Engineering Remote Sensing
A section of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292).
Section Information
The importance of remote sensing methods and techniques for different engineering branches has been well known for several decades, even before the deployment of the first satellite sensor for Earth observation. Indeed, it has been recognized since the first applications of aerial and close-range photogrammetry to mapping, digital terrain and man-made object modeling, ground and infrastructure geomatic monitoring, cultural heritage documentation and industrial metrology.
These still constitute most of the fields of remote sensing applications in engineering, which nowadays are more and more supported by geospatial information models, methods and techniques. Geospatial information has in fact emerged as a fundamental asset to process, integrate, publish and share remote sensing and other data coming from various sources, like environmental, social and economic databases and archives.
The emerging approach could be summarized with the acronym GEO, which stands for Geospatial information and Earth Observation. Geospatial information includes the basic aspects of GIS and advanced geospatial platforms (Digital Twin Earth(s)) that allow us to navigate, query and analyze online the state of our planet in space and time. Earth observation is conceptually the integration of the network of sensors, on any platform, that allow us to sense the Earth and the arsenal of methods useful to retrieve information from the sensed data.
The continuous science and technology improvement (with respect to sensors, model- and data-driven algorithms, geospatial infrastructures and computational facilities) has made more and newer observations and results available, in an increasingly distributed and shared way, and at a higher and higher rate. Thanks to this, new important application fields have been opened where GEO plays a pivotal role; examples are given by UN Sustainable Development Goals achievement monitoring, geospatial analysis of the water–food–energy ecosystem nexus, multiresolution spacetime landscape monitoring, natural and anthropogenic hazard and disaster monitoring and human and good mobility. In addition, requests for new demanding applications have asked for new data quality assessment, integration and analysis methods.
The main aim of this section is therefore the presentation and discussion of new advancement in GEO: sensors and data acquisition modeling, innovative signal, image and geospatial processing (including artificial intelligence approaches) and management methods and tools, in relation to the abovementioned application fields, related to civil, constructional, environmental, industrial safety and civil protection engineering. Research as well as review articles on these topics are welcome within the Special Issues of this section.
Keywords
- Underwater, terrestrial, aerial, space remote sensing sensors
- Physical/mathematical models for remote sensing sensors
- Models and applications of new/unconventional remote sensing sensors
- Signal processing for remote sensing
- Signal processing and artificial intelligence
- Image processing and pattern recognition
- Optical, radar and sonar signal processing
- Remote sensing and GIS science integration
- Calibration and validation in GEO
- Artificial intelligence for GEO integration
- GEO for SDGs
- GEO data-driven applications for a sustainable planet
- Water–food–energy nexus geospatial analysis
- GEO for humanitarian and resilient applications
- GEO for climate change monitoring
- Destination Earth, Digital Twin Earth(s)
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: “New Advances on SAR/Pol/InSAR/TomoSAR Techniques and Applications” (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Remote Sensing in Geomatics (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- GNSS CORS Application (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Advances in Change Detection and Analysis Using Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment Based on Multi-Source Intelligent Sensing Approaches (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Earth Observation and Citizen Contributed Data for Urban Sustainability (Deadline: 27 October 2023)
- Remote Sensing for Sustainability and Durability of Transportation Infrastructures (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Geographic Data Analysis and Modeling in Remote Sensing (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Microwave Tomography: Advancements and Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- State-of-the-Art Remote Sensing Technologies for Environmental Monitoring (Deadline: 15 November 2023)
- Remote Sensing and GIS in Freshwater Environments (Deadline: 15 November 2023)
- Advances in Harmonic Radar Technology (Deadline: 16 November 2023)
- Sensing, Processing and Data Fusion for Non-destructive Testing and Earth Observation (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- State-of-the-Art on Satellite and UAV Remote Sensing in Geoscience Research (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Road Detection, Monitoring and Maintenance Using Remotely Sensed Data (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Doppler Radar: Signal, Data and Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- SAR Data Processing and Applications Based on Machine Learning Method (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Decision Support Systems for Civil Infrastructure Management Based on Satellite Technology (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- The Use of Advanced UAV Payload in Landslide Assessment (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Mapping and Change Analysis Applications with Remote Sensing and GIS (Deadline: 1 December 2023)
- Radar and Microwave Sensor Systems: Technology and Applications (Deadline: 1 December 2023)
- 3D Modeling and GIS for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (Deadline: 1 December 2023)
- Remote Sensing in Safety and Disaster Prevention Engineering (Deadline: 1 December 2023)
- Signal Processing and Machine Learning for Autonomous Vehicles (Deadline: 1 December 2023)
- UAV Positioning: From Ground to Sky (Deadline: 1 December 2023)
- Remote Sensing in Engineering Geology - II (Deadline: 1 December 2023)
- Planetary Geodesy and Geophysics of Asteroid: Data and Modeling (Deadline: 1 December 2023)
- Precise Point Positioning (PPP) Based on Multi-GNSS (Deadline: 1 December 2023)
- Advances in the Application of Lidar (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Lidar Sensing for 3D Digital Twins (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Rock Slope Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk Modelling Using Remotely Sensed Data and Data-Driven Techniques (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Information Extraction, Processing and Analysis Methods for Remote Sensing Multi-Modal Information Navigation Applications (Deadline: 16 December 2023)
- Advanced Array Signal Processing for Target Imaging and Detection (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Rockfall Hazard Analysis Using Remote Sensing Techniques (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- The Use of Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Data in Mineral Exploration (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Application of Remote Sensing for Mining, Energy and Environmental Engineering (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Advances in Microwave Remote Sensing for Earth Observation (EO) (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Latest Developments and Solutions Integrating GNSS and Remote Sensing (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Signal Processing and Machine Learning for Space Geodesy Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Modeling, Processing and Analysis of Microwave Remote Sensing Data (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Advances in Positioning, Navigation and 3D Mapping of Underwater Environments (Deadline: 15 January 2024)
- Geomatics and Natural Hazards (Deadline: 19 January 2024)
- High-Precision and High-Reliability Positioning, Navigation, and Timing: Opportunities and Challenges (Deadline: 19 January 2024)
- Advanced Technologies for Position and Navigation under GNSS Signal Challenging or Denied Environments III (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Applications in Earth, Moon and Planetary Exploration (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Remote Sensing in Civil and Environmental Engineering (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Signal Processing Theory and Methods in Remote Sensing (Deadline: 9 February 2024)
- Hydrometeorological Hazards in the USA and Europe (Deadline: 20 February 2024)
- Synergy of GIS and Remote Sensing in Civil Engineering (Deadline: 28 February 2024)
- Innovative Applications of HF Radar (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- BDS/GNSS for Earth Observation: Part II (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Advances in Lunar Ground Penetrating Radar (LGPR) Signal Processing and Applications (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Unconventional Drone-Based Surveying—Volume II (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Advances in Synthetic Aperture Radar: Calibration, Analysis and Application II (Deadline: 25 March 2024)
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with Applications in Remote Sensing II (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Deep Learning Techniques Applied in Remote Sensing (Deadline: 31 May 2024)