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Remote sensing and human health: new sensors and new opportunitiesSince the launch of Landsat-1 28 years ago, remotely sensed data have been used to map features on the earth's surface. An increasing number of health studies have used remotely sensed data for monitoring, surveillance, or risk mapping, particularly of vector-borne diseases. Nearly all studies used data from Landsat, the French Systeme Pour l'Observation de la Terre, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer. New sensor systems are in orbit, or soon to be launched, whose data may prove useful for characterizing and monitoring the spatial and temporal patterns of infectious diseases. Increased computing power and spatial modeling capabilities of geographic information systems could extend the use of remote sensing beyond the research community into operational disease surveillance and control. This article illustrates how remotely sensed data have been used in health applications and assesses earth-observing satellites that could detect and map environmental variables related to the distribution of vector-borne and other diseases.
Document ID
20040141552
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Beck, L. R.
(California State University Monterey Bay, California 94035-2424, United States)
Lobitz, B. M.
Wood, B. L.
Date Acquired
August 22, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 2000
Publication Information
Publication: Emerging infectious diseases
Volume: 6
Issue: 3
ISSN: 1080-6040
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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