Remote sensing as a tool to survey endemic diseases in Brazil.
The objective of this study, based on a systematic literature review, is to present the characteristics and potentialities of remote sensing as a useful environmental surveillance tool for applied research in the control of endemics in Brazil. Onboard satellite sensors allow for monitoring the territory, furnishing spatial and temporal information on various scales and regions in the electromagnetic spectrum. Based on the literature review on the application of this technology to the study of endemics and the identification of the potential of new sensors with better spectral, spatial, and temporal resolutions, this study highlights perspectives for the use of remote sensing in the study of important endemics for Brazil.
Divisão de Processamento de Imagens, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, São José dos Campos, Brazil. virginia@dpi.inpe.br
Virginia Ragoni de Moraes
VR
Correia
Marilia Sá
MS
Carvalho
Paulo Chagastelles
PC
Sabroza
Cíntia Honório
CH
Vasconcelos
D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D017215:Satellite Communications