The HealthyPlanet project uses satellite data to study how environmental factors like pollution, green spaces, and climate indices impact health and behavior. By linking individual health data with geocoded satellite data, it addresses research gaps, fosters interdisciplinary collaboration, and promotes data literacy.
The HealthyPlanet project explores how environmental conditions—such as air, noise, and light pollution, green spaces, and climate indices – affect human health and health – related behaviors. While traditional methods of assessing these environmental characteristics often rely on subjective self-reporting or incomplete ground monitoring data, earth observation satellites offer a transformative solution. By providing continuous, high-resolution environmental and geographical data, these earth observation data enable precise, long-term exposure assessments.
Our interdisciplinary approach brings together health sciences, earth and environmental sciences, social sciences, and data science. Leveraging the rich datasets from the IDEFICS/I.Family children cohort, Healthy Planet aims to bridge critical knowledge gaps by linking individual health data with geocoded satellite data. This integration allows us to unravel the complex relationships between environmental exposures and health outcomes, ultimately contributing to large-scale, cost-effective research methodologies.
Beyond advancing scientific understanding, the project fosters data literacy by promoting the application of geospatial technologies and transdisciplinary collaboration. Through workshops, publications, and partnerships, Healthy Planet builds data competence among researchers, students, and stakeholders. This initiative not only addresses pressing societal challenges but also lays the foundation for innovative health research methods that capitalize on emerging satellite technologies.
HealthyPlanet is embedded within DataNord's core areas of "Health Sciences", "Environmental and Marine Sciences", and "Social Sciences" contributing to the enhancement of data competencies in these disciplines.
Team Members
Leibniz BIPS: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Ahrens, Prof. Dr. Iris Pigeot, PD Dr. Antje Hebestreit, Dr. Rajini Nagrani, Dr. Christoph Buck, Dr. Nour Naaouf
AWI: Dr. Muhammad Shafeeque, Prof. Dr. Frank Oliver, Dr. Niklas Neckel
ZMT: Prof. Dr. Raimund Bleischwitz
