Case Studies
BoundarySeer detects and analyzes boundaries in health and environmental data, leading to better science and management decisions.
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Long Island cancer study |
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River microhabitats |
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Boundaries of cholera and environmental factors |
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Cholera clusters in Bangladesh |
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Toxin deposition in stream sediments |
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Songbird habitat use |
Resources
- Video seminar Untangling Health and Environment Relationships (requires RealPlayer™).
- The science behind TerraSeer software is well documented.
Additional Examples
- Jacquez, G.M. and D.A. Greiling. 2003. Geographic boundaries in breast, lung and colorectal cancers in relation to exposure to air toxics in Long Island, New York. International Journal of Health Geographics 2: 4.
- Hall, K.R. and S.L. Maruca, 2001, Mapping a forest mosaic – A comparison of vegetation and bird distributions using geographic boundary analysis.
- Ferenc et al. Multiscale characterization of boundaries and landscape ecological patterns (used BoundarySeer's prototype, known as "GEM")
- Brown et al. Accuracy of Remotely Sensed Estimates of Landscape Change using Patch- and Boundary-based Pattern Statistics
BoundarySeer is protected by U.S. patents 6,360,184, 6,460,011, 6,704,686, and 6,738,728; other patents pending.