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Use Of Google Earth To Facilitate GIS-Based Decision Support Systems For Arthropod-Borne Diseases

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As part of a Dengue Decision Support System project funded by the Innovative Vector Control Consortium, we used satellite imagery and mapping tools freely available through Google Earth to: 1) generate data for basic city structure that could be imported into a Geographic Information System (GIS); a...

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Main Authors: Lozano Fuentes, Saúl, Elizondo Quiroga, Darwin, Farfán Ale, José Arturo, Fernández Salas, Ildefonso, Beaty, Barry J., Eisen, Lars
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Society for Disease Surveillance 2007
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RA Aspectos Públicos de la Medicina
Online Access:http://eprints.uanl.mx/25830/7/25830.pdf.crdownload
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Summary:As part of a Dengue Decision Support System project funded by the Innovative Vector Control Consortium, we used satellite imagery and mapping tools freely available through Google Earth to: 1) generate data for basic city structure that could be imported into a Geographic Information System (GIS); and 2) serve as the spatial underpinning of a Decision Support System for arthropod-borne disease management.

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