APPLICATION OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM AND REMOTE SENSING FOR MOSQUITO INTERVENTION- A CASE STUDY OF GREATER HYDERABAD CITY, INDIA
Deepak Gunti and Jagadish Naik M.*
ABSTRACT
Application of remote sensing technology and dreadful diseases but also creates severe Geographical Information System (GIS) is a potential tool to explore all the minute details. The objective of this study is to identify the potential mosquito larval habitats by using satellite images of IRS-LISS-IV digital data which will reveal the information on false colour composition. Analyses of this image through their pixel values captured at different substances are evaluated by ground truthing. The pixel values shows 79% of mosquito larval sites are positive.
Keywords: Remote Sensing, Geographical information, Mosquito intervention, Musi River.
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