Abstract
Recent research has established a link between exposure to certain pollutants and exacerbation or onset of cardiac diseases. Diseases have a spatial context and the evolution of computer applications, such as Geographical Information Systems (GIS), has favoured the studies of environment and their effects on health and populations. To aid in
understanding the extent of air pollution and cardiac diseases in the city of Bangalore (India), this research explores the data requirements and GIS analysis tools that could be used to undertake a spatio-temporal analysis by developing a web-based GIS application. The ultimate goal is to identify hotspots of air pollution, explore the relationships between environmental pollution hazards and cardiovascular diseases, integrate the available data to enable sharing among decision makers and disseminate information.
understanding the extent of air pollution and cardiac diseases in the city of Bangalore (India), this research explores the data requirements and GIS analysis tools that could be used to undertake a spatio-temporal analysis by developing a web-based GIS application. The ultimate goal is to identify hotspots of air pollution, explore the relationships between environmental pollution hazards and cardiovascular diseases, integrate the available data to enable sharing among decision makers and disseminate information.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 6 |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Event | IEEE International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment and Management - Hotel Centro, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines Duration: 12 Nov 2014 → 16 Nov 2014 Conference number: 7 |
Conference
Conference | IEEE International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment and Management |
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Abbreviated title | HNICEM |
Country/Territory | Philippines |
City | Palawan |
Period | 12/11/14 → 16/11/14 |