title: Remote sensing and disease control in China: past, present and future.
abstract: Satellite measurements have distinct advantages over conventional ground measurements because they can collect the information repeatedly and automatically. Since 1970 globally and 1985 in China, the availability of remote sensing (RS) techniques has steadily grown and they are becoming increasingly important to improve our understanding of human health. This paper gives the first detailed overview on the developments of RS applications for disease control in China. The problems, challenges and future directions are also discussed with an aim of guiding prospective studies.
authors: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China. epistat@gmail.com
authors: Zhijie
authors: Z
authors: Zhang
authors: Michecal
authors: M
authors: Ward
authors: Jie
authors: J
authors: Gao
authors: Zengliang
authors: Z
authors: Wang
authors: Baodong
authors: B
authors: Yao
authors: Tiejun
authors: T
authors: Zhang
authors: Qingwu
authors: Q
authors: Jiang
mesh_terms: D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D018531:Spacecraft; D013686:Telemetry / Q000379:methods*