Integrating modelling and smart sensors for environmental and human health.

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dc.creatorReis, Stefan
dc.creatorSeto, Edmund
dc.creatorNorthcross, Amanda
dc.creatorQuinn, Nigel WT
dc.creatorConvertino, Matteo
dc.creatorJones, Rod L
dc.creatorMaier, Holger R
dc.creatorSchlink, Uwe
dc.creatorSteinle, Susanne
dc.creatorVieno, Massimo
dc.creatorWimberly, Michael C
dc.date2016-01-25T12:49:02Z
dc.date2016-01-25T12:49:02Z
dc.date2015-12-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-03T03:50:52Z
dc.descriptionSensors are becoming ubiquitous in everyday life, generating data at an unprecedented rate and scale. However, models that assess impacts of human activities on environmental and human health, have typically been developed in contexts where data scarcity is the norm. Models are essential tools to understand processes, identify relationships, associations and causality, formalize stakeholder mental models, and to quantify the effects of prevention and interventions. They can help to explain data, as well as inform the deployment and location of sensors by identifying hotspots and areas of interest where data collection may achieve the best results. We identify a paradigm shift in how the integration of models and sensors can contribute to harnessing 'Big Data' and, more importantly, make the vital step from 'Big Data' to 'Big Information'. In this paper, we illustrate current developments and identify key research needs using human and environmental health challenges as an example.
dc.descriptionE.S. is funded by NIH R21ES024715. M.C. gratefully acknowledges the Minnesota Discovery, Research and InnoVation Economy (MnDRIVE) “Global Food Venture” funding and the Institute on the Environment “Discovery Grant” funding at the University of Minnesota Twin-Cities. S.R. and S.S. acknowledge the support for the conceptual development and testing of personal exposure monitoring methods by the UK Natural Environment Research Council through National Capability funding.
dc.descriptionThis is the final version of the article. It was first available from Elsevier via http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2015.06.003
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dc.identifierS. Reis et al. Environmental Modelling & Software (2015), Vol. 74, pp. 238-246. DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2015.06.003
dc.identifier1364-8152
dc.identifierhttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/253464
dc.identifier1873-6726
dc.identifier.urihttps://repo.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/181552
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisherhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2015.06.003
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 UK: England & Wales
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/
dc.subjectbig data
dc.subjectenvironmental health
dc.subjectenvironmental sensors
dc.subjectintegrated modelling
dc.subjectpopulation health
dc.titleIntegrating modelling and smart sensors for environmental and human health.
dc.typeArticle

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