EO in Malaria Vector Control and Management
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Project Activities
13/03/2012 RapidEye is the main satellite data provider in MALAREO. The company has devoted an article to the work that will be done by MALAREO on their website. Click here for more.
15/02/2012 Two students from UKZN arrived at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute. They will be trained in Bayesian statistical modeling for application on Malaria risk mapping. Analysis will be done for South-Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique.
13/02/2012 The production of a High Resolution Land cover map...
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15/02/2012 Two students from UKZN arrived at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute. They will be trained in Bayesian statistical modeling for application on Malaria risk mapping. Analysis will be done for South-Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique.
13/02/2012 The production of a High Resolution Land cover map...
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Project Results
MALAREO is currently working on a High Resolution Land Cover/Use map covering 25.000 km² of South-Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique at 5m spatial resolution. The main data source is RapidEye satellite imagery from October - November 2011.
The images will be classified according to malaria-relevant land covers using an object-oriented approach. The following classification scheme will be used: Forest/woodland, Bush/shrubland, Grassland/savannah, Wetland, Large-scale Agriculture, Bare Soil/Rock, Building/Settlement/Infrastructure, Roads/Tracks, Standing open water, Flowing open water.
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The images will be classified according to malaria-relevant land covers using an object-oriented approach. The following classification scheme will be used: Forest/woodland, Bush/shrubland, Grassland/savannah, Wetland, Large-scale Agriculture, Bare Soil/Rock, Building/Settlement/Infrastructure, Roads/Tracks, Standing open water, Flowing open water.
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25th April is the World Malaria Day 2012. The
purpose of the day is to raise awareness of malaria as a disease that
is preventable and treatable and to mobilize communities across the
world to get involved in the fight against it. MALAREO is supporting this initiative. Find out more about the World Malaria Day activities by clicking on the button on the right.
16/04/2012 - The World Malaria Day will take place on 25/04/2012. This years theme is 'Sustain Gains, Save Lives: Invest in Malaria'. You can join in by clicking here.
15/12/2011 - The WHO has released the World Malaria Report 2011. The report builds primarily on data received from countries for the year 2010. It shows clear progress in the fight against malaria and a decline in estimated malaria cases and deaths.
15/12/2011 - The WHO has released the World Malaria Report 2011. The report builds primarily on data received from countries for the year 2010. It shows clear progress in the fight against malaria and a decline in estimated malaria cases and deaths.
