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The Application of NASA Technology to Public HealthNASA scientists have a history of applying technologies created to handle satellite data to human health at various spatial scales. Scientists are now engaged in multiple public health application projects that integrate NASA satellite data with measures of public health. Such integration requires overcoming disparities between the environmental and the health data. Ground based sensors, satellite imagery, model outputs and other environmental sources have inconsistent spatial and temporal distributions. The MSFC team has recognized the approach used by environmental scientists to fill in the empty places can also be applied to outcomes, exposures and similar data. A revisit to the classic epidemiology study of 1854 using modern day surface modeling and GIS technology, demonstrates how spatial technology can enhance and change the future of environmental epidemiology. Thus, NASA brings to public health, not just a set of data, but an innovative way of thinking about the data.
Document ID
20070018823
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Rickman, Douglas L.
(National Space Science and Technology Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Watts, C.
(National Space Science and Technology Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
March 21, 2007
Subject Category
Life Sciences (General)
Meeting Information
Meeting: Michigan''s Public Health Technology Conference: Promoting Public Health Performance with Technology
Location: East Lansing, MI
Country: United States
Start Date: March 20, 2007
End Date: March 21, 2007
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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