Application of Remote Sensing Images for Monitoring Crops

Dear Colleagues,

Remote sensing plays a key role in crop area estimation, crop growth monitoring, soil moisture and fertility evaluation, crop stress detection, disease and pest diagnosis, yield estimation, greenhouse gas emission, etc. Recent progress in the development of observation methods for sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence, radar, and GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) signals; the emergence of remote sensing platforms, including UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) and IoT (Internet of Things); and the development of data processing methods, including big data analysis, deep learning, and artificial intelligence (AI), have led to the application of high-precision, real-time, and intelligent remote sensing methods for crop monitoring. The growth of remote sensing has also led to new challenges and scientific applications in the field of remote sensing. To demonstrate the developments in remote sensing for crop monitoring, this Special Issue aims to present new and innovative applications of remote sensing data, collected using a broad range of platforms and sensors, and to highlight novel mechanisms and data-driven methods for measuring key crop parameters. The editors welcome submissions that use remote sensing images to address previously unanswered questions and that provide new insights into enhancing remote sensing applications in agriculture.

Dr. Xuehe Lu
Prof. Dr. Xiuying Zhang
Dr. Xiaoping Wang
Dr. Michele Croci
Prof. Dr. Abdul M. Mouazen
Guest Editors

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• remote sensing
• crop monitoring
• new and innovative applications
• novel mechanisms and data-driven methods
• data from new platforms and sensors