Remote Sensing and Geospatial Technologies in Public Health

摘要

The utilization of remote sensing and geospatial technologies has been instrumental in advancingour understanding of environmental factors affecting human health and well-being. Extreme weatherand related phenomena appear to be rising in frequency and intensity which pose growing healthrisks to human populations. Earth-observing technologies and data are important elements of acomprehensive and multi-scaled public health response at both the micro and macro levels which canidentify immediate and long-term impacts. Remote sensing and geospatial technologies have beensuccessfully implemented for more than 50 years; they have examined the role of environmental factorsin air-borne, vector-borne, soil-borne, and water-borne diseases. With the availability of new data andadvanced technologies, more robust public health measures are being implemented to improve ourhealth and well-being.