Environmental Remote Sensing
A section of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292).
Section Information
Aims
Growing concern about the human impact on the environment has led to the development of new observation and analysis tools to tackle and monitor types, magnitudes, and rates of environmental changes. Timely observations by Earth Observation (EO) satellite systems and improved mapping and analysis tools are enabling a better understanding of the ecological and environmental interactions that underlie our Earth systems, which is critical for developing sustainable solutions. The Section Environmental Remote Sensing deals with emerging methods, technologies, and high-impact EO applications in real world contexts. It may include sensors such as synthetic aperture radar for coastal subsidence monitoring, UAV based disaster damage and recovery assessment, high resolution multispectral data for ecosystem vulnerability and rehabilitation assessment, or hyperspectral data for biodiversity mapping and analysis. Topics may cover a broad range of environments from coastal to forest and desert areas as well as applications, e.g., conservation management, land conversion, natural resources mapping, and ecosystem dynamics. The focus is on environmental issues in light of climate change and human impacts.
Scope
- Ecosystem assessment and monitoring;
- Land use/cover changes (LUCC);
- Arid environments and droughts;
- Wetlands and coastal dynamics;
- Water resources vulnerability;
- Advanced methods for environmental applications;
- Coastal environments and climate change;
- Land subsidence and disaster monitoring;
- New sensors/platforms for environmental studies
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Recent Advances in Remote Sensing Image Processing Technology (Deadline: 25 November 2024)
- Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture Retrieval with Radar, Radiometer, and GNSS-R (Deadline: 28 November 2024)
- Advancements in LiDAR Technology and Applications in Remote Sensing (Deadline: 28 November 2024)
- Environment Observation Analysis Based on Remote Sensing and Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (Deadline: 28 November 2024)
- Remote Sensing for Precipitation Measurements and Lightning Meteorology (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- GeoAI and EO Big Data Driven Advances in Earth Environmental Science (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data for Water Resource Management in Agriculture (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Recent Advances in Remote Sensing of Soil Science (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Application of Remote Sensing in Cultural Heritage Research II (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Remote Sensing Supporting the Inventorying and Analysis of Ground Instabilities Scenarios Induced by Earthquakes (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Advances in Multi-Dimensional Monitoring of the Environment with Optical Satellite Images (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Remote Sensing in Natural Resource and Water Environment II (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Geo-Hydrological Hazards Assessment and Monitoring for Resilient Society Using SAR Remote Sensing Techniques (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Spaceborne SAR Data Processing and Its Application in Forest Biophysical Parameter Mapping and Change Monitoring (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Time-Series Mapping and Analysis of Land Surface Parameters and Changes Using Remote Sensing Data (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Remote Sensing in Agricultural and Environmental Water Monitoring and Impact Assessment (Second Edition) (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Study on Hydrological Hazards Based on Multi-source Remote Sensing (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Remote Sensing of Floods: Progress, Challenges and Opportunities (Second Edition) (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Remote Sensing in Environmental Modelling (Deadline: 1 December 2024)
- Quantitative Integration for Multi-source Remote Sensing Data: Theory, Methods, and Applications (Deadline: 10 December 2024)
- Advances of Remote Sensing and GIS Technology in Surface Water Bodies (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Artificial Intelligence for Natural Hazards (AI4NH) (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Coastal and Littoral Observation Using Remote Sensing (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Multi-Data Integration in Near-Surface Geophysics and Close Range Remote Sensing Applied to Cultural Heritage (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Glacial Lakes and Related Hazards: Mapping, Monitoring, and Risk Assessment (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Machine Learning and Image Processing for Object Detection (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Advances in Deep Learning in the Retrieval of Key Parameters of Agrometeorological Remote Sensing (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Remote Sensing for Rock Slope and Rockfall Analysis II (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Applications of Remote Sensing Technology in Volcano Hazard Monitoring (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Remote Sensing Monitoring for Earthquakes, Tectonics and Seismic Hazards (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Remote Sensing Applications for Trace Gases and Air Quality (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Advancements in Environmental Remote Sensing and GIS (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Weather and Climate Extremes Monitoring Based on Remote Sensing Methods (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Recent Advances and Future Vision for Remote Sensing of Hazards in Cultural and Natural Heritage (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Advances and Challenges in Ultra-High-Resolution Land Cover and Land Use Classification (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Environmental Monitoring with Sentinel Satellites: Applications and Future Perspectives (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Applications of Remote Sensing in Vegetation Cover and Phenology Observation (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Multi-data Applied to Near-Surface Geophysics (Second Edition) (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Vegetation Mapping through Multiscale Remote Sensing (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Computer Vision-Based Methods and Tools in Remote Sensing (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Applications of Remote Sensing for Numerical Weather Prediction (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Remote Sensing in Monitoring and Modelling the Patterns and Processes of Land System Change (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Application of Microwave Remote Sensing in Earth’s Surface Observation (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Remote Sensing Applications in Hydrology and Water Resources Management (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Quantitative Remote Sensing of Vegetation and Its Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Application of UAV Images in Precision Agriculture (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Assessing Natural Hazards through Advanced Machine Learning Methods and Remote Sensing Technology: 3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Progress in Estimating, Monitoring, and Modelling Wildfire Fuel Loads Using Remote Sensing (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Applications of Remote Sensing in Ecosystem Functioning and Biodiversity Monitoring (Deadline: 10 January 2025)
- Reliable Detection of Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystem Dynamics in Inland Waters (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Remote Sensing and GIS-Based Innovative Techniques for Confronting Land Subsidence and Landslides (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- 4D (Multi-Temporal) Remote Sensing: Opportunities, Challenges and Issues for Environmental Monitoring over Time (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Applications of Remote Sensing in Landscape Archaeology (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Remote Sensing of Coastal Waters, Land Use/Cover, Lakes, Rivers and Watersheds III (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Machine Learning and Automation in Remote Sensing Applied in Hydrological Processes (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- New Tools or Trends for Large-Scale Mapping and 3D Modelling (Second Edition) (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Application of Remote Sensing in Urban Planning: Supporting Sustainable Land Use and Nature-Based Solution in Cities (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Precipitation, Flood and Earthquake Events Monitoring, Simulation, Analysis and Early Warning by Advanced Environmental Remote Sensing and AI (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Global, Regional and Cross-Event Transferability of Deep Learning and Machine Learning Models for Landslide Detection and Susceptibility Mapping (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Deep Learning on the Landsat Archive (Deadline: 30 January 2025)
- Recent Progress in Understanding Global Sea Level Rise Using Space and Earth Observations (Deadline: 30 January 2025)
- Remote Sensing and Numerical Modeling for Landslide Analysis (Deadline: 30 January 2025)
- Remote Sensing and Numerical Modelling Methods for the Management of Estuarine Systems (Deadline: 30 January 2025)
- Recent Advances in Remote Sensing Products for Water and Environment Monitoring (Deadline: 30 January 2025)
- Advanced Multi-GNSS Positioning and Its Applications in Geoscience (Deadline: 30 January 2025)
- Root-Zone Soil Moisture Retrieval and Applications from Remote Sensing Measurements (Deadline: 30 January 2025)
- Advances in Remote Sensing of the Inland and Coastal Water Zones II (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Remote Sensing and Ecosystem Modeling for Nature-Based Solutions (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Progress in Remote Sensing and Numerical Modelling Applications for Flood Risk Assessment (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Environmental Monitoring Based on Remote Sensing, Earth Observation and Geoinformation (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Environmental Monitoring Using Satellite Remote Sensing (Second Edition) (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Earth Observation of Glacier and Snow Cover Mapping in Cold Regions (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Spatial Calculation and Remote Sensing Diagnosis for Environmental Health (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- River and Lake Dynamic Monitoring and Ecological Assessment Based on Remote Sensing (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- New Advancements in the Field of Remote Sensing in Land Surface Processes (Deadline: 1 February 2025)
- SoOP-Reflectometry or GNSS-Reflectometry: Theory and Applications (Deadline: 15 February 2025)
- Remote Sensing of Solar Radiation Absorbed by Land Surfaces (Deadline: 15 February 2025)
- Applications of SAR for Environment Observation Analysis (Deadline: 15 February 2025)
- Remote Sensing for Groundwater Hydrology (Deadline: 15 February 2025)
- Monitoring Sea Ice Loss with Remote Sensing Techniques (Deadline: 15 February 2025)
- Space-Air-Ground-Ocean Integrated Sensing and Information Transmission (Deadline: 15 February 2025)
- Advances in Pedestrian Positioning and Navigation Based on Ultra-Wideband Technology (Deadline: 15 February 2025)
- Using Remote Sensing Satellites to Explore the Electromagnetic Environment and Natural Hazard Disturbances in Space (Deadline: 26 February 2025)
- Marine Ecology and Biodiversity by Remote Sensing Technology (Deadline: 26 February 2025)
- Remote Sensing for Monitoring Land-Use/Land-Cover Change and Impacts on Ecosystem Service (Deadline: 26 February 2025)
- Remote Sensing for Structural Monitoring and Assessment of Constructions (Deadline: 26 February 2025)
- Remote Sensing for Monitoring Water and Carbon Cycles (Deadline: 26 February 2025)
- Remote Sensing for Hydrological Management (Deadline: 26 February 2025)
- Remote Sensing for Soil and Water Conservation and Sustainable Development in the Context of Climate Change (Deadline: 26 February 2025)
- Local-Scale Remote Sensing for Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Satellite-Based Climate Change and Sustainability Studies (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Remote Sensing and GIS for Archaeology (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Estimating Above-Ground Biomass and Above-Ground Carbon by Remote Sensing Data (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Machine Learning for Spatiotemporal Remote Sensing Data (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Impacts of Climate Change on Water Cycle and Terrestrial Ecosystems by Remote Sensing (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Recent Advances in Water Quality Monitoring (Deadline: 1 March 2025)
- Proximal and Remote Sensing for Low-Cost Soil Carbon Stock Estimation (Deadline: 14 March 2025)
- Current and Future Earth Observing Sensor Systems aboard the International Space Station (ISS) (Deadline: 15 March 2025)
- Drones for Natural Hazards (Deadline: 15 March 2025)
- Analyzing the Influence of Environmental Change on Water and Terrestrial Vegetation Using Satellite Data (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Assessing Spatiotemporal Changes in Vegetation and Soil Properties Using Remote Sensing and Digital Soil Mapping (DSM) (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Application of Remote Sensing and Numerical Modelling in River, Estuarine and Coastal Environments (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Applications of Remote Sensing in the Monitoring of the Mountain Cryosphere (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere (Second Edition) (Deadline: 28 March 2025)
- Advancements in Ecohydrology Through Remote Sensing Technologies (Deadline: 28 March 2025)
- Remote Sensing and GIS for Monitoring Urbanization and Urban Health (Second Edition) (Deadline: 28 March 2025)
- Advances in Detecting and Understanding Land Surface Phenology (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- HF Surface Wave Radar: Improving Performance and Extending Capabilities (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Remote Sensing of Marine Environment (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Remote Sensing of Land Cover Change, Degradation, and Impacts on Environment in South/Southeast Asia (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Remote Sensing for Land Surface Temperature and Related Applications (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Remote Sensing for 2D/3D Mapping (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Advances in Satellite Image Analysis and Applications for Earth Observation (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Understanding Snow Hydrology Through Remote Sensing Technologies (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- SAR-Based Signal Processing and Target Recognition (Second Edition) (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Advances in Multi-GNSS Technology and Applications (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Improving Remote Sensing Crop Mapping and Yield Estimation by New Techniques (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing in Environmental and Engineering Applications (Second Edition) (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Big Earth Data and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Multi-Objectives Comprehensive Evaluation (Deadline: 15 April 2025)
- Recent Advances in Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture (Deadline: 15 April 2025)
- Monitoring Coastal and Marine Environments Based on Remote Sensing Data (Deadline: 15 April 2025)
- Application of Remote Sensing to Flood and Drought Analysis, Monitoring and Risk Management (Deadline: 15 April 2025)
- Remote Sensing Monitoring and Assessment of Forest, Grassland, Wetland and Urban Ecosystem (Deadline: 15 April 2025)
- Dynamic Monitoring of Forest Resources Based on Multi-source Remote Sensing Data (Deadline: 15 April 2025)
- Advances in Remote Sensing of Geophysical Surveys Based on UAV (Deadline: 15 April 2025)
- Coastal Dynamics Monitoring Using Remote Sensing Data (Deadline: 15 April 2025)
- Remote Sensing Band Ratios for the Assessment of Water Quality (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Remote Sensing Applications for Infrastructures (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Assessment of Solar Energy Based on Remote Sensing Data (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- New Insight into Point Cloud Data Processing (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Advancement of Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data Fusion in Environmental Monitoring (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Technologies for Forecasting Volcanic Hazards: From Remote Sensing to Modeling (Deadline: 10 May 2025)
- Advancements in Remote Sensing and Digital Twins for Bridge Infrastructure (Deadline: 10 May 2025)
- Recent Progress in Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Data Processing (Deadline: 10 May 2025)
- Temporal Resolution, a Key Factor in Environmental Risk Assessment II - Integrating Data from Multiple Data Sources (Deadline: 15 May 2025)
- Artificial Intelligence and Remote Sensing for Geohazards (Deadline: 15 May 2025)
- Remote Sensing for Geo-Hydrological Hazard Monitoring and Assessment (Deadline: 15 May 2025)
- Earth Observation Using Satellite Global Images of Remote Sensing (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Environmental Monitoring Using UAV and Mobile Mapping Systems (Deadline: 25 May 2025)
- Road Extraction and Distress Assessment by Spaceborne, Airborne and Terrestrial Platforms (Second Edition) (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Landslide Studies Integrating Remote Sensing and Geophysical Data (Second Edition) (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Advanced InSAR Techniques for Geohazard Monitoring and Risk Evaluation (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Recent Achievements in Remote Sensing-Based Archaeological Research (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Remote Sensing Technologies for the Conservation and Preservation of Cultural Heritage Sites (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Nighttime Light Remote Sensing Products for Urban Applications (Deadline: 10 June 2025)
- Remote Sensing Applications in Land Cover Changes and Associated Environmental Effects: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
