| Titre | RADARSAT-1 for Monitoring Vector-borne Diseases in Tropical Environments: A Review |
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| Auteur | Ross, S G; Thomson, M C; Pultz, T |
| Source | Tropical Environments; Asian Journal of Geoinformatics 2, 3, 2001 p. 1-11, https://doi.org/10.4095/219826  Accès ouvert |
| Année | 2001 |
| Séries alt. | Secteur des sciences de la Terre, Contribution externe 20043024 |
| Document | publication en série |
| Lang. | anglais |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.4095/219826 |
| Media | papier; en ligne; numérique |
| Formats | pdf |
| Sujets | télédétection; dangers pour la santé; techniques de cartographie; méthodes radar; imagerie radar; satellites; Sciences et technologie; Santé et sécurité |
| Illustrations | graphiques; tableaux |
| Diffusé | 2001 01 01 |
| Résumé | (disponible en anglais seulement)
The incidence and spread of vector-borne infectious disease is an increasing concern in many parts of the world, especially tropical areas. Earth observation
techniques are becoming a recognised means of monitoring and mapping disease risk, and have proven useful in associating environmental indicators with various disease and their vectors. Geographically, the areas that bare the burden of infectious
disease are often remote and not easily monitored using traditional, labour intensive survey techniques. High spatial and temporal coverage provided by spaceborne sensors allows for the investigation of large areas in a timely manner. Since the
majority of infectious diseases occur in topical areas, however, one of the main barriers to earth observation techniques is high cloud-cover. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology offers a solution to this problem by providing all-weather, day
and night imaging capability. RADARSAT- 1, Canada's first Earth observation satellite is being used operationally for many applications, including flood monitoring, land cover mapping and disaster management. This paper will discuss several SAR
remote-sensing applications and consider the potential of RADARSAT-1 for disease monitoring applications. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 219826 |
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