Communication–Navigation–Sensing for Space-Air-Ground-Sea Integrated System

Topic Information

Dear Colleagues,

Space–Air–Ground-Sea Integrated Systems (SAGSIN) represent a major step forward in global connectivity and environmental monitoring. By combining satellites, aerial platforms (e.g., UAVs/HAPS), terrestrial and ocean networks, SAGSIN enable seamless service continuity across oceans, remote regions, and disaster areas. Today, communication, navigation, and remote sensing are often designed and operated independently, leading to fragmented architectures, congested spectrum usage, and costly multi-function hardware. Looking toward 6G and beyond, satellite communications will be a core pillar of future networks, delivering ubiquitous coverage, resilient backhaul, and rapid on-demand capacity via flexible payloads, multi-beam operation, and dynamic resource coordination. In this context, integrating Communication, Navigation, and Sensing (CNS) is essential to improve spectrum efficiency, simplify hardware, and enable intelligent network management while supporting high-precision Earth observation and robust global services across space, air, and ground.

This Topic aims to collect research on the design, theory, and application of CNS integration within SAGSIN. Also, we aspire to delve into the challenges brought forth by network heterogeneity and the diversification of business requirements in future terrestrial and satellite communication networks. We welcome contributions that explore how to combine these functions to improve both data transmission and remote sensing capabilities.

We invite authors to submit original research and reviews that bridge the gap between telecommunications and remote sensing. The goal is to highlight solutions for autonomous systems, disaster response, maritime surveillance, and environmental monitoring, ensuring that future networks can sense and navigate as effectively as they communicate.

Prof. Dr. Zhongliang Deng
Dr. Jichong Han
Topic Editors

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Participating Journals

Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
Electronics electronics	2.6	6.1	2012	16.4 Days	CHF 2400	Submit
Forests forests	2.5	4.6	2010	16.8 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
Future Internet futureinternet	3.6	8.3	2009	16.1 Days	CHF 1800	Submit
Geomatics geomatics	2.8	5.1	2021	22.6 Days	CHF 1200	Submit
Remote Sensing remotesensing	4.1	8.6	2009	24.3 Days	CHF 2700	Submit
Sensors sensors	3.5	8.2	2001	17.8 Days	CHF 2600	Submit

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