Earth observation, public health and one health : activities, challenges and opportunities / prepared by: Public Health Agency of Canada and Canadian Space Agency ; editors: Stéphanie Brazeau and Nicolas Ogden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Public Health Agency of Canada, author.

Canadian Space Agency, author.

Contributor:

Canadian Space Agency, author.

Brazeau, Stéphanie, editor.

Ogden, Nicolas, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public health--Geographic information systems--Canada.

Public health.

Public health--Research--Canada.

Public health--Canada--Methodology.

Environmental monitoring--Remote sensing.

Environmental monitoring.

Public health--Methodology.

Public health--Research.

One Health (Initiative).

Canada.

Physical Description:

xxix, 126 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxfordshire, UK ; Boston, MA, USA : CABI, [2022]

Summary:

"The potential for Earth Observation (EO) to contribute to public health practice: to understand, track, predict and manage infectious diseases and challenges of using EO data for public health purposes. Major foci are mosquito-borne diseases, tick-borne diseases, air quality and heat, water-borne diseases, vulnerable populations and pandemics (including COVID-19)"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction to Public Health and Earth Observation

1.1. Public Health and Earth Observation

Key drivers of infectious diseases and the One Health approach

Use of EO data in public health practice

Mandate and role of public health organizations and the importance of geospatial information

Mandate and role of space agencies and the importance of EO

Partnership of the PHAC and the CSA

1.2. Work Program Organization and Management Approaches

Identification and elaboration of key themes

Expert consultation process

Identification of needs and opportunities

Objectives and book outline

2. Earth Observation and Public Health Priority: Applications and Research Areas by Theme

2.1. Mosquito-borne Diseases / Dirk Werle

Context, state of knowledge, challenges, and responses

Examples of recent research

Challenges and questions

Responses and options

Modeling environment-human-vector interaction hazard using EO data and land cover maps in a local, cross-border setting between French Guiana and Brazil

Expected outcomes and impacts

Technical considerations and perspectives for producing risk maps

Risk mapping of entomological Rift Valley fever in Senegal at high spatio-temporal resolution using remote sensing

2.2. Tick-borne Diseases / Dirk Werle

EO-based risk maps for Lyme disease in central and eastern Canada

What are the opportunities with EO products and data?

Current products and developments in EO that contribute to the public health sector

Findings and opportunities for collaboration

2.3. Air Quality and Heat-related Health Issues / Dirk Werle

The American AirNow AQI for decision support and future EO missions

The Canadian Fire Work system for air quality forecast related to wildfire emission of pollutants

Technical considerations and perspectives for system operation

Findings, opportunities for collaboration, and conclusion

2.4. Water-borne Diseases: EO System for the Coastal Monitoring of Non-Cholera Vibrios / Jaime Martinez-Urtaza

NCVs, environmental factors, and satellite-based monitoring capabilities

Application example: the ECDC Vibrio Map Viewer from the European Environment and Epidemiology (E3) Geoportal

Outcomes and benefits

Technical requirements

Cumulative fields

Short-term forecast

Future perspectives

What other opportunities do EO technologies and data offer?

Perspectives for the ECDC Vibrio Map Viewer

Conclusion

2.5. Vulnerable Populations / Stephanie Brazeau

Context

From Anopheles to humans: reconstructing the risk of malaria infection in Dakar, Senegal

Technical considerations for producing risk and vulnerability maps

EO data for estimating the HBR

Perspectives

Example of bottom-up population mapping from WorldPop

2.6. EO and Geospatial Data Utilization During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Preliminary Appraisal

Dirk Werle and Guy Aube Context

Collaboration and participation of the EO and geospatial community

Near-real-time mapping and monitoring

Public health situational awareness and related surveillance

Potential EO applications

Weather

Mobility

Mobile device data

Air quality

Land use and land cover

Vulnerable populations

3. Needs, Challenges, and Opportunities: A Review by Experts / Didier Davignon

Aligning with and Supporting UN Sustainable Development Goals

Focusing on Public Health Needs and Key Theme Areas for Further Research

Accessing and Developing EO and Geospatial Evidence-based Data Products Leveraging Public Health Capacities

In situ and epidemiological data

Developing a Sustainable Community of Practice

Developing Knowledge and Know-how

Developing Solutions: Methods, Tools, and Systems

AI and ARD solutions for complex issues

Implementing Technical Infrastructures and Technologies

Participating in EO Satellite Mission Development for Monitoring Disease Risks

4. Conclusions and Opportunities

Appendix A Summary of Expert Presentations and Consultations

Strengthening National Capacities for Utilizing Satellite-based Earth Observation Data to Advance National Health-related SDG 3 Targets: A Conceptual Framework / Ramesha S. Krishnamurthy

GEO Activities and Health / Steven Ramage

CNES Activities in Tele-epidemiology: How Can Earth Observation Satellite Data Contribute? / Cecile Vignolles

Getting Ahead of the Curve: Using Earth Observations to Predict Health Risks / Juli M. Trtanj

Earth Observations for Health and Air Quality / John A. Haynes

Healthy Societies and Healthy Ecosystems: An Integrated Monitoring Approach for Biodiversity and Human Health / Michael Gill

One Health - Contribution of Earth Observation to Public Health Issues / Nicholas H. Ogden

Appendix B Spatial, Spectral, and Temporal Resolutions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Earth observation, public health and one health

ISBN:

9781800621183

1800621183

OCLC:

1293451168

Publisher Number:

99992489077