Application of RS & GIS in Risk area assessment for mosquito borne diseases- A case study in a part of Gwalior City (M.P.)

With the increase of mosquito borne diseases in the recent past , there is an ever increasing demand on source available for the control program, so wise and prudent management of the resource is becoming increasingly important. Application of Remote Sensing & GIS may help the decision makers to take decision about control program for mosquito borne diseases like malaria, dengue, and elephantiasis at right place and in right direction. It became easier by identifying risk area identification. It also provides the architecture and analysis tool to perform spatio-temporal modeling of climate, environment, disease transmission, and other factors relevant to understanding the impacts and risks associated with vector borne disease (VBD). Main aim of the study is to identify risk area in study area. The study area selected is a small part of Gwalior city (M.P.) and lies between 26°13′N 78°11′E to 26.22°N 78.18°E coordinates. It has an average elevation of 197 meters (646 feet). In this study different sites are recognized as mosquito breeding sites and the location of the sites were taken by using GPS instrument. The Built up area is extracted from satellite image using classification techniques after that by using GIS analysis the risk area affected by those mosquito breeding sites is identified.