Applications of Remote Sensing Technology in Agricultural Sustainable Development
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainability in Geographic Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025 | Viewed by 88
Special Issue Editors
Interests: climate change; climate change adaptation; crop growth and yield prediction; Earth observation; remote sensing in agriculture; spectral data analysis; multifractality of time series; forecasting
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Interests: irrigation; metrology; climatology; climate change impacts on agriculture
Interests: soil hysicochemical properties; macronutrients in soil; soil organic carbon; soil nitrogen; fruit and crop yield quality; remote sensing in agriculture
Interests: land degradation processes; impacts of anthropogenic activities and climate change on water resources and soil quality; nature-based solutions and ecosystem services; sustainable land-use planning and management
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the global population expected to reach 9.8 billion by 2050 and considering the challenges posed by climate change, achieving sustainable agricultural development is imperative. The integration of artificial intelligence methods with remote sensing data enables smart farming systems to efficiently track, predict, and manage crop productivity, resources, and environmental conditions. The diverse and prominent applications of remote sensing in agriculture range from estimating crop yield and quality to monitoring crop health, identifying varieties more phenotypically suited to the current conditions, controlling pests and diseases, optimizing irrigation management, and enhancing post-harvest quality. Additionally, remote sensing facilitates ecosystem service provision related to soil or water resources, plant and animal biodiversity screening, crop and land monitoring, and precision farming. By leveraging remote sensing data, farmers can make informed decisions regarding planting, fertilization, and pest management, leading to increased efficiency, reduced resource usage, and improved crop yields. However, despite the potential benefits, challenges such as technical knowledge requirements, data reproducibility, and the storage of big data remain to be addressed.
Therefore, the journal Sustainability (ISSN: 2071-1050, IF 3.9, Citescore 5.8) has decided to publish a Special Issue entitled “Applications of Remote Sensing Technology in Agricultural Sustainable Development”, for which I am Guest Editor. This Special Issue aims to explore the profound impacts of remote sensing technology in revolutionizing agricultural practices and moving them towards sustainability and efficiency. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews that delve into various aspects of remote sensing applications in agriculture are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Estimation of crop yield and quality;
- Monitoring of crop health and disease control;
- Precision agriculture techniques;
- Soil and moisture monitoring for efficient irrigation management;
- Weather pattern analysis for optimal farming strategies;
- Post-harvest quality monitoring and management.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions.
Dr. Jaromir Krzyszczak
Dr. Renata Kuśmierek-Tomaszewska
Prof. Dr. Przemysław Tkaczyk
Dr. Carla Sofia Santos Ferreira
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- remote sensing
- agriculture
- sustainable development
- precision farming
- crop yield and quality prediction
- irrigation management
