一个概念模型,整合地理信息系统 (GIS) 和社交媒体数据,用于疾病暴露评估
Jerry Enoe1, Michael Sutherland2, Dexter Davis1
1Department of Geomatics Engineering and Land Management, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine. jerry.mitchell@my.uwi.edu.
Geospatial health
|March 29, 2024
概括
本研究介绍了一种新工具,将地理信息系统 (GIS) 和社交媒体数据 (SMD) 整合在一起,以评估环境健康风险. 该模型有效地识别了暴露地点,并量化了公共卫生从业人员的风险.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 地理空间科学 地理空间科学
- 公共卫生信息学 公共卫生信息学
背景情况:
- 之前的研究强调了GIS和SMD在环境风险暴露评估方面的潜力.
- 对于整合这些数据源的简单,有效和用户友好的工具,存在一个差距.
- 评估暴露于,颗粒物和传染病等环境风险的风险仍然是一个挑战.
研究的目的:
- 引入一个概念模型,将来自社交媒体的个人移动模式与基于GIS的环境风险数据集成在一起.
- 开发一个用户友好的图形用户界面 (GUI),供医疗从业人员实际应用.
- 评估模型在评估暴露于,颗粒物和COVID-19中的有效性.
主要方法:
- 从社交媒体数据中提取个人移动模式.
- 使用GIS将移动数据与环境因素 (,PM,COVID-19) 的地理足迹集成.
- 为集成模型开发一个图形用户界面 (GUI).
主要成果:
- 在提取个体移动模式方面证明了可行性.
- 成功地确定了各种环境风险的潜在暴露地点.
- 量化暴露的频率和大小.
- 通过案例研究进行验证,包括,颗粒物和COVID-19.
结论:
- 开发的模型为环境风险暴露评估提供了一种高效和实用的方法.
- 集成GIS和SMD,专注于用户需求,是一个显著的进步.
- 该模型的适用性超出了所介绍的案例研究范围,为公共卫生提供了广泛的潜力.
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