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Lidar for Forest Parameters Retrieval

edited by

Milto Miltiadou

Rorai Pereira Martins-Neto

and

Henrik J. Persson

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8989 | Submission Open

Keywords: LiDAR remote sensing; harmonisation of LiDAR data; benchmarking datasets; artificial intelligence; fusion with earth observation data; computational complexity; forest inventory and modelling; forest ecology

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

Spatial Analysis of Fire Susceptibility, Taking into Account Climatic, Vegetation and Geomorphological Triggering Factors through the Use of Remote Sensing Techniques

edited by

Matteo Gentilucci

Nicola Casagli

and

Gilberto Pambianchi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6620 | Submission Open

Keywords: global warming; climate change effects monitoring; management of the forests; fire risk numeric models; real-time alert for fires; fire risk maps and susceptibility maps; assessment of vegetation well-being parameters

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

Assessment of Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Forest and Grassland Ecosystems Based on Spectral Metrics

edited by

Laura Recuero

Víctor Cicuéndez

and Margarita Huesca

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1453 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral and multispectral sensors (satellite; aerial and UAV); vegetation biophysical parameters; forest and grassland functioning; changes and trends; modelling traits; machine learning algorithms

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

New Methods and Applications in Remote Sensing of Tropical Forests

edited by

Cibele Hummel Do Amaral

Polyanna da Conceição Bispo

Ricardo Dalagnol

and

Ekena Rangel Pinagé

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6936 | Submission Open

Keywords: tropical forest; spectroscopy; lidar; SAR; solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence; data fusion; time series; machine learning; deep learning; cloud computing; open science

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

Remote Sensing Applications for Forest Ecosystem Monitoring and Spatial Modeling (2nd Edition)

edited by

Jan Komarek

and

Marlena Kycko

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 374 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest inventory; landscape modeling; feature and pattern detection; long-term monitoring; image analysis; point cloud analysis; data fusion

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

Remote Sensing-Based Assessments in the Forest Fire Disturbance Continuum

edited by

José Manuel Fernández-Guisuraga

submission deadline 28 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2816 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildfires; fire severity; burned area; multispectral/hyperspectral; LiDAR; SAR; unmanned aerial vehicles; fuel mapping; fire impacts on vegetation and soils; fire regime

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

SAR for Forest Mapping III

edited by

Michele Martone

and Armando Marino

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6471 | Submission Open

Keywords: drone/airborne/spaceborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR); biomass estimation; forest mapping; change detection; SAR polarimetry; interferometry; tomography; artificial intelligence for forest applications

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

Remote Sensing for Vegetation Phenology in a Changing Environment

edited by

Mei Yu

and

Yuyu Zhou

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13232 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation phenology; climate change; multisource remote sensing; SIF; ground phenology images; phenological model

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

Remote Sensing in Forest Fire Monitoring and Post-fire Damage Analysis II

edited by

Víctor Fernández-García

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11142 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire damage; post-fire; soil; vegetation; landsat; sentinel; MODIS; multispectral; LiDAR; radar

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

Remote Sensing for Digital Twins in Forestry: Applications and Future Perspectives

edited by Juan Suarez-Minguez and Jacqueline Rosette

submission deadline 28 May 2025 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins; earth observation; forestry; AI; tree growth models; high-resolution remote sensing

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

Remote Sensing of Post-fire Environmental Damage and Forest Recovery: New Challenges and Approaches

edited by

Alfonso Fernández-Manso

and

Carmen Quintano

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16738 | Submission Open

Keywords: Wildfire severity evaluation and land monitoring; Big data and artificial intelligence; 3D mapping post-fire Studies; Hyperspectral sensors post fire Studies; Ultra-high spatial resolution; Modeling image time-series for fire disturbance recovery; Wildland– urban interface (WUI); Climate change on forest fire severity

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

Integration of Remote Sensing and GIS to Forest and Grassland Ecosystem Monitoring

edited by Xiuchun Yang,

Francois Girard

, Cong (Vega) Xu and Yungang Cao

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 15419 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; geographic information systems (GIS); forest ecosystem; grassland ecosystem; vegetation change; biodiversity assessment; land cover change; carbon sequestration; ecosystem degradation; ecosystem resilience; wildfire monitoring; environmental conservation

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

Remote Sensing-Assisted Forest Inventory Planning

edited by Zhengyang Hou, Qing Xu and

Timo Tokola

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4304 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystems; forest management; forest inventory; forest planning; biostatistics

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

Intelligent Extraction of Phenotypic Traits in Agroforestry

edited by Xijian Fan,

Yanjie Li

Shichao Jin

, Cong (Vega) Xu and Sruti Das Choudhury

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5969 | Submission Open

Keywords: phenotypic parameter extraction; deep learning; computer vision; high-throughput phenotyping; UAV; agriculture and forestry monitoring; 3D point cloud; multispectral image; multi-sensor data fusion; genetic breeding programs

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

Remote Sensing Based Forest Inventories from Landscape to Global Scale II

edited by Liyong Fu,

Ram P. Sharma

Guangxing Wang

and

Xiaodi Zhao

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3156 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; spatial statistics; forest ecosystem; ecological services function; value assessment; forest inventory; human activities; forest management; forest carbon sink; unmanned aerial vehicle

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

Global Biospheric Monitoring with Remote Sensing (2nd Edition)

edited by

Ram Avtar

submission deadline 29 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: global biospheric monitoring; remote sensing; ecosystem dynamics; vegetation changes; biodiversity assessment; carbon sequestration

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

Recent Advances in Satellite Data and In-Situ Measurements of Chlorophyll Fluorescence

edited by

Lin Du

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

Keywords: chlorophyll fluorescence; fchl retrieval methods; radiative transfer models; vegetation stress conditions

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

Digital Modeling for Sustainable Forest Management

edited by

and

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: geospatial modeling; precision forestry; enhanced forest inventory; digital forestry; remote sensing of forests; image classification; climate smart forestry

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

Close-Range LiDAR for Forest Structure and Dynamics Monitoring

edited by Panagiotidis Dimitrios

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open

Keywords: • Forest Growth & Dynamics • Airborne Laser Scanning • Terrestrial Laser Scanning • 3D Point Clouds • Unmanned Aerial Systems • Forest Inventory • Forest Monitoring & Mapping • UAV

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

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