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Maps are pictures that give context to data Earth at Night, 2006
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Web-based Data and Mapping Tools
IHWC2011
Visualizing Data for Impact
Pictures make clear
Maps are pictures that give context to data
Earth at Night, 2006Earth at Night, 2006
Map Breakthroughs create revolutions
The Mercator projection is a cylindrical map projection presented by the Flemish geographer and cartographer Gerhard Kramer (Gerardus Mercator), in 1569. It became the standard map projection for nautical purposes because of its ability to represent lines of constant course—it permitted circumnavigation
History
• Population Access Assessment• Community Health Center Service Areas• Social Determinants of Health• Allocation of scarce resources• APHCRI-Graham Center Fellowship and interest
in GIS
Assigned to Serve
Actually Serving
Boone County Family Health Center, 1998
Poor Access To Care by Census Tract, 1998 Vs. FHC Service Area
Phillips R, et al. Using Geographic Information Systems to understand health care access. Archives of Family Medicine. 2000;9(10).
Baltimore Medical Systems, 2002Largest FQHC in BaltimoreVery curious about patient patterns and targeting prevention
http://archive.ahrq.gov/data/safetynet/phillips.htm
Mapping Tools for Monitoring the Safety NetAHRQ publication
Purpose
• Data Democratization – Information Liberacion• Common space for visualizing data
– Sharing data– Interacting data– Extracting information– Assigning accountability
• More effective and efficient interventions (and evaluation)
2011 Best Web-Based Application ESRI International Users Conference
UDS Mapper
APCHRI Cooperative Research Center in Geospatial Analysis
• Mr Robert Wells • Dr Bob Philips • Dr Andrew Bazemore • Mr Adam Catchpole • Mr Tom Mueller • Professor John Humphreys • Dr Mathew McGrail • Dr Simon French • Dr Paul Grinzi • Dr Peter Del Fante
Mr Don Allan Dr Lucio Naccarella Ms Sharon Kosmina Ms Claire Austin Associate Professor Ellen McIntyre Dr Rod Whiteley Professor James Semmens Ms Narelle Mullan Mr Paul Macdonald Dr Ross Noble Professor Justin Beilby Associate Professor John Glover
