[Cluster analysis study on the marshland of Schistosoma Japonicum using satellite TM image data in Peng Lake, Jiangxi province].
OBJECTIVE
To create a category land cover map of the marshland region of Schistosoma Japonicum using satellite TM data.


METHODS
TM satellite images from Peng Lake of Jiangxi province were applied to the Cluster analysis. Then the resulting clusters were identified and reclassified by undertaking site visits.


RESULTS
Eight land cover classes were generated, including Carexspp Zone that was the snail habitat place.


CONCLUSIONS
Cluster analysis, which is a technique for the interpretation of remotely sensed imagery, could contribute to the study on the distribution of snail habitats and become a new tool for the epidemiological ecology study.
Jiang
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Department of Epidemiology School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
Lin
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Liu
J
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D000818:Animals; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004463:Ecology; D017215:Satellite Communications; D012554:Schistosomiasis japonica / Q000635:transmission*; D012908:Snails / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000469:parasitology*