Remote Sensing for Geospatial Science
A section of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292).
Section Information
The integration of remote sensing technologies with geospatial science has opened new frontiers in understanding and managing natural resources, urban environments, and ecosystems. This section, "Remote Sensing for Geospatial Science", focuses on innovative research that applies or combines remote sensing with geospatial analytics, modeling, and advanced computational methods. Our goal is to publish original research that enhances knowledge and methodologies in capturing, analyzing, and interpreting dynamic geospatial phenomena across multiple scales.
We invite contributions that showcase novel technologies, new applications, methodological advancements, and integrative approaches in geospatial sensing and modeling. Submissions should prioritize clarity in data presentation, and we encourage high-quality visualizations, including maps, models, and graphical analyses.
This section addresses a broad range of topics in geospatial sensing and modeling, including technological innovations and applied research in remote sensing and geospatial science. Topics include, but are not limited to:
Technologies and Methods:
- Mathematics and physics in remote sensing: Fundamental principles underlying remote sensing technologies and imaging systems Geospatial artificial intelligence: machine learning, deep learning, and AI applications in geospatial analytics
- Geospatial data mining and analytics: extracting patterns and insights from large-scale geospatial datasets
- Positioning, localization, and navigation: geospatial positioning, SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping), and tracking across diverse platforms (e.g., UAVs, satellites, IoT devices)
- GNSS and advanced positioning technologies: integration of GPS, 5G, and high-precision positioning systems
- Multi modal remote sensing data fusion: combining data from different sensors (e.g., optical, LiDAR, SAR) for enhanced analysis
- Internet of Things (IoT) in geospatial contexts: sensor networks and IoT applications for continuous and real-time spatial data collection
- Digital twins and simulation modeling: virtual representations and simulations for urban and environmental systems
Applications:
- Urban and regional modeling: smart cities, smart regions, urban planning, and infrastructure management
- Cultural heritage and archaeology: preservation, documentation, and analysis of historical sites through geo-spatial technologies
- Natural resources and environmental management: applications in forestry, agriculture, water resources, and ecosystem monitoring
- Environmental and geographic modeling: modeling natural processes and environmental changes across temporal and spatial scales
- Disaster and risk Assessment: monitoring, prediction, and mitigation strategies for natural hazards and climate-related risks
- Terrain modeling, analysis and visualization: digital terrain models (DTM), city models, and canopy models
- Location-Based Services: navigation, mobile applications, SLAM, and other time-critical geospatial applications
- Geosocial science: sensor network, citizen sensors, geospatial-economic and geospatial-demographic interactions
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Applications of Multi-scale Remote Sensing and GIS Technology to Study Terrestrial Ecosystems (Second Edition) (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Space-Photogrammetry for High-Precision Measurement by Multi-Sensor Data Fusion (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Remote Sensing Application in the Carbon Flux Modelling (Deadline: 15 March 2025)
- Advances in Applications of Remote Sensing GIS and GNSS (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Deep Learning for Remote Sensing and Geodata (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Near Real-Time Remote Sensing Data and Its Geoscience Applications (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Big Earth Data in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals (Deadline: 28 March 2025)
- Geodata Science and Spatial Analysis with Remote Sensing (Deadline: 15 April 2025)
- Applications of Multi-Scale Remote Sensing and GIS Technology to Study Terrestrial Ecosystems (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Problem-Driven Geospatial Data Acquisition, Tools and Applications in Earth Observation (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Land Deformation and Engineering Structural Health Monitoring Using Geo-Spatial Technologies (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Time Series Multi-Sensors of Interferometry Synthetic Aperture Radar for Monitoring Geographical Conditions (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Remote Sensing Interpretation Systematic Engineering for Natural Resources Monitoring and Management (Second Edition) (Deadline: 15 May 2025)
- Remote Sensing for Terrestrial Hydrologic Variables (Deadline: 15 May 2025)
- GIS and Remote Sensing in Soil Mapping and Modeling (Second Edition) (Deadline: 25 May 2025)
- Deep Learning for Land Use and Land Cover Change Monitoring with Optical and SAR Images (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- GIS and Remote Sensing in Ocean and Coastal Ecology (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Earth Observation Data in Environmental Data Spaces (Deadline: 15 June 2025)
- Advances in Remote Sensing for Land Subsidence Monitoring (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Geospatial Intelligence in Remote Sensing (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Remote Sensing Datasets and 3D Visualization of Geospatial Big Data (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Big Geo-Spatial Data and Advanced 3D Modelling in GIS and Satellite (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Current Trends Using Cutting-Edge Geospatial Remote Sensing (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
- Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics in Sustainable Development (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
- Women’s Special Issue Series: Remote Sensing 2023-2025 (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
- Geological Hazard Monitoring, Identify, Predict, and Risk Assessment Using Geographic Information Science and Remote Sensing (Deadline: 25 July 2025)
- Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis in the Big Data Era (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Latest Advances and Application in the GNSS-R Field (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Applications of Advanced Computational Technologies and Algorithms for Spatiotemporal Analysis in the Artificial Intelligence Era (Deadline: 31 December 2025)