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Table 1 Data and their source with their respective function

From: Spatial analysis and mapping of malaria risk areas using geospatial technology in the case of Nekemte City, western Ethiopia

Data

Source of data

Function

SRTM DEM

USGS

Slope, proximity to the river, and elevation map

Population density

EthioGIS map server

Population density map

Nekemte City shapefile

EthioGIS map server

Study area

Rainfall

Climatic Research Unit version 4

Rainfall map

Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS

USGS

LULC map

Temperature

NASA POWER

Temperature map

Road

EthioGIS map server

Proximity to road map

Kebele boundary

Nekemte City Land Administration Office

To overlay with the result

Location of health centers, clinics, and hospitals

Nekemte City Health Office

Proximity to the health station

Malaria incidence data

Nekemte City Health Office

To compare with the malaria risk map