tz_covariates

This dataset provides covariates over a 10 by 10 km regular grid covering Tanzania. It is intended to be used together with the `tz_malaria` dataset for spatial prediction of malaria prevalence.
<dl>
 <dt>Population</dt>
<dd>Population density in the area (in thousands).</dd> <dt>ITN</dt>
<dd>Percentage of households with at least one insecticide-treated net (ITN).</dd> <dt>EVI</dt>
<dd>Enhanced Vegetation Index, indicating vegetation density.</dd> <dt>Temperature</dt>
<dd>Average temperature in degrees Celsius.</dd> <dt>NTL</dt>
<dd>Nighttime light intensity, indicating urbanization and infrastructure.</dd> <dt>Precipitation</dt>
<dd>Total precipitation in millimeters.</dd> <dt>utm_x</dt>
<dd>UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) x-coordinate of the grid point.</dd> <dt>utm_y</dt>
<dd>UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) y-coordinate of the grid point.</dd>
</dl>

datasets

Geostatistical analysis of continuous and count data.
Implements stationary Gaussian processes with Matérn correlation for spatial prediction,
as described in Diggle and Giorgi (2019, ISBN: 978-1-138-06102-7).

Emanuele Giorgi

RiskMap

Geostatistical Modeling of Spatially Referenced Data

Claudio Fronterre

tz_covariates function

A data frame with 8740 observations of 8 variables.
The CRS of the UTM coordinates is 32736.

Format

This dataset provides covariates over a 10 by 10 km regular grid covering Tanzania. It is intended to be used together with the `tz_malaria` dataset for spatial prediction of malaria prevalence.
<dl>
 <dt>Population</dt>
<dd>Population density in the area (in thousands).</dd>

 <dt>ITN</dt>
<dd>Percentage of households with at least one insecticide-treated net (ITN).</dd>

 <dt>EVI</dt>
<dd>Enhanced Vegetation Index, indicating vegetation density.</dd>

 <dt>Temperature</dt>
<dd>Average temperature in degrees Celsius.</dd>

 <dt>NTL</dt>
<dd>Nighttime light intensity, indicating urbanization and infrastructure.</dd>

 <dt>Precipitation</dt>
<dd>Total precipitation in millimeters.</dd>

 <dt>utm_x</dt>
<dd>UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) x-coordinate of the grid point.</dd>

 <dt>utm_y</dt>
<dd>UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) y-coordinate of the grid point.</dd>


</dl>

tz_covariates: Covariates Dataset for Malaria Prediction in Tanzania

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