ISPRS ICWG III/IVc
Environment and Health
Working Group Officers | ||
Chair | ||
 | Fazlay S. Faruque Department of Preventive Medicine, GIS & Remote Sensing Program University of Mississippi Medical Ctr 2500 North State Street Jackson, MS 39215 USA +1 601 814 4993
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Co-Chair | ||
 | Yves M. Tourre Anewworld and CNES 21 Bd. Lazare Carnot 31000 Toulouse FRANCE +33 53161 7200
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Co-Chair | ||
 | Muralikrishna V. Iyyanki Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) Flat 201, Block 4, SMR Acropolis Apt, White field Kothaguda, Hyderabad 500082 INDIA +91 984 804 9624
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Secretary | ||
 | John B. Malone College of Veterinary Medicine Pathobiological Sciences Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA +1 225 578 9692
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Terms of Reference
- Review the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) mandate, activities and plan that relate to human health.
- Advance knowledge in Remote Sensing and other geospatial technologies for applications in Tele-epidemiology.
- Develop a white paper for clinicians documenting the capability of Remote Sensing and other geospatial technologies in capturing environmental variables to incorporate into clinical practices as a disease risk factor.
- Bridge the geospatial science, Earth science and health science communities to explore interdisciplinary collaborations to improve our overall health and well-being.
- Develop two expert groups: 1) Remote Sensing and geospatial technology applications in estimating environmental exposure risk factor for clinical practices and 2) Remote Sensing and geospatial technology applications in ecosystem, climate change and variability, and public health studies.
- Advance knowledge in estimating allergen abundance.
- Review current applications of tools, such as, machine learning, in estimating air pollutants using remotely sensed and other data.
- Contribute to the GEOSS open access public health data resource.
ICWG III/IVc
