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10997203

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-12-21
pubmed:abstractText
The techniques of remote sensing (RS) and geodesy have the potential to revolutionize the discipline of epidemiology and its application in human health. As a new departure from conventional epidemiological methods, these techniques require some detailed explanation. This review provides the theoretical background to RS including (i) its physical basis, (ii) an explanation of the orbital characteristics and specifications of common satellite sensor systems, (iii) details of image acquisition and procedures adopted to overcome inherent sources of data degradation, and (iv) a background to geophysical data preparation. This information allows RS applications in epidemiology to be readily interpreted. Some of the techniques used in geodesy, to locate features precisely on Earth so that they can be registered to satellite sensor-derived images, are also included. While the basic principles relevant to public health are presented here, inevitably many of the details must be left to specialist texts.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0065-308X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-35
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-9-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
An overview of remote sensing and geodesy for epidemiology and public health application.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't