Use of land surface remotely sensed satellite and airborne data for environmental exposure assessment in cancer research

Maxwell, S. K.; Meliker, J. R.; Goovaerts, P.

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In recent years, geographic information systems (GIS) have increasingly been used for reconstructing individual-level exposures to environmental contaminants in epidemiological research. Remotely sensed data can be useful in creating space-time models of environmental measures. The primary advantage of using remotely sensed data is that it allows for study at the local scale (e.g., residential level) without requiring expensive, time-consuming monitoring campaigns. The purpose of our study was to identify how land surface remotely sensed data are currently being used to study the relationship between cancer and environmental contaminants, focusing primarily on agricultural chemical exposure assessment applications. We present the results of a comprehensive literature review of epidemiological research where remotely sensed imagery or land cover maps derived from remotely sensed imagery were applied. We also discuss the strengths and limitations of the most commonly used imagery data (aerial photographs and Landsat satellite imagery) and land cover maps. ?? 2010 Nature Publishing Group All rights reserved.

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Maxwell, S. K.; Meliker, J. R.; Goovaerts, P.

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Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

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Use of land surface remotely sensed satellite and airborne data for environmental exposure assessment in cancer research; 2010; Article; Journal; Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology; Maxwell, S. K.; Meliker, J. R.; Goovaerts, P.