Spatial analysis of the distribution of services provided to the elderly in Cairo governorate using GIS

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1 Ain't shams university Faculty of women

2 Faculty of Arts- Alexandria University - Egypt

3 Faculty of Women - Ain Shams University

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The study aims to identify the geographical distribution of homes and clubs for the elderly in Cairo Governorate using geographic information systems, which is known as the term GIS, The study also aims to identify the distribution pattern, it’s direction and concentration by identifying the size variation of elderly homes, at the departmental level, This may contribute to future planning to avoid the downsides of the wrong distribution pattern.
The study relied on the descriptive and analytical approach to describe and analyze the pattern of geographical distribution, and also adopted the statistical method of data analysis, and one of those methods is the Nearest neighbor analysis Through which the researcher can identify the spatial distribution pattern of elderly homes in Cairo Governorate, the researcher also conducted a set of spatial statistical analyzes and included :- Standard Distance , Directional Distribution, and Kernel analysis in Tools Spatial Analyst in GIS Program Arc-GIS10.8 to determine the density of distribution of homes in Cairo Governorate in order to obtain the best results, the results of the data analysis showed that the scatter pattern is the prevailing pattern in Cairo Governorate, While Kernel's density analysis proved that the highest concentration of homes was in the western parts of Cairo Governorate, The study also dealt with health services provided to the elderly, such as health insurance, and integrated care centers for the elderly.

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Volume 3, Issue 9 - Serial Number 9
Social sciences & Humanities
September 2023
Pages 77-96

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