Opportunity for researchers to submit a novel study to the Special Issue in Remote Sensing MDPI journal.
*UPDATE: Opportunity Ended.*
View the publication along with other articles with NLT contributions at on our publications page.
Opportunity for researchers to submit a novel study to the Special Issue that NLT’s Chief Scientist Ran Goldblatt is editing with Nick Jones (World Bank Group), Nicholas Clinton (Google) and Trevor Monroe (World Bank Group) in Remote Sensing MDPI journal.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to stimulate progress in remote sensing research into measuring the SDGs and monitoring the progress of countries towards achieving them. The issue brings together novel studies, methods, and measurement techniques that utilize remotely sensed data to monitor countries` progress towards achieving the SDGs and improve the timeliness, coverage, and quality of SDG-related data.
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 January 2022.
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/remotesensing/special_issues/rs_measurements_SDGs
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