Multiple cropping index,which monitors the utilization condition of the arable land,is of great significance for agricultural production,climate change and so on.Due to the advantages of objectivity,high efficiency,low cost and better spatial distribution attribute,the remote sensing technology is widely used to monitor multiple cropping index.This paper reviewed the progresses of multiple cropping index using remotely sensed data in the latest decade. At first,it summarized several monitoring methods and pointed out the advantages and disadvantages of each method,and then discussed the development tendency in this field:(1)intensifying the researches on some special cropping systems,like fallow or abandonment;(2)intensifying the researches on multiple cropping index in some heterogeneous regions,like hilly or mountainous areas;(3)intensifying the researches on dynamic changes of multiple cropping index during a long period.