GeoGators Dr. Chia-Yu Wu, Dr. Joann Mossa, Dr. Liang Mao, and Dr. Mohammad Almulla‘s 2019 paper Comparison of different spatial interpolation methods for historical hydrographic data of the lowermost Mississippi River has just been recognized as the Most Downloaded Paper of 2019 published in r Congratulations Charles, Joann, Liang, and Mohammad!
MAO – Modeling transit-assisted hurricane evacuation through socio-spatial networks Yan Yang, Sara Metcalf, & Liang Mao Article first published online: 02 Oct 2020 International Journal of Geographical Information Science DOI: 10.1080/13658816.2020.1828590 ABSTRACT: Increasing intensity and frequency of hurricane events underscores the need for efficient and inclusive evacuation plans, particularly for carless and disabled populations. Hurricane […]
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MAO – Inferring transit-based health seeking patterns from smart card data – A case study in Beijing, China Fangye Du, Liang Mao, Jiaoe Wang, Haitao Jin Article first published online: 19 AUG 2020 Health & Place DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102405 ABSTRACT: Massive electronic trip records have recently been utilized to infer people’s trips for healthcare. Many inferential methods […]
Course description: Medical geography deals with human-environment interactions and the influence of these interactions on public health. This course provides a broad-based, comprehensive survey of geographic topics and approaches in medical sciences. Hands-on experiences will be emphasized through GIS labs. Successful students will be able to: Apply geographic concepts and principles widely used in medical […]
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GAINESVILLE, FL – Fighting mosquito-borne disease can be costly – in both health and financial resources. While mosquito control is an effective way to combat the spread of diseases like dengue fever, the cost of spraying every house in a city quickly adds up. These costs limit public health vector control programs, which often operate […]
BLACKBURN, LIPPI, MAO, RYAN – A network analysis framework to improve the delivery of mosquito abatement services in Machala, Ecuador Catherine A. Lippi, Liang Mao, Anna M. Stewart-Ibarra, Naveed Heydari, Efraín Beltrán Ayala, Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena, Jason K. Blackburn & Sadie J. Ryan Article first published online: 11 FEB 2020 International Journal of Health Geographics […]
Geo3452 Introduction to Medical Geography Fall 2019 – online Course description: Medical geography deals with human-environment interactions and the influence of these interactions on public health. This course provides a broad-based, comprehensive survey of geographic topics and approaches in medical sciences. Hands-on experiences will be emphasized through GIS labs. Successful students will be able to: […]
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The UF Geography Department is sending a large contingent to New Orleans for the 2018 meeting of the American Association of Geographers Find out where you can see a GeoGator present their research below: Anthropogenic change to fluvial systems, I Geomorphology Specialty Group, Paleoenvironmental Change Specialty Group, Water Resources Specialty Group 4/10/2018 8:20 AM Balcony […]
This course provides a comprehensive survey of geographic topics and approaches in medical sciences, including: human ecology of diseases, research methods, geospatial techniques, landscape epidemiology, weather and climate, pollution issues, urban health, administration and planning, etc. What you will learn: -Basic concepts, principles, and methods that are widely used in medical geography studies; -A variety […]
What you will learn: Four steps of building a GIS model A variety of geographic models that are currently applied in public health Hands-on experience of implementing models with ArcGIS
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