About

Rapid development of space-borne, airborne and ground-based remote sensing technologies in recent decades has provided a wealth of earth observations. In the face of rapid global change induced by human activities, such as land use change, resource exploitation, greenhouse gas emission, and so on, increasing active and passive remote sensing observations allow us to address issues related to global change, extreme weather events and sustainable development. However, the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere of the Earth system are interconnected and interact with each other. Thus, there is an urgent need to develop the next generation of quantitative remote sensing methodology for the extraction of multidimensional and multi-scale geoinformation to effectively address these concerns. The theme of this conference is on the next generation of quantitative remote sensing methodology and geoinformation for the sustainability of human society.

This conference will bring together remote sensing, environmental and earth system scientists to share new geoinformation derived using next generation quantitative remote sensing techniques and new ways to utilize this information to assess global changes and to achieve sustainable development goals. It embraces remote sensing of all components of the Earth system including biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere. It also encourages data-intensive studies of physical, biological and chemical processes using big data and artificial intelligence techniques, development of Earth system models to utilize remote sensing information to address Earth system science issues, as well as sectoral applications of remote sensing techniques to agriculture, forestry, extreme weather events and grassland management. This conference aims to foster information exchange, data share, and collaboration among participants from various countries and regions, so as to promote concerted efforts in global environmental protection and sustainable development.

Conference themes:

1. Biospheric Remote Sensing

Conveners:

Marie Weiss, Wenjian Ni, Peter Atkinson, Veraldo Liesenberg, Youngryle Ryu, Weimin Ju, Yuhong He

2. Atmospheric Remote Sensing

Conveners: Husi Letu, Teruyuki Nakajima, Zhanqing Li, Fuzhong Weng, Jun Wang, Yong Xue, Chong Shi

3. Earth Energy Budget Remote Sensing

Conveners:

Shunlin Liang, Jiancheng Shi, Zhaoliang Li, Qinhuo Liu

4. Ocean and Aquatic Remote Sensing

Conveners:

Xiaofeng Li, Ge Chen, Menghua Wang, Chuanmin Hu, Xianqiang He, Xiaoming Li, Xiao Cheng

5. Geological and Cryospheric Remote Sensing

Conveners:

Xiaoli Ding, Joseph Awange, Yong Wang, Xianfeng Zhang, Rongxing Li, Tao Che

6. Urban Remote Sensing

Conveners: Peng Gong, Qihao Weng, Jonathan Li, Ashraf Dewan, Peijun Du, Liqiang Zhang

7. Cross-themes

Conveners: Fang Chen, George Xian, Peter Atkinson, Islam El-Magd

Important deadlines

Abstract submission deadline: 24 April 2026

Author notification deadline: 19 June 2026

Author registration deadline: 17 July 2026

Early booking deadline: 17 July 2026

Organizer

This conference is co-organized by:

Supporting Journals

RSE: Remote Sensing of Environment

SRS: Science of Remote Sensing

JAG: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Geomatica:

RSASE: Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

ISPRS Open Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences

Conference Awards

RESG2026 Young Researchers Award：

The Young Researchers Award is established for outstanding young researchers who are junior faculty or professionals and received PhD or MD in less than 5 years at the deadline time of the submission (24 April 2026) and make the presentation in RESG2026.

RESG2026 Best Oral Presentation Award

This award is given to the best oral presentation presented at the conference. The oral presentation will be evaluated based on Presentation Style, Research Quality, and Layout/Design. Unique opportunity to combine visual and oral explanations of your projects in the form of oral presentation.

RESG2026 Best Poster Presentation Award

This award is given to the best poster presented at the conference. It rewards a combination of excellent research, innovation, and presentation. Unique opportunity to combine visual and oral explanations of your projects in the form of poster presentation.