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Machine learning approaches to Landsat change detection analysis

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing
2025-12-31 | Journal article
Contributors: Galen Richardson; Anders Knudby; Morgan A. Crowley; Michael Sawada; Wenjun Chen
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Patterns and determinants of health care utilization among people with Parkinson’s disease: A population-based analysis in Ontario, Canada

PLOS ONE
2024-06-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Eric J. Crighton; Rosemary Frey; Alexandra M. Ouédraogo; M. Sawada; Tiago A. Mestre
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Risk factors for Lyme disease resulting from residential exposure amidst emerging Ixodes scapularis populations: A neighbourhood-level analysis of Ottawa, Ontario

PLOS ONE
2023-08-24 | Journal article
Contributors: James J. Logan; Catherine A. Brissette; Amber Gigi Hoi; Michael Sawada; Anders Knudby; Tim Ramsay; Justine I. Blanford; Nicholas H. Ogden; Manisha A. Kulkarni
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The temporal evolution of income polarization in Canada’s largest CMAs

PLOS ONE
2021-06-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Lazar Ilic; Celine Rozenblat; M. Sawada
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Deep mapping gentrification in a large Canadian city using deep learning and Google Street View

PLOS ONE
2019-03-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Lazar Ilic; Haroldo V. Ribeiro; M. Sawada; Amaury Zarzelli
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A direct observation method for auditing large urban centers using stratified sampling, mobile GIS technology and virtual environments

International Journal of Health Geographics
2017-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Sean J. V. Lafontaine; M. Sawada; Elizabeth Kristjansson
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A comparison of classification algorithms using Landsat-7 and Landsat-8 data for mapping lithology in Canada’s Arctic

International Journal of Remote Sensing
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84928494316

Contributors: He, J.; Harris, J.R.; Sawada, M.; Behnia, P.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

Very low neighbourhood income limits participation post stroke: Preliminary evidence from a cohort study Chronic Disease epidemiology

BMC Public Health
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84930682987

Contributors: Egan, M.; Kubina, L.-A.; Dubouloz, C.-J.; Kessler, D.; Kristjansson, E.; Sawada, M.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

Neighbourhood walkability and physical activity among family members of people with heart disease who participated in a randomized controlled trial of a behavioural risk reduction intervention

Health and Place
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84874776530

Contributors: Riley, D.L.; Mark, A.E.; Kristjansson, E.; Sawada, M.C.; Reid, R.D.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

A Permafrost Probability Model for the Southern Yukon and Northern British Columbia, Canada

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84858240265

Contributors: Bonnaventure, P.P.; Lewkowicz, A.G.; Kremer, M.; Sawada, M.C.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

A review of geospatial information technology for natural disaster management in developing countries

International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84866266360

Contributors: Herold, S.; Sawada, M.C.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

Relationships between neighborhoods, physical activity, and obesity: A multilevel analysis of a large Canadian city

Obesity
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84866743422

Contributors: Prince, S.A.; Kristjansson, E.A.; Russell, K.; Billette, J.-M.; Sawada, M.C.; Ali, A.; Tremblay, M.S.; Prud'Homme, D.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

The role of spatial representation in the development of a LUR model for Ottawa, Canada

Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84865575803

Contributors: Parenteau, M.-P.; Sawada, M.C.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

A multilevel analysis of neighbourhood built and social environments and adult self-reported physical activity and body mass index in Ottawa, Canada

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-80055093355

Contributors: Prince, S.A.; Kristjansson, E.A.; Russell, K.; Billette, J.-M.; Sawada, M.; Ali, A.; Tremblay, M.S.; Prud'homme, D.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

The modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP) in the relationship between exposure to NO 2 and respiratory health

International Journal of Health Geographics
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-80055011882

Contributors: Parenteau, M.-P.; Sawada, M.C.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

Utility of classification and regression tree analyses and vegetation in mountain permafrost models, Yukon, Canada

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79958841860

Contributors: Kremer, M.; Lewkowicz, A.G.; Bonnaventure, P.P.; Sawada, M.C.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

Conceptualizing the healthscape: Contributions of time geography, location technologies and spatial ecology to place and health research

Social Science and Medicine
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-75849159701

Contributors: Rainham, D.; McDowell, I.; Krewski, D.; Sawada, M.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

GIS-based modeling of drought and historical population change on the Canadian Prairies

Journal of Historical Geography
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-73749084360

Contributors: McLeman, R.; Herold, S.; Reljic, Z.; Sawada, M.; McKenney, D.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

If you build it, they still may not come: Outcomes and process of implementing a community-based integrated knowledge translation mapping innovation

Implementation Science
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77953524773

Contributors: Driedger, S.M.; Kothari, A.; Graham, I.D.; Cooper, E.; Crighton, E.J.; Zahab, M.; Morrison, J.; Sawada, M.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

A heuristic model to predict earthworm biomass in agroecosystems based on selected management and soil properties

Applied Soil Ecology
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-38749149506

Contributors: Ouellet, G.; Lapen, D.R.; Topp, E.; Sawada, M.; Edwards, M.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

Development of a wearable global positioning system for place and health research

International Journal of Health Geographics
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-58149345739

Contributors: Rainham, D.; Krewski, D.; McDowell, I.; Sawada, M.; Liekens, B.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

Development of neighborhoods to measure spatial indicators of health

URISA Journal
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-75649085597

Contributors: Parenteau, M.-P.; Sawada, M.; Kristjansson, E.A.; Calhoun, M.; Leclair, S.; Labonté, R.; Runnels, V.; Musiol, A.; Herold, S.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

Low- and high-frequency climate variability in eastern Beringia during the past 25000 years

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-59349096715

Contributors: Viau, A.E.; Gajewski, K.; Sawada, M.C.; Bunbury, J.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

Mapping as a knowledge translation tool for Ontario Early Years Centres: Views from data analysts and managers

Implementation Science
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-40549095302

Contributors: Kothari, A.; Driedger, S.M.; Bickford, J.; Morrison, J.; Sawada, M.; Graham, I.D.; Crighton, E.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

Using participatory design to develop (public) health decision support systems through GIS

International Journal of Health Geographics
2007 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-38049112706

Contributors: Dredger, S.M.; Kothari, A.; Morrison, J.; Sawada, M.; Crighton, E.J.; Graham, I.D.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

An open source implementation of the Modern Analog Technique (MAT) within the R computing environment

Computers and Geosciences
2006 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-33745109001

Contributors: Sawada, M.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

Analysis of the urban/rural broadband divide in Canada: Using GIS in planning terrestrial wireless deployment

Government Information Quarterly
2006 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-33751550552

Contributors: Sawada, M.; Cossette, D.; Wellar, B.; Kurt, T.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

Millennial-scale temperature variations in North America during the Holocene

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
2006 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-33745442290

Contributors: Viau, A.E.; Gajewski, K.; Sawada, M.C.; Fines, P.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

Synchronicity in climate and vegetation transitions between Europe and North America during the holocene

Climatic Change
2006 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-33749345674

Contributors: Gajewski, K.; Viau, A.E.; Sawada, M.; Atkinson, D.E.; Fines, P.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

Using satellite remote sensing to assess and monitor ecosystem integrity and climate change in Canada's National Parks

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
2006 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-34948896937

Contributors: Olthof, I.; Pouliot, D.; Fraser, R.; Clouston, A.; Wang, S.; Chen, W.; Orazietti, J.; Poitevin, J.; McLennan, D.; Kerr, J. et al.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

Geostatistically derived Great Lakes USLE monthly rainfall erosivity factors

Journal of Great Lakes Research
2005 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-21344472987

Contributors: Wilkes, G.; Sawada, M.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

Modern pollen data from North America and Greenland for multi-scale paleoenvironmental applications

Quaternary Science Reviews
2005 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-22144460225

Contributors: Whitmore, J.; Gajewski, K.; Sawada, M.; Williams, J.W.; Shuman, B.; Bartlein, P.J.; Minckley, T.; Viau, A.E.; Webb III, T.; Shafer, S. et al.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

Comparison of North-American pollen-based temperature and global lake-status with CCCma AGCM2 output at 6 ka

Quaternary Science Reviews
2004 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-1242299597

Contributors: Sawada, M.; Viau, A.E.; Vettoretti, G.; Peltier, W.R.; Gajewski, K.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

The biogeography of aquatic macrophytes in North America since the Last Glacial Maximum

Journal of Biogeography
2003 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0038639743

Contributors: Sawada, M.; Viau, A.E.; Gajewski, K.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

Modern climate-vegetation-pollen relations in Africa and adjacent areas

Quaternary Science Reviews
2002 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0036332323

Contributors: Gajewski, K.; Lézine, A.-M.; Vincens, A.; Delestan, A.; Sawada, M.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

Widespread evidence of 1500 yr climate variability in North America during the past 14 000 yr

Geology
2002 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84879886267

Contributors: Viau, A.E.; Gajewski, K.; Fines, P.; Atkinson, D.E.; Sawada, M.C.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

Sphagnum peatland distribution in North America and Eurasia during the past 21,000 years

Global Biogeochemical Cycles
2001 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0034914363

Contributors: Gajewski, K.; Viau, A.; Sawada, M.; Atkinson, D.; Wilson, S.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

Hydrometeorology, suspended sediment and conductivity in a large glacierized basin, Slims River, Yukon Territory, Canada (1993-94)

Arctic
2000 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0033889553

Contributors: Sawada, M.; Johnson, P.G.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

The climate of North America and adjacent ocean waters ca. 6 ka

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
2000 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0033852818

Contributors: Gajewski, K.; Vance, R.; Sawada, M.; Fung, I.; Gignac, L.D.; Halsey, L.; John, J.; Maisongrande, P.; Mandell, P.; Mudie, P.J. et al.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

Comparison of marine and terrestrial Holocene climatic reconstructions from northeastern North America

Holocene
1999 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0032963321

Contributors: Sawada, M.; Gajewski, K.; De Vernal, A.; Richard, P.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier

Progress in building linkages between GIS and methods and techniques of scientific inquiry

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems
1994 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0028184273

Contributors: Wellar, B.; Cameron, N.; Sawada, M.
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Michael Sawada via Scopus - Elsevier