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This workshop explores the use of remote sensing technology to assess and mitigate the risk of exposure to malaria transmission. Topics include land use and land change analysis, additional risk factors, spatial structure, and identification of potential breeding sites. Case studies using Landsat-5/TM satellite data are discussed.
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Remote Sensing Technology and Applications Workshop – February 16, 2007 – Cambridge, MA Remotely sensed risk of exposure to malaria transmission Marcia Caldas de Castro HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
III. Additional risk factors(2) Landsat-5/TM - July 15, 1994 Landsat-5/TM – April 31, 1995
IV. Spatial structure Unplanned housing development Upper scale housing Middle scale housing andPeri-urban