Earth Observation for Ecosystems Monitoring in Space and Time: A Special Issue in Remote Sensing

Abstract

This Editorial introduces the papers published in the special issue "Earth Observation for Ecosystems Monitoring in Space and Time" which includes the most important researchers in the field and the most challenging aspects of the application of remote sensing to study ecosystems.

Practical application of spatial ecosystem service models to aid decision support

“…The costs of acquiring and producing information will increase with increasing spatial extent, spatial resolution and accuracy requirements. The considerable recent advances in remote sensing’s accessibility has made large-scale, high-resolution mapping possible for representing ecosystems’ extent and even condition ( de Araujo Barbosa et al, 2015 , Galbraith et al, 2015 , Rocchini, 2015 ), effectively reducing the cost of many aspects of ES mapping. However, these cost savings may not necessarily affect the costs associated with increasing model accuracy.…”

Exact research on the theory of the blackbody thermal radiation

“…Under the development of the remote sensing7, night vision8, and thermal radiation thermometry technology9, many further studies on the blackbody thermal radiation have been carried out. For examples, by studying the inflection point feature along the both sides of the curves in Fig.…”