Urban remote sensing is a significant field of remote sensing applications.Under the processing of new-type urbanization in China,remote sensing will not only play an irreplaceable role in many areas such as urban ecological construction,land and space development,resource and environment carrying capacity monitoring,but also provide data source for urban planning management.Based on the researches of urban remote sensing,this paper mainly analyzes the development of several important directions of urban remote sensing.Moreover,a framework of urban remote sensing based on geographical perspective is constructed.Combined with typical examples,aspects including structure and pattern,elements and interactions,change and processes,functions and responses are further explored to demonstrate the development of urban remote sensing research.Finally,combined with the national demands and technological development,the future development of urban remote sensing is prospected from aspects of data sources,research objects,application topics,research objectives and technical methods.