Smart Remote Sensing Images Processing for Sensor-Based Applications
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Sensing and Imaging".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 19
Special Issue Editors
Interests: remote sensing images processing; remote sensing applications; AI applications in remote sensing.
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Dear Colleagues,
With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and remote sensing technologies, as well as the increasing integration of sensor networks, intelligent processing and analyses of remote sensing data have become pivotal in addressing global challenges across environmental monitoring, urban planning, agriculture, ecology, atmospheric studies, oceanography, disaster management, and more. This Special Issue aims to gather cutting-edge research on AI-driven methods and innovative applications for remote sensing image processing and sensor-based data analytics, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and showcasing the latest trends in automation, intelligence, scalability, and sensor integration.
We invite original, high-quality research articles and comprehensive reviews that focus on AI technologies applied to remote sensing and sensor systems. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- AI for Remote Sensing Image Processing and Sensor Data Fusion
- Machine learning for image classification, segmentation, and object detection.
- Self-supervised/unsupervised learning for remote sensing data.
- Multi-modal and multi-temporal data fusion techniques.
- Sensor-Integrated Platforms and Innovations
- Satellite imagery analysis (high-resolution, hyperspectral, and SAR).
- UAV/drone-based sensing and real-time processing.
- Ground-based sensor networks and IoT integration.
- Domain-Specific Applications of Remote Sensing and Sensor Data
- Environmental monitoring.
- Ecological remote sensing.
- Atmospheric remote sensing
- Precision agriculture.
- Urban planning and smart cities.
- Disaster response (floods, wildfires, and earthquakes).
- Climate and oceanography studies.
- Challenges and Future Directions
- Explainable AI for remote sensing.
- Edge computing and lightweight models for on-device processing.
We sincerely look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Jiakui Tang
Dr. Qing Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- remote sensing images
- remote sensing applications
- machine learning
- artificial intelligence
- earth information extraction
- sensors data processing
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