Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA.
Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA.
Trends Parasitol. 2021 Jun;37(6):525-537. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2021.03.003. Epub 2021 Mar 25.
Satellite remote sensing provides a wealth of information about environmental factors that influence malaria transmission cycles and human populations at risk. Long-term observations facilitate analysis of climate-malaria relationships, and high-resolution data can be used to assess the effects of agriculture, urbanization, deforestation, and water management on malaria. New sources of very-high-resolution satellite imagery and synthetic aperture radar data will increase the precision and frequency of observations. Cloud computing platforms for remote sensing data combined with analysis-ready datasets and high-level data products have made satellite remote sensing more accessible to nonspecialists. Further collaboration between the malaria and remote sensing communities is needed to develop and implement useful geospatial data products that will support global efforts toward malaria control, elimination, and eradication.
卫星遥感提供了大量有关影响疟疾传播周期和处于危险中的人群的环境因素的信息。长期观测有助于分析气候与疟疾之间的关系，而高分辨率数据可用于评估农业、城市化、森林砍伐和水管理对疟疾的影响。非常高分辨率卫星图像和合成孔径雷达数据的新来源将提高观测的精度和频率。用于遥感数据的云计算平台与准备好进行分析的数据集和高级数据产品相结合，使卫星遥感更容易为非专业人员所使用。疟疾和遥感两个领域之间需要进一步合作，开发和实施有用的地理空间数据产品，以支持全球控制、消除和消灭疟疾的努力。
