spacecraft navigation/autonomous landing; navigation and pose determination; ionosphere and space weather; artificial intelligence; machine learning

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

Remote Sensing Methods and Technical Developments in Planetary Geodesy and Geophysics

edited by

Hongling Shi

and

Jianguo Yan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: planetary geodesy; planetary geophysics; remote sensing technologies; gravity field mapping; planetary topography; surface deformation; planetary interior dynamics; multispectral and radar data fusion; altimetry and gravimetry techniques; planetary exploration and observation

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

Remote Sensing Observation Methods for Leaf Area Index (LAI) in Mountainous Regions

edited by Weiliang Fan,

Qian Zhang

and Meihong Fang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: leaf area index; canopy structure; ground-based observation; satellite-based remote sensing; remote sensing inversion; ground-based remote sensing platform; remote sensing modeling

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

Algorithm Development in Earth Observation Modeling Using Multi-Sensor Data

edited by Sanaz Vajedian, Rishabh Dutta and Indhu Varatharajan

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1893 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; multisensor data; earth observation modeling; satellite data; algorithm development; radar remote sensing; InSAR; tectonic geomorphology; optical remote sensing; multispectral sensors; hyperspectral sensors; seismic activity; geological hazards; multisource data integration; LiDAR

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

State-of-the-Art in Land Cover Classification and Mapping

edited by

Jingxiong Zhang

and

Won-Ho Nam

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 36293 | Submission Open

Keywords: classification; mapping; classification systems; land cover; remote-sensing images; scale; resolution; semantics; spectral– spatial– temporal features; phenology; pattern analysis; machine learning; rule bases; accuracy metrics and assessment; uncertainty; confusion matrix; mixed pixels; sampling; reference samples; image interpretation

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

LEO-Augmented PNT Service

edited by

Kan Wang

,

Ahmed El-Mowafy

and

Xuhai Yang

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 28210 | Submission Open

Keywords: Low Earth orbit (LEO); Precise orbit determination (POD); Time and frequency transfer; Positioning; Navigation; Integrity monitoring; Quality control; Signal processing; Sensor calibration

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

Near Real-Time (NRT) Agriculture Monitoring

edited by

Liang Sun

,

Feng Gao

,

Wenbin Wu

and Peng Yang

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 20648 | Submission Open

Keywords: near real-time (NRT); early crop mapping; crop stress; crop phenology; yield prediction; soil monitoring; data fusion; time-series analysis

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

Towards Biodiversity Conservation: Remote Sensing Applications in Ecological Modeling

edited by

Grant Hamilton

and Evangeline Corcoran

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17995 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; conservation; remote sensing; ecological modeling; species distribution modeling; spatial ecology; mapping and monitoring; population analysis; threatened species; invasive species

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

Remote Sensing and Ecosystem Modeling for Nature-Based Solutions

edited by

Lei Ma

and

Aolin Jia

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14928 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature based solutions; remote sensing observations; afforestation; reforestation; deforestation; carbon; water and energy fluxes; carbon sequestration potential; empirical or process-based modeling

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

Remote Sensing of Coastal Waters, Land Use/Cover, Lakes, Rivers and Watersheds III

edited by

Jiayi Pan

,

Bo Huang

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Hongsheng Zhang

and Adam T. Devlin

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13386 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing of coastal waters and zones; remote sensing data fusion technology; land cover/use; remote sensing of lakes; rivers; and watersheds; remote sensing and GIS technology; marine remote sensing

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

Air-Sea Interaction and Climate Variability in the Ocean: Observations and Modeling Based on Remote Sensing Techniques

edited by

Yuhong Zhang

,

Xiaomei Liao

and

Vladimir N. Kudryavtsev

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11916 | Submission Open

Keywords: air-sea interactions; climate variability; oceanic dynamics; small- and meso-scale processes; remote sensing observations; high-resolution modeling

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

Remote Sensing Cross-Modal Research: Algorithms and Practices

edited by

Xiangtao Zheng

, Xiumei Chen and

Jinchang Ren

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11376 | Submission Open

Keywords: cross-modal representation learning; cross-modal detection and identification; cross-modal conversion and retrieval; cross-modal knowledge reasoning; cross-modal image generation; cross-modal collaborative learning; remote sensing cross-modal application; domain adaptation; transfer learning; cross-modal consistency feature representation

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

Advances in the Application of Spaceborne and UAS-Borne Radar Remote Sensing

edited by

Neda Rojhani

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George Shaker

,

Massimiliano Pieraccini

and

Amir Hosein Oveis

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10846 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar technology; space-based radar technology; planetary mapping radar; remote sensing applications; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); disaster management applications; advanced signal processing; space exploration; radar technology in earth sciences

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

Pattern Recognition in Remote Sensing II

edited by

Chunlei Huo

,

Zhiqiang Zhou

, Lurui Xia and

Samia Ainouz

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10814 | Submission Open

Keywords: pattern recognition; deep learning; remote sensing; image processing; artificial intelligence

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

Advanced Machine Learning Models for Remote Sensing Applications and Data Analysis—Recent Developments

edited by Ahmed Shaharyar Khwaja and

Filippo Biondi

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10358 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; quantum machine learning; optical data; imaging radar data; multispectral and hyperspectral data; environment monitoring and prediction; calamity prediction and detection; agriculture monitoring and prediction; post-calamity evaluation; time-series for structural monitoring; transfer learning and one-shot learning; semi-supervised learning

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

Processes and Effects of Atmospheric and Ionospheric Dynamics Based on Remote Sensing Observations

edited by

Yun Gong

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Guozhu Li

and Maosheng He

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 9042 | Submission Open

Keywords: gravity/tidal/planetary waves; ionospheric irregularities; solar activity; geomagnetic storms; atmosphere– ionosphere coupling; remote sensing techniques

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

Artificial Intelligence-Based Sensor Data Processing for Remote Sensing

edited by

Seongwook Lee

and Byung-Kwan Kim

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8851 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; artificial intelligence/deep learning; sensors (e.g.; camera; lidar; radar); sensor fusion; signal/image processing; target detection and tracking; target recognition and classification; image segmentation

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

New Advances in Remote Sensing Techniques Applied in Surface and Underground Mine Operations

edited by

Kamran Esmaeili

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8508 | Submission Open

Keywords: open-pit mining; underground mining; mapping; mine process monitoring; operational efficiency; mine safety; mine environmental monitoring

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

Remote Sensing of Solar Radiation Absorbed by Land Surfaces

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submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7971 | 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)

Remote Sensing of Coastal Environment and Evolution: Progress, Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Chengyi Zhao

,

Jianting Zhu

, Wen Dai and

Konstantinos Topouzelis

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6815 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal observation; UAV techniques; coastal erosion; coastal & beach dynamics; coastal space management solutions; coastal evolution; coastal dynamics; shoreline changes; sediment dynamics; coastal land cover; coastal and offshore topography mapping

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

Monitoring Vegetation Response Based on Remote Sensing and Climate Data (Second Edition)

edited by

Rui Yao

and

Mario Cunha

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5805 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation cover; vegetation phenology; vegetation productivity; crop yield; NDVI/EVI/LAI; climate change; human activity detection/monitoring

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

Remote Sensing for Groundwater Hydrology

edited by Zofia Rzepecka,

Monika Birylo

and Olga Barron

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5583 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater; GRACE; GLDAS; water storage; methods of groundwater monitoring; water cycle and balance

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

New Tools or Trends for Large-Scale Mapping and 3D Modelling (Second Edition)

edited by

Tarig Ali

,

Jorge Delgado García

and

Fayez Tarsha Kurdi

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5205 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; topographic mapping; mobile mapping; data acquisition; sensors; LiDAR; UAVs (drone); feature extraction; 3D modelling; machine learning; data classification; forests modelling; digital twins; city information modelling (CIM); building information modelling (BIM); land information modelling (LAM); tree information modelling (TIM); processing quality

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

Microwave Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture II

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submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4644 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil moisture; active microwave remote sensing; passive microwave remote sensing; product validation and error analysis; retrieval algorithms; downscaling/upscaling methods; spatiotemporal fusion techniques; GNSS-R; data assimilation; eco-hydrological applications

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

Object Detection and Information Extraction Based on Remote Sensing Imagery (Second Edition)

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, Gong Cheng and

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3942 | Submission Open

Keywords: object detection of remote sensing images; object detection and tracking of remote sensing videos; few/zero-shot learning; multi-source data fusion; weakly supervised learning; semantic segmentation; remote sensing image classification

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

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