Environmental tracking for public health surveillance /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
editors, Stanley A. Morain & Amelia M. Budge.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Leiden, Netherlands :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
CRC Press/Balkema,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2013.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxvii, 419 p., [32] p. of plates :
Other Physical Details
ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ;
Dimensions
26 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) book series ;
Volume Designation
11
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"Satellite imagery and data are widely used in public health surveillance to provide early warning of disease outbreaks and for averting pandemics. Convergence of these technologies began in the 1970s and has gained wide acceptance in the 21st Century. This book is written jointly by experts in both the health and Earth-science technologies. Each chapter is accompanied by an extensive list of citations to provide background and validation of the current state-of-the-art for a variety of high-interest human diseases and associated health and well-being issues. The importance of day-to-day weather patterns, the impacts of severe weather events and longer-term climate cycles form the basis for developing information systems that meet goals and expectations of national and international health monitoring bodies"--Provided by publisher.