Applications of Remote Sensing Technology in Sustainable Ecological and Environmental Monitoring
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2025 | Viewed by 89
Special Issue Editors
Interests: forestry and environmental sciences; analysis of information on forest growth; LiDAR; biomass; forest fires; remote sensing
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Interests: remote sensing; forest ecology; periurban ecology; remote unnamed aerial vehicles; thermal remote sensors
Interests: geomatics applied to forest and environmental resources; management of geoinformatics (GIS); passive and active remote sensors; forest management; forestry; multivariate analysis and machine learning with spectral information
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Incorporation of the use of remote sensing into the workflows of environmental diagnosis and monitoring can enable the systematization and collection of information, which in turn enables informed decision making in the pursuit of sustainable development around the world. This Special Issue aims to compile research papers with an overview of the innovative use of medium-resolution (satellite data) and high-resolution (unmanned aerial vehicles) remote sensing technology to assess, manage, and conserve natural resources. This approach is essential to addressing global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation. In addition, discussion of the latest innovations in remote sensing and their integration with other technologies should be encouraged to improve the accuracy and efficiency of environmental monitoring. The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics using remote sensing:
- Biodiversity assessment;
- Land use dynamics study;
- Forest ecology and forest management;
- Forest fire management;
- Air quality assessment;
- Aquatic ecosystem dynamics;
- Natural disaster management;
- Water quality monitoring;
- Use of drones for environmental monitoring;
- Artificial intelligence in remote sensing data analysis.
Prof. Dr. Daniel J. Vega-Nieva
Dr. Marcela Rosas-Chavoya
Dr. Pablito M. López-Serrano
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- remote sensing
- drones
- unmanned aerial vehicles
- satellite
- multispectral
- LiDAR
- thermal data
- hyperspectral
- forest monitoring
- forest management
- forest ecosystems
- biodiversity
- wildlife monitoring
- water quality monitoring
- air quality
- unmanned aerial vehicles
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