GIS Mapping Support for Animal/Human and Animal/Animal Interface Issues and Risk Factors Associated with Disease

In order to understand Animal/Animal and Animal/Human interface issues and risk factors associated with the spread of diseases, a commune-level household survey was planned. The survey planned to use a mobile GIS application for attribute and location data collection. The data thus collected was integrated with a database for further statistical and geostatistical analysis.  A fuzzy suitability analysis was performed to understand the vulnerability section of the commune to the risk of spread of diseases. The suitability analysis was performed using cartographic modeling tools in ArcGIS. Some of the factors considered relevant to the estimation of vulnerability include population density of vector and host, behavioral and cultural practices, animal husbandry practices, and proximity.

Specific tasks included:

• Database design
• Mobile GIS application design
• Survey staff training and deployment
• Data collection and integration, data cleaning, and map making
• Defining the cartographic model for vulnerability assessment
• Running the model and performing sensitivity analysis.
• Analytical report and presentations for Client