Table 1.
Environmental/ecological data resolutions and sources.
| Dataset | Potential Relevance | Spatial Resolution | Timeframe | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relative Humidity | Viral Persistence and Transmission [34] | 5 arcminutes | 1960–1990 | Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) Atlas of the Biosphere (AoB) |
| Mean Air Temp | Viral Persistence [30] | 30 arcseconds | 1960–1990 | WORLDCLIM |
| Total Precipitation | Viral Persistence [30] | 30 arcseconds | 1960–1990 | WORLDCLIM |
| Mean Diurnal Surface Temp | Viral Persistence and Diffusion [33,39] | 3 arcminutes | 2009–2014 | Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) |
| Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) | Habitat Suitability for Hosts [31] | 30 arcseconds | 2009–2014 | MODIS |
| Elevation | Diffusion of Hosts [30,35] | 30 arcseconds | 2000 | Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) |
| Population (Human) | Indication of Poultry Trade [33,40] | 3 arcseconds | 2010 | WorldPop |
| Live Bird Markets | Viral Mixing and Diffusion [41] | 3 arcseconds | 2009–2015 | Systematic Surveillance |
| Poultry Density | Viral Transmission and Diffusion [40] | 3 arcminutes | 2005 | Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) |
| Fresh Water and Roads | Viral & Host Diffusion [33,35] | 1:1,000,000, 1:50,000 | 1992, 2015 | Defense Mapping Agency’s (DMA) Digital Chart of the World (DCW), OpenStreetMap (OSM) |
| Wealth Index | Biosecurity and Disease Mitigation [42] | Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) Clusters | 2008 | DHS |
| Water Scarcity | Habitat Suitability and Host Diffusion [42] | DHS Clusters | 2008 | DHS |
| Poultry Husbandry | Biosecurity [32] | DHS Clusters | 2008 | DHS |