Unmanned aerial vehicles for surveillance and control of vectors of malaria and other vector-borne diseases

F Mechan, Z Bartonicek, D Malone, RS Lees - Malaria Journal, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has expanded rapidly in ecological
conservation and agriculture, with a growing literature describing their potential applications …

Model building and assessment of the impact of covariates for disease prevalence mapping in low-resource settings: to explain and to predict

E Giorgi, C Fronterrè, PM Macharia… - Journal of The …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
This paper provides statistical guidance on the development and application of model-
based geostatistical methods for disease prevalence mapping. We illustrate the different …

Remote sensing detection algorithm for apple fire blight based on UAV multispectral image

D Xiao, Y Pan, J Feng, J Yin, Y Liu, L He - Computers and electronics in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Apple fire blight is a common disease that seriously damages the growth of apple trees. It is
urgent to detect the severity difference and spatial distribution of its infection in time and …

A remote sensing assessment index for urban ecological livability and its application

J Yu, X Li, X Guan, H Shen - Geo-Spatial Information Science, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Remote sensing provides us with an approach for the rapid identification and monitoring of
spatiotemporal changes in the urban ecological environment at different scales. This study …

SWECO25: a cross-thematic raster database for ecological research in Switzerland

N Külling, A Adde, F Fopp, AK Schweiger… - Scientific Data, 2024 - nature.com
Standard and easily accessible cross-thematic spatial databases are key resources in
ecological research. In Switzerland, as in many other countries, available data are scattered …

Plasmodium falciparum parasite prevalence in East Africa: Updating data for malaria stratification

VA Alegana, PM Macharia, S Muchiri… - PLOS global public …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The High Burden High Impact (HBHI) strategy for malaria encourages countries to use
multiple sources of available data to define the sub-national vulnerabilities to malaria risk …

Remote sensing for international peace and security: Its role and implications

R Avtar, A Kouser, A Kumar, D Singh, P Misra, A Gupta… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Remote sensing technology has seen a massive rise in popularity over the last two decades,
becoming an integral part of our lives. Space-based satellite technologies facilitated access …

Linking the remote sensing of geodiversity and traits relevant to biodiversity—part II: geomorphology, terrain and surfaces

A Lausch, ME Schaepman, AK Skidmore… - Remote sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
The status, changes, and disturbances in geomorphological regimes can be regarded as
controlling and regulating factors for biodiversity. Therefore, monitoring geomorphology at …

Remote sensing to control respiratory viral diseases outbreaks using Internet of Vehicles

Y Sahraoui, A Korichi, CA Kerrache… - Transactions on …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The respiratory viral diseases, such as those caused by the family of coronaviruses, can be
extremely contagious and spread through saliva droplets generated by coughing, sneezing …

High-throughput phenotyping of fire blight disease symptoms using sensing techniques in apple

S Jarolmasjed, S Sankaran, A Marzougui… - Frontiers in plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Washington State produces about 70% of total fresh market apples in the United States. One
of the primary goals of apple breeding programs is the development of new cultivars …