Disease mapper

A Disease Mapper is a term used to describe the art of predicting where and when a given disease will start and spread.

Input:
- data on rainfall, temperature, vegetation, etc.
- combined with satellite imagery (e.g., NASA, Google Maps), databases (e.g., CDC), expertise in a particular disease (e.g., Malaria), etc.
Output:
- current outbreaks of a particular disease
- predict future ones (where and when)
Customers:
- universities, governments, consultancies, the United Nations, etc.

History

"Medical geographers" (e.g, Dr. John Snow) drew maps of outbreaks of cholera and yellow fever in 1854.