The 6th International Electronic Conference on Remote Sensing

Name: The 6th International Electronic Conference on Remote Sensing
Start: 2026-10-18T22:00:00
End: 2026-10-20T22:00:00

Global Perspectives for the Next-Generation in Earth Observation

Event's Timezone: Central European Summer Time

Remote Sensing, Multi-sensor Integration, Satellite Constellations, Spatio-temporal Intelligence, Data Fusion, Target Recognition

Event Registration

Submit Abstract

Copy Link

Welcome from the Chair

Dear Colleagues,

It is with great pleasure that we announce the 6th International Electronic Conference on Remote Sensing (ECRS 2026). The conference is organized by the MDPI open access journal Remote Sensing (ISSN: 2072-4292; Impact Factor: 4.1) and will be held online from 19 to 21 October 2026.

On behalf of the Conference Chair of ECRS 2026, we invite you to participate in ECRS 2026. We aim to bring together researchers, professionals, and students from around the globe to share and discuss new developments in remote sensing and its broad range of applications. The conference will feature sessions and presentations on the following key topics:

- AI in Remote Sensing;
- SAR Remote Sensing;
- Remote Sensing in Semi-Arid and Arid Areas;
- Remote Sensing in Tropical Areas;
- Remote Sensing in Urban Areas;
- Remote Sensing of the Environment;
- Remote Sensing for Cultural Heritage Protection;
- RSVQA—Remote Sensing Visual Question Answering.

ECRS 2026 will place a special emphasis on fostering participation from young scholars, supporting disadvantaged communities, and engaging researchers from developing countries. We are committed to fostering inclusive participation and ensuring that cutting-edge remote sensing knowledge and technologies are accessible to researchers worldwide, regardless of their geographic or economic circumstances.

As a fully online event, ECRS 2026 will present a unique opportunity for remote sensing scientists and practitioners worldwide to connect, exchange knowledge, and engage in lively discussions without the constraints of travel or geographic boundaries. All accepted abstracts will be available online on Sciforum.net during and after the conference.

We are pleased to announce that outstanding contributions will be recognized with awards for the best oral and poster presentations. We encourage all participants, especially early career researchers and those from underrepresented backgrounds, to actively engage and present their work.

Your participation is essential to the success of ECRS 2026, and we warmly invite you to join this vibrant scientific forum. We look forward to your contributions and to a dynamic and fruitful conference!

Kind regards,

Conference Chair

Prof. Dr. Timo Balz

The State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing (LIESMARS), Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China

Follow the conference organizer on Social Media

Event Chair

Prof. Dr. Timo Balz

The State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing (LIESMARS), Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China

Sessions

S1. AI in Remote Sensing
S2. SAR Remote Sensing
S3. Remote Sensing in Semi-Arid and Arid Areas
S4. Remote Sensing in Tropical Areas
S5. Remote Sensing in Urban Areas
S6. Remote Sensing of the Environment
S7. Remote Sensing for Cultural Heritage Protection
S8. RSVQA - Remote Sensing Visual Question Answering

Registration

The registration for ECRS 2026 will be free of charge! The registration includes attendance to all conference sessions.

If you are registering several people under the same registration, please do not use the same email address for each person, but their individual university email addresses. Thank you for your understanding.

Please note that the submission and registration are two separate parts. Only scholars who registered can receive a link to access the conference live streaming. The deadline for registration is 13 October 2026.

Instructions for Authors

Procedure for Submission

The 6th International Electronic Conference on Remote Sensing - Global Perspectives for the Next-Generation in Earth Observation will accept abstracts only.
The accepted abstracts will be available on the ECRS 2026 conference official website during and after the conference.

Important Deadline

1. Deadline for abstract submission: 18 June 2026.
2. Abstract acceptance notification: 17 July 2026.

You will be notified of the acceptance of an oral/poster presentation in a separate email.

Abstract Submission

Abstract submissions should be completed online by registering with www.sciforum.net and using the "Submit Abstract" function once logged into the system. No physical template is necessary.

1. The abstract structure should include the introduction, methods, results, and conclusions sections of about 200–300 words in length.
2. All abstracts should be submitted and presented in clear, publication-ready English with accurate grammar and spelling.
3. The same author can submit a maximum of two abstracts. However, only one abstract will be selected for oral presentation.
4. The abstracts submitted to this conference must be original and novel, without prior publication in any journals or it will not be accepted to this conference.

Detailed Requirements

1. The submitting author must ensure that all co-authors are aware of the contents of the abstract.
2. Please ensure that all co-author information is thoroughly completed when submitting your abstract to prevent any omissions.
3. The requirements for full affiliation include:
(1) Department/School/Faculty/Campus;
(2) University/Company/Institute;
(3) City;
(4) Post/ZIP code or equivalent, where available;
(5) Country.
4. Please select only one presenter for each submission. If you would like to change the presenter after submission, please email us accordingly.
Note: We only accept live presentations.

Oral Presentation and Slides Preparation

The slot for the oral presentation is 15 mins. We advise that your presentation lasts for a maximum of 12 mins, leaving at least 3 mins for the Q&A session.

Authors are encouraged to prepare a presentation in PowerPoint or similar software, to be displayed online along with the abstract. Slides, if available, will be displayed directly on the website using the proprietary slide viewer at Sciforum.net. Slides can be prepared in exactly the same way as for any traditional conference where research results are presented. Slides should be converted to PDF format prior to submission so that they can be converted for online display.

Poster Gallery

- Should include the title, authors, contact details and main research findings, as well as tables, figures and graphs where necessary.
- Size in pixel: 1080 width x 1536 height–portrait orientation.
- Size in cm: 38,1 width x 54,2 height–portrait orientation.
- Font size: ≥16.
- Examples of successful submissions can be viewed here at the following links: (1), (2), (3).
- You can use our free template to create your poster.

The poster template can be downloaded HERE.

We will reach out to you closer to the dates of the conference with more information.

Potential Conflicts of Interest

It is the author's responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state "The authors declare no conflicts of interest." This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Any financial support for the study must be fully disclosed in the "Acknowledgments" section.

Copyright

MDPI, the publisher of the Sciforum.net platform, is an open access publisher. We believe authors should retain the copyright to their scholarly works. Hence, by submitting an abstract to this conference, you retain the copyright to the work, but you grant MDPI the non-exclusive right to publish this abstract online on the Sciforum.net platform. This means you can easily submit your full paper (with the abstract) to any scientific journal at a later stage and transfer the copyright to its publisher if required.

Publication Opportunities

1. Remote Sensing Journal Publication
Participants in this conference are cordially invited to contribute a full manuscript to the conference's Special Issue (to be updated), published in Remote Sensing (ISSN: 2072-4292, IF: 4.1), with a 10% discount on the publication fee. Please note, if you have IOAP/association discounts, conference discounts will be combined with IOAP/association discounts. Conference discounts cannot be combined with reviewer vouchers. All submitted papers will undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review procedure. The abstracts should be cited and noted on the first page of the paper.

2. Proceeding Paper Publication
All accepted abstracts will be published in the 6th International Electronic Conference on Remote Sensing - Global Perspectives for the Next-Generation in Earth Observation in Environmental and Earth Sciences Proceedings (ISSN: 3042-5743); if you wish to publish an extended proceeding paper (4-8 pages), please submit it to the same journal after the conference. Authors are asked to disclose that it is a proceeding paper of the ECRS 2026 conference paper in their cover letter. Carefully read the rules outlined in the 'Instructions for Authors' on the journal’s website and ensure that your submission adheres to these guidelines.

Publication of the proceedings will be free of charge. Proceedings submission deadline: 5 December 2026.

Manuscripts for the proceedings issue must be formatted as follows:
Title
Full author names
Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses
Abstract
Keywords
Introduction
Methods
Results and Discussion
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References.

The proceeding paper template can be downloaded HERE.

Event Awards

To acknowledge the support of the conference's esteemed authors and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to announce that the conference will provide 6 awards including Best Oral Presentation Awards and Best Poster Awards.

The Awards

Best Oral Presentation Awards and Best Poster Awards

Number of Awards Available: 6

The Best Oral Presentation Awards are given to the submission judged to make the most significant oral contribution to the conference.
The Best Poster Awards are given to the submission judged to make the most significant and interesting poster for the conference.

The winner will receive a certificate and 200 CHF each.