Applications of GIS in Health Sciences.
[摘要] Abstract::GISprovidesanexcellentmeansforvisualisingandanalysingepidemiologicaldata,revealingtrends,dependenciesandinter-relationships.Itcanacquire,store,manage,andgeographicallyintegratelargeamountsofinformationfromdifferentsources,programmesandsectors.GISservesasacommonplatformfortheconvergenceofmulti-diseasesurveillanceactivities.Standardisedgeo-referencingofepidemiologicaldatafacilitatesstructuredapproachestodatamanagement.Oncethebasicstructureisready,itiseasytoconvertittoasurveillancesystemforanyotherdisease.Publichealthresources,specificdiseasesandotherhealtheventscanbemappedinrelationtotheirsurroundingenvironmentandexistinghealthandsocialinfrastructures.GIShelpsgeneratethematicmapsthatdepicttheintensityofadiseaseorvector.GIScanidentifycatchmentareasofhealthcentresandalsolocatesuitablesitesforanewhealthfacility.GISallowsinteractivequeriesofinformationcontainedwithinthemap,tableorgraph.Itpermitsadynamiclinkbetweendatabasesandmapssothatdataupdatesareautomaticallyreflectedonthemaps.DynamicmapspublishedontheInternetassistpatientsinlocatingthemostconvenienthealthserviceseasily.
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[效力级别] [学科分类] 基础医学
[关键词] GIS;health;mapping;Epidemics;Management [时效性]
