Use of Remotely Sensed Data to extract geographical information of the area around Ballıhisar (Pessinus) in Central Anatolia. Field campaign, August 1992

1996 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-109
Author(s):  
Morgan De Dapper ◽  
Pascal Brackman
Keyword(s):  
Remotely Sensed ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Central Anatolia ◽  
Remotely Sensed Data ◽  
Field Campaign

scholarly journals The world in your hands: GeoHealth then and now

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Bergquist ◽  
Samuel Manda
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Information Systems ◽  
Remotely Sensed ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
World Health ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Intermediate Hosts ◽  
Remotely Sensed Data ◽  
Ecological Requirements ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

Infectious diseases transmitted by vectors/intermediate hosts constitute a major part of the economic burden related to public health in the endemic countries of the tropics, which challenges local welfare and hinders development. The World Health Organization, in partnership with pharmaceutical companies, major donors, endemic countries and non-governmental organizations, aims to eliminate the majority of these infections in the near future. To succeed, the ecological requirements and real-time distributions of the causative agents (bacteria, parasites and viruses) and their vectors must not only be known to a high degree of accuracy, but the data must also be updated more rapidly than has so far been the case. Current approaches include data collection through terrestrial capture on site and satellite-generated information. This article provides an update of currently available sources of remotely-sensed data, including specific information on satellite-borne sensors, and how such data can be handled by Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Computers, when equipped with GIS software based on common spatial denominators, can connect remotely-sensed environmental records with terrestrial-captured data and apply spatial statistics in ways uniquely suited to manage control activities in areas where vector-borne infections dominate.

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