Geographic Health Data Fundamental Techniques for Analysis
Geographic Health Data: Fundamental Techniques for Analysis is a survey of the latest techniques for the collection, analysis and display of geographic health data. Unlike other books that are tailored towards large, complex and expensive commercial geographic information system (GIS) software...
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oai:scholar.dlu.edu.vn:DLU123456789-372012023-11-11T05:05:08Z Geographic Health Data Fundamental Techniques for Analysis Boscoe, Francis P Techniques Geographic Geographic Health Data: Fundamental Techniques for Analysis is a survey of the latest techniques for the collection, analysis and display of geographic health data. Unlike other books that are tailored towards large, complex and expensive commercial geographic information system (GIS) software, most of the methods described here only presume that the reader has access to an Internet-linked computer, preferably but not necessarily one with a Windows operating system. As computing power has increased and storage costs have plummeted in recent years, it has become increasingly feasible to conduct sophisticated spatial analyses using free and/or open source tools. In fact, several of the authors of this book have been at the forefront of the develop- ment of such tools. Commercial GIS software continues to serve a useful role for organizations that have already invested substantially in them, and for certain highly complex or highly special- ized applications. For the rest of us, the techniques presented in this book will serve most purposes. A major reason for focusing on free software, of course, is cost. In the past, the benefits of free software were often negated by its tendency to be unwieldy, poorly documented and/or not com- patible with other software. Today, through the benefits of international collaboration via the Internet, this is much less of a concern. Numerous researchers have attested to the vital role that free software is playing in the strengthening of public health capacity, particularly in resource- poor areas. For example, an international team of researchers in the USA, Mexico, England and South Africa used free Google Earth imagery and editing tools to build a dengue fever surveillance system (Lozano-Fuentes et al., 2008). Raoul Kamadjeu (2009) of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention used Google Earth as the foundation of a polio eradication campaign in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in a part of the country with no accurate maps. Comparable projects have focused on rural South Africa (Cinnamon and Schuurman, 2010) and Indonesia (Fisher and Myers, 2011). 2014-04-25T02:34:44Z 2014-04-25T02:34:44Z 2013 Book 978 1 78064 089 1 https://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/37201 en application/pdf CABI |
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Geographic Health Data: Fundamental Techniques for Analysis is a survey of the latest techniques
for the collection, analysis and display of geographic health data. Unlike other books that are
tailored towards large, complex and expensive commercial geographic information system (GIS)
software, most of the methods described here only presume that the reader has access to an
Internet-linked computer, preferably but not necessarily one with a Windows operating system.
As computing power has increased and storage costs have plummeted in recent years, it has
become increasingly feasible to conduct sophisticated spatial analyses using free and/or open
source tools. In fact, several of the authors of this book have been at the forefront of the develop-
ment of such tools. Commercial GIS software continues to serve a useful role for organizations
that have already invested substantially in them, and for certain highly complex or highly special-
ized applications. For the rest of us, the techniques presented in this book will serve most
purposes.
A major reason for focusing on free software, of course, is cost. In the past, the benefits of free
software were often negated by its tendency to be unwieldy, poorly documented and/or not com-
patible with other software. Today, through the benefits of international collaboration via the
Internet, this is much less of a concern. Numerous researchers have attested to the vital role that
free software is playing in the strengthening of public health capacity, particularly in resource-
poor areas. For example, an international team of researchers in the USA, Mexico, England and
South Africa used free Google Earth imagery and editing tools to build a dengue fever surveillance
system (Lozano-Fuentes et al., 2008). Raoul Kamadjeu (2009) of the US Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention used Google Earth as the foundation of a polio eradication campaign in
the Democratic Republic of Congo, in a part of the country with no accurate maps. Comparable
projects have focused on rural South Africa (Cinnamon and Schuurman, 2010) and Indonesia
(Fisher and Myers, 2011). |
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