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Table 2 Mapping covariates used in the modelling [17]

From: A stakeholder workshop about modelled maps of key malaria indicator survey indicators in Madagascar

Short nameDescriptionOriginal data sourceTemporalDate
Population
 AccessTravel time to cities with greater than 50,000 population via all transport methodshttp://forobs.jrc.ec.europa.euStatic2000
 NTLVIIRS nighttime lightshttp://ngdc.noaa.gov/eog/Static2012
 GPWGridded population of the world (GPW) population densityhttp://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/Static2010
Physical earth
 ElevationShuttle radar topography mission (SRTM) near—global digital elevation models (DEMs)http://webmap.ornl.gov/Static2000
Environment
 AridityMean annual aridityhttp://csi.cgiar.org/Aridity/Synoptic1950–2000
 PRECIPAverage monthly rainfallhttp://www.worldclim.org/Synoptic1950–2000
 EVIEnhanced vegetation indexhttp://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/Multitemporal2001–2014
 LST.dayLand surface temperature in the daytimehttp://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/Multitemporal2001–2014
 LST.deltaLand surface temperature daily fluctuation rangehttp://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/Multitemporal2001–2014
 LST.nightLand surface temperature in the nighttimehttp://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/Multitemporal2001–2014
 PETMean annual potential evapotranspirationhttp://csi.cgiar.org/Aridity/Synoptic1950–2000
 TCBTasseled—cap brightnesshttp://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/Multitemporal2001–2014
 TCWTasseled—cap wetnesshttp://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/Multitemporal2001–2014
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