Satellite Observations and Malaria: New Opportunities for Research and Applications.

ABSTRACT: Satellite remote sensing provides a wealth of information about environmental factors that influence malaria transmission cycles and human populations at risk. Long-term observations facilitate analysis of climate-malaria relationships, and high-resolution data can be used to assess the effects of agriculture, urbanization, deforestation, and water management on malaria. New sources of very-high-resolution satellite imagery and synthetic aperture radar data will increase the precision and frequency of observations. Cloud computing platforms for remote sensing data combined with analysis-ready datasets and high-level data products have made satellite remote sensing more accessible to nonspecialists. Further collaboration between the malaria and remote sensing communities is needed to develo

SUBMITTER: Wimberly MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8122067 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature