Remote Sensing

Hyperspectral and Thermal Remote Sensing for Precision Agriculture and Environmental Monitoring

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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 1130 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral imaging; thermal remote sensing; precision agriculture; environmental monitoring; irrigation management; earth observation; UAV and satellite applications; machine learning in remote sensing

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

Remote Sensing for Wildfire Science: Monitoring, Modeling, and Mitigation

edited by

Binbin He

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Xingwen Quan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1096 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel; fire regime; wildfire monitoring; wildfire modeling; fire ecology; climate change; carbon cycling; remote sensing; multidisciplinary

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

Advances in GNSS-Reflectometry and Remote Sensing for Ocean Surface Monitoring

edited by

Xuerui Wu

and

Kaoru Ichikawa

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1087 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS-R; Beidou; ocean; sea ice; wind speed

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

Multi-, Hyperspectral and SAR Sensing Data for Environmental Monitoring and Natural Hazard Management

edited by

Massimo Musacchio

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Cristiano Tolomei

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Maria Teresa Melis

and Federico Rabuffi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1035 | Submission Open

Keywords: new and consolidated algorithm for product generation; natural risks; geo-resources; time series products; CAL/VAL activities; orbiting and future missions

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

Application of Satellite Data for Lightning Mapping

edited by

Adonis Ferreira Raiol Leal

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Dongshuai Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 913 | Submission Open

Keywords: lightning; lightning climatology; spaceborne sensors; forecasting; nowcasting; GLM; LMI; LI; lightning mapping

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

Storms and Floods Analysis Based on the Fusion of Satellite, Meteorological and Ground Station Observation Data

edited by

Jingyu Wang

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Xiaodong Chen

, Donglian Sun and

Zizhen Dong

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 896 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; flood monitoring; storm tracking; data fusion; extreme event analysis; AI and machine learning; disaster risk reduction

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

Advances in Remote Sensing for Smart Agriculture and Digital Twins

edited by

Lei Hu

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Li Lin

and

Chen Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 776 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; GIS; agro-geoinformatics; smart agriculture; digital twin; disaster risk reduction; reproducible EO science; FAIR

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

Geohazard Monitoring Based on Remote Sensing and Artificial Intelligence

edited by Marta Ciążela

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 702 | Submission Open

Keywords: geohazard monitoring; remote sensing; GIS; artificial intelligence; climate-related hazards; data fusion

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

Advances in Remote Sensing for Earthquake and Fault Detection

edited by

Ping He

and

Wei Qu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 688 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquake remote sensing; fault detection; InSAR; seismic hazard assessment; active tectonics; machine learning in geoscience

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

Hyperspectral Data Analysis of Vegetation and Soil Monitoring

edited by

Kun Shang

, Weichao Sun and

Naichen Xing

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 675 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral imaging; spaceborne remote sensing; vegetation parameters retrieval; soil properties mapping; precision agriculture; radiative transfer modeling; machine learning; spectral unmixing

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

Multi-Modal Remote Sensing and Data Assimilation for Crop Type Mapping, Growth, Phenology and Yield Estimation

edited by

Angélica Suárez

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Andrew Clark

and

Michael Gomez Selvaraj

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 570 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural remote sensing; precision agriculture; crop mapping; crop stress; crop phenology; yield prediction; soil monitoring; data fusion; time-series analysis; irrigation management; drought monitoring; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); satellite imagery; hyperspectral and multispectral imaging; LiDAR; machine learning; statistical analysis

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

Remote Sensing for Characterization of Fractured Rocks Masses and Landslide Monitoring

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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 561 | Submission Open

Keywords: fractured rock masses; groundwater; InSAR; landslides; slope instability; UAV

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

Applications of Advanced Computational Technologies and Algorithms for Spatiotemporal Analysis in the Artificial Intelligence Era

edited by Wenwu Tang,

Minrui Zheng

and

Zhengfeng Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 550 | Submission Open

Keywords: big spatiotemporal data; advanced computational technologies and algorithms; spatial analysis and modeling; artificial intelligence applications; land systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing for Geospatial Science)

Geodesy for Geohazards with AI Techniques

edited by

Yunlong Wu

,

Xiang Zhang

and

Yulong Zhong

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 456 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS; gravity; InSAR; geodetic observations; geohazards; extreme events; artificial intelligence

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

Monitoring Urban Environment from Space

edited by Yong Xue,

Pinliang Dong

and

Linlin Lu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 425 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use/land cover change; urban heat island; air pollution mapping; sustainable cities; earth observation; machine learning; multi-sensor fusion; climate resilience; big data analytics; disaster risk assessment

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

The NASA Land-Cover/Land-Use Change Program: Past Achievements and Current Advances

edited by

Krishna Vadrevu

, Garik Gutman and

Chris Justice

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 412 | Submission Open

Keywords: land-cover/land-use change; long-term monitoring; multi-satellite remote sensing; time series; historical reconstruction; land-change drivers; urbanization; deforestation; agricultural expansion; agricultural abandonment; land degradation; ecosystem services; modeling; digital twins; AI/machine learning; decision support; sustainable land management; natural resource planning

Advanced Hyperspectral Imaging and AI for Geological Applications

edited by Lizhe Wang, Yingjun Zhao, Fuping Gan and

Ruyi Feng

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 410 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral imaging; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning; mineral mapping; ore deposit prediction; geological exploration; landslide detection; environmental geology; anomaly detection; critical minerals

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

Intelligent Processing Techniques for Monocular and Multi-View Remote Sensing Imagery

edited by Shiqing Wei, Jin Liu and

Muhammad Yasir

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 366 | Submission Open

Keywords: monocular remote sensing; multi-view stereo; intelligent image processing; multi-source data fusion; 3D reconstruction; semantic segmentation; object detection; monocular depth estimation; stereo matching; terrain and urban modeling

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

Application of Remote Sensing in Forest and Grassland Fire Management

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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 344 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest fire; forest and grassland combustibles; forest grassland meteorology; fire hazard; fuel load; fuel moisture content; fire extinguishing; loss assessment

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

Applications of Remotely Sensed Data in Hydrology and Climatology (Third Edition)

edited by

Yuei-An Liou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; satellite observation; water resources; global water and energy cycles; remote sensing; water reservoir monitoring; cloud; temperature; humidity; precipitation; wind; etc.

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

Remote Sensing Training Data: Annotation, Quality, and Optimization

edited by

Liangcun Jiang

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Hao Li

and Boyi Shangguan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 339 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing training data; training data quality; data annotation; label noise; data quality assessment; automated labeling; label correction; training data optimization; quality control in remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Observation Data)

Integrating Remote Sensing and Artificial Intelligence for Hydrological Variables Retrieval

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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; remote sensing; data assimilation; water cycle; water resources; hydrology; hydrological processes

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

Advances in Remote Sensing Data and Tools for Urban Climate Risks Analysis and Management

edited by Ashish Shrestha,

Ahmed Mustafa

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Chuyuan (Carter) Wang

and

Peng Fu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 315 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban climate risks; spatial data; urban flood; heat; cities; climate resilience

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

Super-Resolution and Reconstruction of Remote Sensing Images

edited by Xiaowen Liu and Yijun Chen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; image super-resolution; deep learning; multiscale enhancement; image fusion; multiscale feature; frequency domain

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

High-Resolution Mapping and Monitoring of Estuarine Systems Using Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing and Machine Learning

edited by

Carina Lurdes Lopes

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality; habitat mapping; unmanned aerial systems; satellites; multispectral sensors; LiDAR; aerial imagery

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

GeoAI and Remote Sensing for Urban Planning and Human Comfort Analysis

edited by

Hossein Arefi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban microclimate; thermal comfort; human comfort; climate-sensitive urban planning; urban heat island (UHI)

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

Deep Learning for Target Detection in Radar Remote Sensing

edited by

Haohao Ren

, Chuan Du and Ming Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar target detection; radar target recognition; multi-source fusion-based target detection; deep learning; explainability; SAR image

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

Deep Learning for Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing: Advancements in Image Classification and Semantic Segmentation

edited by Xiaoyi Wang,

Liguo Wang

, Dayan Guan, Xin He and

Yanzi Shi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-sensor data fusion; image classification; semantic segmentation; transfer learning; target detection; urban planning; environmental monitoring

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

AI-Powered Remote Sensing Forest Monitoring: Biodiversity and Climate Resilience

edited by

Lili Feng

and

Weihua Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-powered remote sensing; multi-scale forest monitoring; multi-scale biodiversity monitoring; multi-source data fusion; ecological modeling; carbon stocks/carbon sink; ecosystem resilience

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

Recent Advances in SAR Images for Target Detection and Information Extraction

edited by

Shiyu Luo

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Luca Pallotta

, Jian Wang and Ming Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic aperture radar (SAR); target detection; information extraction; physics-inspired deep learning; scattering mechanism inversion; semantic segmentation; multi-dimensional SAR; weakly supervised learning

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

Dam Stability Monitoring with Satellite Geodesy (Third Edition)

edited by

Antonio Miguel Ruiz Armenteros

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submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: dam; satellite geodesy; remote sensing; GNSS; radar interferometry; InSAR; deformation monitoring; geodetic measurements; geotechnical measurements; infrastructure; earth observation; sensors

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

Advanced AI Technology for Remote Sensing Analysis (Second Edition)

edited by Guangliang Cheng, Shuchang Lyu and

Hossein M. Rizeei

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-modality images; image fusion; cross-domain adaptation; visual– linguistic models; multi-modality downstream tasks; remote sensing; pattern analysis; advanced AI technology; image segmentation/detection and change detection

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

Precise Parameter Estimation in Remote Sensing Observations: From Satellite Corrections, Atmospheric Delay to Phase Unwrapping

edited by

Baocheng Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: parameter estimation ; Earth observation ; satellite correction ; calibration (radiographic calibration/geometric calibration) ; atmospheric delay compensation ; phase unwrapping ; InSAR

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

Multimodal Fusion and Multisource Data Synergy for High-Precision Remote Sensing Target Detection and Tracking

edited by

Dongyang Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: object detection; multi-sensor fusion; object tracking; multimodal fusion; registration; advanced deep learning model

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

Monitoring and Managing Environmental Sustainability Using Remote Sensing (Second Edition)

edited by

Dongmei Chen

and

Yuhong He

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3619 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; environmental sustainability; land use/cover change; habitat health; climate change monitoring; satellite imagery; environmental monitoring; ecosystem assessment

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

Remote Sensing-Guided Land-Use Optimization for Carbon Neutrality

edited by

Sébastien Gadal

and

Gintautas Mozgeris

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 415 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; carbon neutrality; climate change adaptation; land use; land– climate interactions; LULUCF; UAST; land planning adaptation; energy transition; above ground biomass; soil carbon

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

Radar Technologies for Meteorological and Atmospheric Observations

edited by Haijiang Wang,

Sheng Chen

and

Zhiqun Hu

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar technologies; meteorological and atmospheric observations; data quality control; atmospheric physical field retrieval; radar networking; artificial intelligence application

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

Radar and Photo-Electronic Multi-Modal Intelligent Fusion

edited by

Ganggang Dong

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Xinhua Mao

, Jianhua Shi and

Xiaowei Hu

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 933 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar signal processing; photo-electronic image understanding; target detection and recognition; radar imaging

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

Quantitative Remote Sensing and Its Applications in Agriculture and Vegetation

edited by

Zhijun Zhen

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Shengbo Chen

, Tiangang Yin and

Jean-Philippe Gastellu-Etchegorry

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13048 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantitative remote sensing; radiation directionality observing and modelling; radiative transfer and radiation budget; bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF); directional anisotropy; angular anisotropy; retrieval of plant biochemical parameters; precision agriculture

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

Cutting-Edge PolSAR Imaging Applications and Techniques

edited by Dapeng Tao,

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submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2884 | Submission Open

Keywords: multitemporal SAR/PolSAR; polarimetric target decomposition; change detection; PolInSAR; deep learning for PolSAR image; land coverage mapping and classification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Observation Data)

Remote Sensing Data Preprocessing and Calibration

edited by Qi Ming and Xudong Zhao

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1880 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing preprocessing; deep learning; image processing; geometric correction; cross-sensor harmonization; multi-source data fusion; time-series consistency; uncertainty assessment; multi-modality data processing; cloud-based processing

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

Recent Advances in SAR Object Detection

edited by

Odysseas A. Pappas

and

Oktay Karakus

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 499 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic aperture radar; object detection; object classification; machine learning; statistical signal processing; compressive sampling

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

Radiative Transfer Models for Remote Sensing Land Surface Parameter Estimation

edited by Xinyan Liu,

Yichuan Ma

,

Guodong Zhang

and

Anxin Ding

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiative transfer model; surface parameter estimation; physical model; satellite product; machine learning; moderate and high resolution

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

Advanced Retrieval and Estimation Methods for Monitoring Air Pollutants via Satellite Remote Sensing

edited by

Wenjing Su

, Nana Luo and Yujia Chen

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite remote sensing; air pollution monitoring; retrieval algorithm; satellite applications; AI

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

Remote Sensing-Based Geological Hazard Monitoring, Identification, Prediction, and Risk Assessment: Techniques and Applications

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submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: geological hazards; GIS and remote sensing technology; risk management; hazard monitoring; hazard identification and prediction; multi-source data fusion

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

UAV Photogrammetry and Terrestrial Laser Scanning for Precision Forestry

edited by

Ningning Zhu

, Zhenyang Hui,

Wenxia Dai

and

Linyuan Li

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision forest; UAV; LiDAR; multi-platform point clouds registration; multi-modal forest data fusion; tree species; individual tree segmentation; canopy height; forest biomass

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

Infrared Small Target Detection: Methods and Applications

edited by

Mingjin Zhang

and Yimian Dai

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrared small target detection; deep learning; sequence infrared imagery; computer vision; civilian applications

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

Advances in Target Recognition and Signal Processing Techniques for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications

edited by Yueting Zhang, Guangyao Zhou and

Kun Hu

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: physics-aware AI for SAR: deep learning networks integrated with electromagnetic scattering mechanisms for interpretable target recognition; SAR target recognition and analysis of main scattering mechanisms: advanced algorithms for detection; classification; and identification in complex scenes (e.g.; urban; maritime); target information inversion: retrieval of physical parameters and target reconstruction from SAR data; signal processing and image quality enhancement: novel techniques for speckle reduction; super-resolution; and image focusing; scattering mechanism analysis: modeling and decomposition techniques to interpret target scattering behaviors; multi-modal data fusion: fusion of SAR with hyperspectral; LiDAR; or optical data for enhanced target recognition and scene understanding; SAR image segmentation and feature extraction: robust methods for extracting geometric and scattering features

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

Recent Advances in Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging and Data Processing

edited by Leping Chen

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic aperture radar (SAR); ground moving target indication (GMTI); interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR); polarimetric SAR; tomographic SAR; bistatic SAR; SAR interpretation; SAR recognition

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

Advances in Remote Sensing Technologies for Carbon Emissions Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification

edited by Zhen Zhang,