Use of IKONOS and Landsat for malaria control in the Republic of Korea

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• 作者：Masuoka ; Penny M. ; Claborn ; David M. ; Andre ; Richard G. ; Nigro ; Joseph ; Gordon ; Scott W. ; Klein ; Terry A. ; et. al.
• 关键词：IKONOS ; Landsat ; Malaria control
• 刊名：Remote Sensing of Environment
• 出版年：2003
• 出版时间：November 30, 2003
• 年：2003
• 卷：88
• 期：1-2
• 页码：187-194
• 全文大小：1.02 M

文摘

Malaria reemerged in the Republic of Korea (ROK) in 1993. While limited numbers of U.S. soldiers in high-risk areas use chloroquine/primaquine chemoprophylaxis to prevent malaria, control of mosquito larvae through larviciding also can be used to reduce the risk of malaria transmission. In order to estimate the cost of larviciding, accurate estimates of the spatial extent of mosquito larval habitats are necessary. The purpose of this study was to determine whether an accurate estimate of the area covered by mosquito larval habitats can be obtained using Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper+ (ETM+) and/or IKONOS data for the Korean test site.