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Table 1 Source, spatial and temporal resolution of remote sensing (RS) data

From: Geographical patterns and predictors of malaria risk in Zambia: Bayesian geostatistical modelling of the 2006 Zambia national malaria indicator survey (ZMIS)

Predictor

Spatial

Resolution

Temporal

Resolution

Source

Day land surface temperature (day LST)

1 × 1 km2

8 days

MODIS

Night land surface temperature (night LST)

1 × 1 km2

8 days

MODIS

Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI)

0.25 × 0.25 km2

16 days

MODIS

Land cover

1 × 1 km2

-

MODIS

Rainfall estimate (RFE)

8 × 8 km2

daily

ADDS

Elevation

1 × 1 km2

-

USGS

Region (urban/rural)

1 × 1 km2

-

HealthMapper

Water bodies (rivers, lakes & wetlands)

1 × 1 km2

-

HealthMapper

Population counts

0.5 × 0.5 km2

-

Landscan2006