地缘空间技术在加纳COVID-19战斗中的应用
Anthony Kwabena Sarfo1, Shankar Karuppannan2
1Department of Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
概括
加纳正在使用地理空间技术追踪COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) 的传播. 这项技术有助于识别高风险区域,并模拟未来的趋势,指导公共卫生干预.
科学领域:
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 地理空间科学 地理空间科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 在全球和加纳,SARS-CoV-2感染仍然存在.
- 了解特定国家的病毒动态和干预措施至关重要.
- 地缘空间技术为疾病监测提供了先进的解决方案.
研究的目的:
- 突出地缘空间技术在加纳抗击COVID-19中的应用.
- 介绍加纳的COVID-19趋势,并模拟未来的场景.
- 将中国应对COVID-19的最佳实践纳入其中.
主要方法:
- 使用地理空间数据分析COVID-19传播模式.
- 基于流动性和人口数据的近期感染趋势的建模.
- 审查加纳和中国的地理空间技术应用.
主要成果:
- 加纳为COVID-19管理采用了地理空间技术.
- 感染趋势与人口密度相关,特别是在南部地区.
- 模拟预测表明,由于流动性,传播向中部和北部地区.
结论:
- 地理空间技术是加纳COVID-19战略的组成部分.
- 建议包括用于测试的红外扫描仪和用于提供服务的无人机.
- 加强追踪和有针对性的干预措施对于控制疫情至关重要.
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