Advanced Remote Sensing Technology in Modern Geodesy
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 August 2024 | Viewed by 1649
Special Issue Editors
Interests: earth orientation parameters; gravimetric satellite missions; changes in climate models to polar motion study; terrestrial water storage changes; advanced remote sensing technology to geophysical studies
Interests: earth orientation parameters; gravimetric satellite missions; changes in climate models to polar motion study; terrestrial water storage changes; advanced remote sensing technology to geophysical studies
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Interests: mapping; geoinformation; digital mapping; spatial analysis; geospatial science; spatial statistics; geostatistical analysis; earth observation; geovisualization; geo-processing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Modern geodesy is a discipline dedicated to measuring and understanding the Earth’s shape, gravitational field, and rotation, and it stands at the crossroads of scientific inquiry and technological innovation. Geodesy has many applications in navigation, mapping, environmental monitoring, and geophysics. The evolution of technology, marked by enhanced sensors, advanced networks, and improved communication systems, coupled with the influence of nanotechnology, has significantly shaped the landscape of modern geodesy. Key technological advancements, including the utilization of cutting-edge tools such as Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR), Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR), and various remote sensing missions such as Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE), GRACE Follow-On, Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE), as well as upcoming satellite missions, are critical drivers for the development of the geodesy.
Modern geodesy and remote sensing data have proven to be instrumental in developing integrated Earth system models, mapping variations in Earth’s gravitational field, monitoring land deformation and subsidence, observing mass changes within ice caps, glaciers, and polar ice sheets, and contributing to the study and surveillance of natural hazards such as earthquakes, landslides, and volcanic activity. Furthermore, they enable the creation of high-resolution topographic maps, terrain models, detailed images, and data about the Earth’s surface.
This Special Issue aims to comprehensively explore the applications and advancements in cutting-edge remote sensing technology within the realm of modern geodesy. We emphasize the recent advances in assimilating different types of geodetic and geophysical data, high-precision topographic mapping, and terrain modeling. We especially welcome contributions focusing on integrating machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques in interpreting geospatial data, highlighting the recent progress in statistics applied to Earth’s dynamic system. Furthermore, we welcome topics that encompass multi-constellation systems of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSSs) aimed at augmenting the availability and reliability of positioning information.
Authors are encouraged to submit original papers that include but are not limited to the following topics:
- Advanced InSAR techniques for precise deformation monitoring, studying tectonic activity, subsidence, and landslides.
- High-density LiDAR for improved topographic mapping and 3D terrain modeling.
- Advances in GNSSs for accurate positioning and navigating, including real-time kinematic (RTK) and precise point positioning (PPP) techniques.
- Integration of GNSS with other geodetic techniques for improved reference systems.
- Data integration from sensors (optical, radar, LiDAR) for enhanced geodetic insights.
- Geospatial data processing and cloud computing used for efficient storage and processing of large remote sensing datasets.
- Remote sensing applications in climate change studies.
- Determining and monitoring the Earth’s gravitational field.
- Exploiting precise geodetic measurements of the Earth’s rotation and advanced algorithms to monitor and predict Earth orientation parameters (EOP).
- Integrating data from satellite gravimetry and hydrological models for improved monitoring of water resources.
Dr. Małgorzata Wińska
Prof. Dr. Jolanta Nastula
Dr. Justyna Śliwińska-Bronowicz
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- remote sensing techniques
- GNSS positioning
- InSAR techniques
- LiDAR for topographic mapping
- measuring the Earth’s shape
- measuring Earth’s gravitational field
- measuring Earth’s rotation
Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
Title: Laser observations of GALILEO satellites at the CBK PAN Astrogeodynamic Observatory in Borowiec
Authors: Paweł Lejba; Piotr Michałek; Tomasz Suchodolski; Adrian Smagło; Mateusz Matyszewski; Stanisław Zapaśnik
Affiliation: Space Research Centre Polish Academy of Science (CBK PAN), Astrogeodynamic Observatory in Borowiec, ul. Bartycka 18a, 00-716 Warszawa, Poland
Abstract: The laser station (BORL) owned by the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences and situated at the Astrogeodynamic Observatory in Borowiec near Poznań regularly observes more than 100 different objects in low Earth orbit (LEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO). The BORL sensor's laser observation range is from 400 km to 24,500 km. The laser measurements taken by the BORL sensor are utilized to create various products, including geocentric positions and movements of ground stations, satellite orbits, components of the Earth's gravitational field and their changes over time, and Earth's orientation parameters (EOP), among others. These products are essential for supporting local and global geodetic and geophysics research related to time and are crucial for the International Terrestrial Reference Frame (ITRF), which is managed by the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS). In 2023, the BORL laser station expanded its list of tracked objects to include all satellites of the European satellite navigation system GALILEO, totalling 28 satellites. During that year, the BORL laser station recorded 77 successful passes of GALILEO satellites, covering a total of 21 objects. The measurements taken allowed for the registration of 7419 returns, resulting in 342 normal points. The average RMS for all successful GALILEO observations in 2023 was 13.5 mm.