New Trends on Remote Sensing Applications to Mineral Deposits-II
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 7570
Special Issue Editors
Interests: remote sensing; machine learning algorithms; geological exploration; mineral deposits; Li mineralizations; geochemistry
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2. Institute of Earth Sciences (ICT)-Porto Pole, University of Porto, 4169007 Porto, Portugal
Interests: remote sensing; image processing; environmental applications; geologic applications; GIS
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Interests: geological exploration; research in mineral resources; principally in the development of Au exploration and in the industrial rocks and minerals based in pegmatites as their possible metals: Li, Sn, Ta, Nb and W; public understanding of earth science
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Satellite-based remote sensing has played an important role in the early stages of mineral exploration since the 1970s. For the last four decades, different product types and numerous image processing algorithms have made it possible to target exploration areas all over the world. After the failure of ASTER’s shortwave infrared (SWIR) module, new approaches have been developed, with the commercial satellites WorldView-3 presenting a better compromise between spatial and spectral resolution. Despite lacking a thermal sensor, it has a similar spectral resolution to that of ASTER in the SWIR region. Recently, hyperspectral data have become increasingly used in mineral deposit studies, either in the exploration phase (e.g., using drone-borne sensors) or even during the exploitation phase, with hyperspectral imaging of drill cores (core scanners). Moreover, we are entering a new era of satellite hyperspectral imaging with the Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program (EnMAP) and Precursore Iperspettrale della Missione Applicativa (PRISMA) data. The Hyperspectral Imager Suite (HISUI) onboard the International Space Station (ISS) is another hyperspectral alternative. There can also be expected changes in the application of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data to mineral deposits with the upcoming Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar-2 (PALSAR-2) data from the Advanced Land Observing Satellite-2 (ALOS-2) mission.
In recent years, we have observed increasing applications to non-traditional geological deposits such as diamond, bauxite, evaporite minerals, lithium, and rare earth elements (REEs), due to current paradigm shifts in global decarbonization and related technological advances that lead to a higher demand for critical raw materials. Simultaneously, we have seen a growing integration of geological/geophysical and remote sensing data, often using non-parametric methods such as machine- and deep-learning algorithms.
Therefore, in this Volume II Special Issue of Remote Sensing, we are looking for innovative remote sensing approaches that make use of new remote sensing data and/or machine- and deep-learning algorithms for non-traditional mineral deposits, welcoming works focusing on multi-data integration. Ultimately, the goal is to publish any research studies that can contribute to the current state of the art, and that may help to assess the challenges and potentials of new applications in the field of geological remote sensing.
We look forward to your contributions.
Dr. Joana Cardoso-Fernandes
Dr. Ana Cláudia Teodoro
Dr. Alexandre Lima
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mineral exploration
- multispectral and hyperspectral data
- machine learning
- deep learning
- satellite data
