Landscape characterization of peridomestic risk for Lyme disease using satellite imagery.
Dister S, Fish D, Bros S, Frank D, Wood B. Landscape characterization of peridomestic risk for Lyme disease using satellite imagery. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1997, 57: 687-92. PMID: 9430528, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk propertiesGeographic information systemLandsat Thematic Mapper (TM) dataFine-scale differencesLarge geographic areasThematic Mapper dataLandscape compositionLandscape variablesVegetation structureVegetation abundanceLandscape characterizationDisease exposure riskBroadleaf treesOpen lawnSatellite imageryGreater proportionExposure riskCommunityGeographic areasDrag samplingScale differencesWetterSpectral indexInformation systemsIxodes scapularis nymphs