Chapter 6 - Using geospatial technologies to manage COVID-19

Abstract

The new environmental and biological developments in the light of increased socioeconomic deprivation, along with the persistence of inadequate living environments, have had an effect on the pattern of disease transmission. These cultural, economic and political changes intensify epidemiological instability, favoring the arrival of new pathogens and the re-emergence of old infectious diseases, traditionally linked to remote populations and theoretically occurring in new environments. An analysis of the scientific information obtained from the implementation of this approach to the study of endemic diseases such as COVID-19 disease is ongoing. The geographical, temporal and spectral resolution of the Remote Sensing satellite vehicle sensor will capture the emergence of various epidemics. The satellites will glow the globe during a specific health emergency. Various navigation and synchronization systems, vision systems and satellite communication systems have confirmed to become powerful instruments to support disease control efforts during outbreak of Coronavirus in the world. Efficient combination of remote sensing and other technologies such as GPS (Global Positioning System) and GIS (Geographic Information System) that can locate events in space adds skilled information to identify vulnerable habitats. These methods are characterized by a reasonably low cost, thereby providing valuable information that are used to research those endemic diseases and supporting surveillance and control activities rarely developed previously. This chapter seeks to assess the opportunities for the application of these technologies and their roles for the study and control of the most common and actually the most harmful disease.