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Abstract
Investigation the Roles of SDI and GIS in Monitoring Spatial Distribution of Diseases
Mahmoud Reza Delavar
Assistant Professor
Department of Surveying and Geomatics Eng.,
Eng. Faculty,University of Tehran
Tehran, Iran
Email: mdelavar@ut.ac.ir
Ali Daneshpour
Department of Surveying and Geomatics Engineering,
Engineering Faculty, University of Tehran
Email: daneshpour@geomatics.ut.ac.ir
Shima Rahmatizadeh
Department of GIS Engineering, Surveying and Geomatics Faculty,
K.N.Toosi University of Technology
Email: Sh_Rahmat@yahoo.com
Abstract
Human being and livestock are infected many diseases by unicellular, worms, etc. Due to the high sensibility of life condition of this creature, environmental factors have great influence to diseases existence. So differences pathogenic elements and therefore each disease are contagious in specific place. Spatial data infrastructure (SDI) as a spatial base for facilities of access to standardized spatial data and metadata in addition to spatial analysis capabilities of geospatial information system (GIS) have considerable abilities in investigation of dependence of pathogenic element -and therefore disease- to spatial objects. By using of SDI and GIS and achieving spatial-attribute correlation coefficient between spatial element -like factories, mines, etc.- and different diseases, it can be studied how the diseases are influenced by locations. Moreover, by locating similar places to the region with specific contagious diseases, the regions with the probability of diseases contagion can be recognized and controlled. In this study, by designing a customized SDI and GIS for controlling disease, besides quick and accurate studying of dependent of diseases to spatial elements, the region of high risk to diseases can be recognized by locating similar environmental regions.
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