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This chapter describes about the Open Source GIS (OSG) software in disease transmission mapping and modelling. The list of OSG software has also been analyzed for mapping and modelling of disease. Current OSG can aid from assimilating different types of maps and charts to epitomize health phenomenon for efficient insistences. Majority of the OSG use choropleth maps and other thematic maps to display spatial patterns of health phenomenon. This chapter also describes the list of open source public health data and sources of specific applications. Few examples of spatial mapping and visualization techniques of public health data have also been illustrated based on the OSG.
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Bhunia, G.S., Shit, P.K. (2020). Open Source GIS and Kala-azar Transmission. In: Spatial Mapping and Modelling for Kala-azar Disease. SpringerBriefs in Medical Earth Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41227-2_4
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