Detection of Swimming Pools by Geographic Object-based Image Analysis to Support West Nile Virus Control Efforts

• DOI: 10.14358/pers.77.11.1169
• Publication Date: 2013-11-16T02:39:58Z
• Authors: Minho Kim; James B. Holt; Rebecca J. Eisen; Kerry Padgett; William K. Reisen; Janet B. Croft
• Keywords: West Nile virus

The recent economic crisis in United States has led to an increase home foreclosures and subsequent abandonments. A by-product of this trend been associated rise the number neglected swimming pools, which provide new habitats for larval stages Culex mosquito vectors West Nile Virus (WNV) urban suburban environments. WNV major concern related pools California. Our research focused on using very high spatial resolution (VHR) satellite imagery processing techniques, including image pansharpening, normalized difference water index, geographic object-based analysis (GEOBIA), develop a information system (GIS) database pool locations. This demonstrated that GEOBIA with VHR could produce GIS accuracy 94 percent. analytic approach is expected economically facilitate location ground inspection control.