The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is working on 4-D and 5-D imaging technology.
Disclosing
this after inaugurating the 6{+t}{+h}International Conference on Health
GIS here on Friday, distinguished scientist and professor at ISRO, A.
Sivathanu Pillai said work on 4-D and 5-D imaging technology was part of
the space agency’s engagement with “hyperspectral imaging,” which is a
new and emerging area in Geographic Information System (GIS).
“Using
the satellite, we are trying to process and view the five-dimensional
images,” said Dr. Pillai, who is also the former Managing Director of
BrahMoS Aerospace, Ministry of Defence.
Pointing out
that 4-D and 5-D imaging technology would be coming out in a big way,
Dr. Pillai said researchers, doctors and students would soon be able to
use the most advanced GIS tool for welfare activities.
He
appealed to institutions and others to make use of the valuable spatial
data available at ISRO facilities for preventing epidemics and
improving healthcare.
Dr. Pillai, who recalled how
the images of coconut trees in Kerala, obtained from remote sensing
satellites, helped tackle the spread of a viral disease a few decades
ago, pointed out that spatial data patterns can be used for public
health interventions in a cost-effective manner.
Healthcare
and prevention of diseases can be better addressed if all relevant data
and analyses are provided in GIS maps through an institutionalised
arrangement involving the government agencies.
Vice-Chancellor
of JSS University B. Suresh referred to the recent rains in Chennai and
said GIS could be used to address a possible outbreak of post-flood
epidemic. The breeding space for diseases can be identified through GIS
and necessary healthcare measures can be taken.
The
theme of the international conference on GIS organised by JSS University
in association with Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok and Khon
Kean University, Bangkok, is “Geo ICT for Epidemic Control and
Healthcare.”
It is part of the space agency’s engagement with ‘ hyperspectral imaging’
Source :- The Hindu, 21-Nov-2015
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