Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Environmental Monitoring
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainability in Geographic Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 146
Special Issue Editors
Interests: remote sensing of ecology and environment; geospatial analysis; ecology and environment in mining areas; machine learning; spatiotemporal data mining
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Interests: quantitative remote sensing; multi- and hyper-spectral remote sensing; remote sensing of vegetation; machine learning; radiative transfer model
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Interests: quantitative remote sensing; optical and thermal remote sensing; vegetation variable retrieval; coastal wetland monitoring; google earth engine
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Remote sensing (RS) and geographic information systems (GISs) have become indispensable tools for addressing pressing environmental challenges, offering scalable and cost-effective solutions to monitor dynamic ecosystems, assess human impacts, and guide sustainable decision making. As climate change, urbanization, and resource exploitation intensify, the integration of advanced RS technologies—such as multispectral imaging, LiDAR, and radar—with spatially explicit GIS analytics provides unprecedented opportunities to map, model, and mitigate environmental degradation. This Special Issue seeks to highlight innovative methodologies and applications of RS and GIS in environmental monitoring, emphasizing their role in advancing ecological resilience, resource management, and policy formulation.
We invite contributions that explore novel approaches for tracking environmental changes across terrestrial, aquatic, and atmospheric systems. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following: the use of machine learning for analyzing satellite imagery; time-series analysis of ecosystem dynamics; real-time monitoring of natural disasters; and participatory GIS frameworks for community-driven conservation. By bridging technological advancements with practical environmental solutions, this Special Issue aims to foster interdisciplinary dialog and showcase cutting-edge research that supports global sustainability goals.
Both original research articles and comprehensive reviews are welcome. Submissions may address technical innovations, case studies, or critical evaluations of RS/GIS applications in diverse contexts, such as forests, wetlands, urban areas, and agricultural landscapes.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Jun Li
Dr. Chengye Zhang
Dr. Yuanheng Sun
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- environmental impact assessments
- vegetation dynamics
- soil and water conservation
- land degradation mapping
- coastal wetland monitoring
- water quality assessment
- urban sprawl analysis
- disaster risk management
- machine learning in remote sensing
- geospatial modeling
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