Strengths and weaknesses of Global Positioning System (GPS) data-loggers and semi-structured interviews for capturing fine-scale human mobility: findings from Iquitos, Peru.

Strengths and weaknesses of Global Positioning System (GPS) data-loggers and semi-structured interviews for capturing fine-scale human mobility: findings from Iquitos, Peru.

Quantifying human mobility has significant consequences for studying physical activity, exposure to pathogens, and generating more realistic infectious disease models. Location-aware technologies such as Global Positioning System (GPS)-enabled devices are used increasingly as a gold standard for mob...

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Main Authors: Valerie A Paz-Soldan, Robert C Reiner, Amy C Morrison, Steven T Stoddard, Uriel Kitron, Thomas W Scott, John P Elder, Eric S Halsey, Tadeusz J Kochel, Helvio Astete, Gonzalo M Vazquez-Prokopec
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-06-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4055589?pdf=render

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