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Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa
CURRENT PROBLEMS IN REMOTE SENSING OF THE EARTH FROM SPACE

  

Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2026, V. 23, No. 2, pp. 49-67

Review of foreign and domestic developments over the past five years in hyperspectral remote sensing data application in geological mapping, studying hydrothermal changes in rocks and forecasting mineral resources

A.A. Kirsanov 1 , I.O. Smirnova 1 
1 A.P. Karpinsky Russian Geological Research Institute, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Accepted: 12.12.2025
DOI: 10.21046/2070-7401-2026-23-2-49-67
In recent years, interest in the use of hyperspectral remote sensing data in geological research has increased. This is due to the launch of new satellite hyperspectral systems, such as Chinese Ziyuan-1 02D and Gaofen-5 satellites, Italian PRISMA (ital. PRecursore IperSpettrale della Missione Applicativa) satellite, and German ENMAP (Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program). Much attention is paid to the use of airborne hyperspectral systems, including those installed on unmanned aerial vehicles. The article contains an overview of foreign and domestic works published over the past five years in the field of application of hyperspectral satellite and airborne data and modern methods of their processing. The publications consider both traditional methods and processing involving creation of new advanced machine learning algorithms for solving problems of geological mapping, studying hydrothermal alteration of rocks, and prospecting for mineral deposits (porphyry-copper, gold, polymetallic ores, deposits of rare earth elements, hydrocarbons, etc.). The integration of data obtained by various satellite systems (Landsat-8, ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer), WorldView-3, Sentinel 2, etc.) with geological and geophysical data (lineament analysis, ground-based geological, spectrometric, geochemical, airborne magnetic and other studies) remains a pressing issue. The current state and prospects for the development of hyperspectral remote sensing methods in geological research, both internationally and in Russia, are discussed.
Keywords: remote sensing, multi- and hyperspectral data, processing methods, geological mapping, hydrothermal alteration of rocks, prospecting for mineral deposits
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