Remote Sensing

Machine Learning for Intelligent Processing and Applications of Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data

edited by

Wei Li

, Haiyong Gan,

Heng-Chao Li

and Wenshuai Hu

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5605 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-source remote sensing data; intelligent processing; earth observation applications; registration; data fusion; feature extraction; classification; object detection; advanced machine learning methods; lightweight designs

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

Advancements in Thunderstorm Nowcasting and Atmospheric Electricity Monitoring by Remote Sensing

edited by

Richard Müller

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4371 | Submission Open

Keywords: thunderstorms; convective initiation; lightning; life cycle; hazards

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

Monitoring and Early Warning for Heavy Precipitation, Flash Floods and Waterlogging Disasters Using Remote Sensing

edited by Youcun Qi,

Zhe Zhang

,

Zhanfeng Zhao

, Donghuan Li and Bong-Chul Seo

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3074 | Submission Open

Keywords: weather radars; satellites; flash floods and waterlogging; quantitative precipitation estimation (QPE); remote sensing data assimilation; extreme weather and hydrological events; artificial intelligence and machine (deep) learning; application of remote sensing equipment in geological disaster; disastrous weather analysis; and observation of hydrometeorological extremes; weather and hydrological forecast

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

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

edited by

Fang Shang

and

Lamei Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2893 | 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)

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

edited by

Alessandro Mei

,

Valerio Baiocchi

and

Xianfeng Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1929 | Submission Open

Keywords: road extraction and pavement distress analysis; very hight 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)

Cropland and Yield Mapping with Multi-source Remote Sensing

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submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1560 | Submission Open

Keywords: yield mapping; crop yield estimation or forecasts; cropland mapping; crop parameter retrieval; multi-source imagery; crop growth model; Google Earth Engine; data assimilation; machine learning; deep learning

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

Advanced InSAR Techniques for Geohazard Monitoring and Risk Evaluation

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submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1304 | Submission Open

Keywords: InSAR; data fusion; artificial intelligence; geohazards; deformation monitoring and modelling; risk evaluation

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

Advances in Exploring the Moon, Mars, and Asteroids Based on In-Situ and Remote Sensing Measurements

edited by Simone Pirrotta,

Francesca Esposito

, Alice Lucchetti and

Maurizio Pajola

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 815 | Submission Open

Keywords: geological features; study of the environment; resources; robotic and human exploration; innovative strategies; remote sensing dataset analyses; new instrumentation concepts; smallsat concepts

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

Integration of Multi-sources in Fluvial Hydro-Geomorphology: A Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Remote Sensing Perspective

edited by Massimiliano Gargiulo,

Michael Nones

and

Giuseppe Ruello

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 345 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluvial hydro-geomorphology; river science; remote sensing; deep learning and machine learning in river monitoring; multi-sources; data integration and data fusion; river management; hydrology; hydrodynamic modeling; geospatial technologies; big data analytics

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

Deep Learning for Land Use and Land Cover Change Monitoring with Optical and SAR Images

edited by

Hyung-Sup Jung

,

Jin-Woo Kim

and

Zhong Lu

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 328 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; change detection; earth surface changes; geohazards; time series analysis; deep learning; optical/infrared imagery; SAR/InSAR imagery; land use/land cover

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing and Geo-Spatial Science)

Landslide Studies Integrating Remote Sensing and Geophysical Data (Second Edition)

edited by

Veronica Pazzi

,

Anne-Sophie Mreyen

and

Sebastian Uhlemann

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: joint remote sensing and geophysical surveys; geophysical landslide monitoring; 3D data integration models; cross-validation of RS; ground-based; and subsurface information; visualization in extended reality

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

Advancing Water System with Satellite Observations and Deep Learning

edited by

Ying Zhang

, Peng Dou and

Chunlin Huang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: water system; hydrological modeling; satellite observations; deep learning; water resource

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

Deep Learning-Driven Remote Sensing Image Processing for Object Detection and Localization

edited by

Jong-Eun Ha

and

Hyoseok Hwang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: object detection/tracking/localization; data fusion; weakly supervised object detection; artificial intelligence; deep learning; computer vision; convolutional neural networks; feature extraction; image segmentation; image processing

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

Nighttime Light Remote Sensing Products for Urban Applications

edited by

Zihao Zheng

and

Qiming Zheng

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4695 | Submission Open

Keywords: nighttime light remote sensing; urbanization; urban light pollution; ecological impacts of artificial lights; disaster assessments; DMSP-OLS; NPP-VIIRS; SDGSAT-1; ISS night photographs

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

Remote Sensing of Clouds and Aerosols: Techniques and Applications

edited by

Alexander Kokhanovsky

,

Linlu Mei

and Yasmin Aboel Fetouh

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 339 | Submission Open

Keywords: clouds; precipitation; cloud pollution; remote sensing; radiative transfer; light scattering; atmospheric ice crystals; aerosol remote sensing; air quality; climate change

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

Advanced Lidar Remote Sensing for Atmosphere, Vegetation, and Ocean Observations

edited by Boming Liu, Zhiyu Zhang,

Hui Zhou

,

Xin Ma

and

Yue Ma

submission deadline 16 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1654 | Submission Open

Keywords: lidar remote sensing; aerosol and clouds; boundary layer; leaf and canopy; lidar bathymetry; photon-counting lidar; high-spectral-resolution lidar

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

Target Recognition and Detection Based on High Resolution Radar Images

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, Lixiang Ma and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3363 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-resolution radar images; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); target detection; target recognition; deep learning; machine learning; image processing

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

Remote Sensing in Space Geodesy and Cartography Methods (Third Edition)

edited by

Jinyun Guo

,

Cheinway Hwang

,

Yu Sun

, Tzu-pang Tseng and

Pia Addabbo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3150 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS; LiDAR; satellite gravimetry; satellite altimetry; optical/multispectral/hyperspectral/SAR remote sensing; space geodetic technique; deep space detection

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

Advances in Remote Sensing for Land Subsidence Monitoring

edited by Xiaoqiong Qin, Wei Tang,

Xuguo Shi

and

Cheng Zhong

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2943 | Submission Open

Keywords: land subsidence; remote sensing; deformation monitoring; InSAR; GNSS; monitoring and prediction; damage mapping; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing and Geo-Spatial Science)

Big Geo-Spatial Data and Advanced 3D Modelling in GIS and Satellite

edited by

Lidia M. Ortega Alvarado

and

María I. Ramos Galan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2140 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing from satellite and UAV (unmanned aerial vehicles) sources; massive dataset processing; spatiotemporal information systems; data analysis including data mining and machine and deep learning; imagery and 3D point cloud fusion; ecology and precision agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing and Geo-Spatial Science)

Advances in Earth Observation to Improve Flood Disaster Monitoring and Management (Second Edition)

edited by

Valeria Satriano

,

Mariapia Faruolo

and Sandro Martinis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1179 | Submission Open

Keywords: flood disaster; flood monitoring and management; remote sensing; modelling; machine learning

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

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

edited by

Fuxun Liang

, Shuang Song and Bing Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 427 | 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)

Space-Based Observations of Lightning and Related Phenomena

edited by Jing Yang and

Chengling Kuo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: lightning activity; transient luminous events; terrestrial gamma-ray flashes

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

Ecosystem Protection in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions Supported by Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data

edited by

Qiang Yu

, Junran Li,

Di Yang

and

Linyuan Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi scale remote sensing data; remote sensing technology; arid and semi-arid regions; climate change; dryland ecosystems; structure and function farmland protection forest

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

GNSS Technology Advancements and Contemporary Applications in Geosciences

edited by

George P. Petropoulos

,

Prashant Srivastava

,

Kamil Maciuk

, Pavan Kumar and Abhay Kumar Singh

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: GPS technology; GNSS technology; GPS/GNSS reference station infrastructure; geodesy; geosciences applications of GPS/GNSS; navigation; precise positioning; precision agriculture; land surface properties; UAVs; software tools; COSMIC radiation; environmental monitoring; geolocation services

Advanced SAR/InSAR Techniques in Understanding and Monitoring Geohazards

edited by Zhangfeng Ma, Haipeng Luo, Jihong Liu,

Chenglong Li

and Yosuke Aoki

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: SAR/InSAR; space geodesy; earthquake; landslides; volcano; multiple source data integration; natural hazards; geological disasters; risk assessment

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

High-Resolution Soil Moisture Products for Hydrology, Agriculture, and Hazard Applications

edited by Yuchuan Luo, Juan Cao and Peng Zhu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-resolution soil moisture; remote sensing; data assimilation; soil moisture retrieval; hydrological modeling; agricultural productivity; hazard risk assessment

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

Emerging Technologies in Hyperspectral Image 3A - Acquisition, Analysis and Application

edited by Jie Chen, Shumin Liu, Min Zhao, Shuaikai Shi and Xiuheng Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing; hyperspectral data acquisition; computational imaging; spectral and spatial analysis; AI-tools; hyperspectral applications; deep learning

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

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with Applications in Remote Sensing (Third Edition)

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submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing data; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; hyperspectral images

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

Remote Sensing and Associated Artificial Intelligence in Agricultural Applications Second Edition

edited by

Enrico Corrado Borgogno Mondino

,

Filippo Sarvia

and

Samuele De Petris

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; agricultural application; common agricultural policy (CAP); precision agriculture; machine learning; service prototype development; crop monitoring; crop detection; deep learning; artificial intelligence; crop classification; yield prediction; GIS application; precision farming; remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPASs); image segmentation

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

New Perspectives in Plant Phenotyping: Satellite-Based Multispectral Remote Sensing

edited by Luwei Feng,

Xiaoyan Kang

and Yan Zhao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open

Keywords: multispectral remote sensing; crop classification; phenology; deep learning; radiative transfer model; plant parameter retrieval; vegetation productivity simulation; crop yield prediction

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

Recent Advances in Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Imaging Sensing

edited by

Yayun Cheng

,

Dong Zhu

, Hailiang Lu, Guoping Hu and

Jian Dong

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave; millimeter wave; radiometer; radar; imaging systems; polarization; aperture synthesis; antenna design; detection and recognition; information extraction

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

Real-Time Flood Monitoring and Prediction Using Integrative Remote Sensing and AI

edited by Pietro Ceccato, Pekel Jean-François and Peter Salamon

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1397 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite image; artificial intelligence; flood depth; flood monitoring; flood forecasting; airplane/drone images; urban flood; hydrological models

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

Radar for Planetary Exploration (Second Edition)

edited by

Roberto Orosei

and

Robert Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 275 | 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)

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 | Viewed by 27 | 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)

Smart Monitoring of Urban Environment Using Remote Sensing

edited by

Darshana Athukorala

,

Yuji Murayama

and

Takehiro Morimoto

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart monitoring; future predictions; scenario simulations; land use change; climate impacts; agriculture in urban areas; urban forestry; hydrology in urban areas; landscape sustainability; urban climate; quality of life; public health; ecosystem services

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

High-Resolution Observations of Planetary Geological and Geomorphic Investigation (Second Edition)

edited by

Ákos Kereszturi

and

Jiannan Zhao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2874 | Submission Open

Keywords: planetary geology; planetary geomorphology; planetary landforms; planetary surface processes; planetary composition; planetary geological mapping; high-resolution planetary imaging; shallow subsurface detection; space weathering

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

Advances in Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Image Processing: 2nd Edition

edited by

Xudong Kang

and

Mingmin Chi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; hyperspectral image; feature extraction; image processing; image analysis; artificial intelligence; image classification; information fusion

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

Remote Sensing in Maritime Navigation and Transportation

edited by

David Brčić

,

Mario Bakota

and

Serdjo Kos

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: safety of maritime navigation; maritime traffic monitoring; environmental monitoring; vessel tracking and coastal surveillance; GNSS-based maritime navigation and transportation; synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and satellite imagery; navigation systems; port operations optimisation; maritime transportation efficiency; dynamic positioning; polar navigation

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

Autonomous Space Navigation (Second Edition)

edited by

Vincenzo Capuano

and

Roberto Opromolla

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1405 | Submission Open

Keywords: spacecraft navigation; spacecraft pose estimation; autonomy; GNSS; inertial sensors; star trackers; autonomous planetary landing; computer vision; Artificial Intelligence; machine learning

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

Recent Progress in GIS and Remote Sensing for Agriculture-Related Applications (Second Edition)

edited by

Li Lin

,

Chen Zhang

and

Liping Di

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; GIS; crop mapping; crop modeling; crop yield estimation; data processing; agricultural monitoring; AI and machine learning; spatial– temporal analysis

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

Laser Scanning in Environmental and Engineering Applications

edited by Maria Alessandra Tini and

Alessandro Lambertini

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: TLS; ALS; SLAM; MMSs; LiDAR; UAV; BIM; mapping; monitoring

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

The Recent Progression of Machine Learning in Remote Sensing: Theory and Modelling

edited by Rong Wang and

Lefei Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3738 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; image processing; remote sensing; data fusion; satellite images; aerial images

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

Remote Sensing for Marine Environmental Disaster Response

edited by

Zhixiang Fang

, Quanyi Huang, Jaroslaw Tęgowski,

Magaly Koch

and

Yukiharu Hisaki

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 43258 | Submission Open

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

Remote Sensing of Extreme Heat Events, Urban Heat Islands, and Public Health Impacts: Integrating Hydrological and Atmospheric Dynamics

edited by

Yuei-An Liou

,

Shih-Chun Candice Lung

and

Kim Anh Nguyen

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

Keywords: adaptation strategies; atmospheric dynamics; climate resilience; earth observation data; extreme heat events; heatwaves; heat vulnerability; human health and heat exposure; hydrological processes; hydrological dynamics; mitigation measures; thermal remote sensing; urban heat islands; water– energy– climate nexus; public health impacts

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