Sustainable Applications of Remote Sensing and Geospatial Information Systems to Earth Observations

Abstract

The Special Issue on "Sustainable Applications of Remote Sensing and Geospatial Information Systems to Earth Observations" is published. A total of 20 qualified papers are published in this Special Issue. The topics of the papers are the application of remote sensing and geospatial information systems to Earth observations in various fields such as (1) object change detection, (2) air pollution, (3) earthquakes, (4) landslides, (5) mining, (6) biomass, (7) groundwater, and (8) urban development using the techniques of remote sensing and geospatial information systems. More than 100 researchers have participated in this Special Issue. We hope that this Special Issue is helpful for sustainable applications.

Earth Observation from KOMPSAT Optical, Thermal, and Radar Satellite Images

“…Currently, the Korean government is integrating the satellite operating system to support comprehensive use of satellite images at the national level and is supporting R&D for the development and distribution of various technologies. The theory and applications of KOMPSAT satellite images can be found in several Special Issues [1][2][3][4][5][6] The KOMPSAT-3 is the successor satellite of the KOMPSAT-2 and was developed for continuous high-precision Earth observation image acquisition. The Advanced Earth Imaging Sensor System (AEISS), the payload of the KOMPSAT-3, provides a 0.7 m spatial resolution image and is widely used for producing precise maps because it allows stereo imaging on the same orbit.…”

“…Currently, the Korean government is integrating the satellite operating system to support comprehensive use of satellite images at the national level and is supporting R&D for the development and distribution of various technologies. The theory and applications of KOMPSAT satellite images can be found in several Special Issues [1][2][3][4][5][6]. This Special Issue discusses recent The KOMPSAT images have been successfully used to observe Earth's surface in the fields of physics, ecology, geology, hydrology, environmentology, etc.…”