Alcohol outlets and firearm violence: a place-based case-control study using satellite imagery and machine learning.

Journal: Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: This article proposes a novel method for matching places based on visual similarity, using high-resolution satellite imagery and machine learning. This approach strengthens comparisons when the built environment is a potential confounder, as in many injury research studies.

Authors

  • Jonathan Jay
    Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States jonjay@mail.harvard.edu.