Smartphone and GPS technology for free-roaming dog population surveillance - a methodological study.

摘要: Free-roaming dogs (FRD) represent a potential threat to the quality of life in cities from an ecological, social and public health point view. One most urgent concerns is role uncontrolled as reservoirs infectious diseases transmittable humans and, above all, rabies. An estimate FRD population size characteristics given area first step for any relevant intervention programme. Direct count methods are still prominent because their non-invasive approach, information technologies can support such facilitating data collection allowing more efficient handling. This paper presents new framework using topological algorithm implemented ArcScript ESRI® ArcGIS software, which allows random selection sampling areas. It also supplies mobile phone application Android® operating system devices integrates Global Positioning System (GPS) Google MapsTM. The was tested 2 Italian regions. Coupling technological innovative solutions associated with common counting facilitate transcription. paves way future applications, could dog management systems.