Advanced Remote Sensing Technology in Modern Geodesy

Dear Colleagues,

Modern geodesy is a discipline dedicated to measuring and understanding the Earth’s shape, gravitational field, and rotation, and it stands at the crossroads of scientific inquiry and technological innovation. Geodesy has many applications in navigation, mapping, environmental monitoring, and geophysics. The evolution of technology, marked by enhanced sensors, advanced networks, and improved communication systems, coupled with the influence of nanotechnology, has significantly shaped the landscape of modern geodesy. Key technological advancements, including the utilization of cutting-edge tools such as Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR), Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR), and various remote sensing missions such as Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE), GRACE Follow-On, Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE), as well as upcoming satellite missions, are critical drivers for the development of the geodesy.

Modern geodesy and remote sensing data have proven to be instrumental in developing integrated Earth system models, mapping variations in Earth’s gravitational field, monitoring land deformation and subsidence, observing mass changes within ice caps, glaciers, and polar ice sheets, and contributing to the study and surveillance of natural hazards such as earthquakes, landslides, and volcanic activity. Furthermore, they enable the creation of high-resolution topographic maps, terrain models, detailed images, and data about the Earth’s surface.

This Special Issue aims to comprehensively explore the applications and advancements in cutting-edge remote sensing technology within the realm of modern geodesy. We emphasize the recent advances in assimilating different types of geodetic and geophysical data, high-precision topographic mapping, and terrain modeling. We especially welcome contributions focusing on integrating machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques in interpreting geospatial data, highlighting the recent progress in statistics applied to Earth’s dynamic system. Furthermore, we welcome topics that encompass multi-constellation systems of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSSs) aimed at augmenting the availability and reliability of positioning information.

Authors are encouraged to submit original papers that include but are not limited to the following topics:

• Advanced InSAR techniques for precise deformation monitoring, studying tectonic activity, subsidence, and landslides.
• High-density LiDAR for improved topographic mapping and 3D terrain modeling.
• Advances in GNSSs for accurate positioning and navigating, including real-time kinematic (RTK) and precise point positioning (PPP) techniques.
• Integration of GNSS with other geodetic techniques for improved reference systems.
• Data integration from sensors (optical, radar, LiDAR) for enhanced geodetic insights.
• Geospatial data processing and cloud computing used for efficient storage and processing of large remote sensing datasets.
• Remote sensing applications in climate change studies.
• Determining and monitoring the Earth’s gravitational field.
• Exploiting precise geodetic measurements of the Earth’s rotation and advanced algorithms to monitor and predict Earth orientation parameters (EOP).
• Integrating data from satellite gravimetry and hydrological models for improved monitoring of water resources.

Dr. Małgorzata Wińska
Prof. Dr. Jolanta Nastula
Dr. Justyna Śliwińska-Bronowicz
Guest Editors

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• remote sensing techniques
• GNSS positioning
• InSAR techniques
• LiDAR for topographic mapping
• measuring the Earth’s shape
• measuring Earth’s gravitational field
• measuring Earth’s rotation