Geotechnologies applied for density mapping of vulnerable population of Alfenas-MG municipality aiming priority actions of Covid 19 combat

Abstract

The use of geotechnologies for the mapping of epidemiological phenomena represents has shed light over out as a valuable tool from considering monitoring in a geospatial and individualized path, thus aid in the decision making by public managers in combat, for example, the new Corona virus also called Covid 19. The present research aimed to map the density of vulnerable population in the municipality of Alfenas-MG by crossing data from the age group (over 60 years) with the data from the Single Registry of Benefits Continuous Provisioning (BPC) and Bolsa Família, these being one of the main assistance benefits of the federal government for low-income population. The Kernel-type interpolator was used to generate the density maps using the Quantum GIS Geographic Information Systems platform. The main results are the cartographic products such as maps with the densities of this population that are concentrated in the most central areas of Afenas-MG, considering the BPC plus the population over 60 years and in the most peripheral areas in the analysis of the crossing of Bolsa Família data and population over 60 years. It was concluded that the procedure adopted can serve as a valuable parameter in actions that are guiding the combat of Covid-19 and, as soon as possible, in vaccination campaigns for this population at the time that the vaccine is made available in the National Immunization Plan - PNI and that it will have great relevance for public managers and social assistance agents.