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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kurland, Kristen Seamens, 1966-
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Other Authors: Gorr, Wilpen L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Redlands, California : Esri Press, [2021]
Edition:Sixth edition.
Subjects:
ArcGIS.
Medical geography > Data processing.
Geographic information systems.
Medical geography.
Geographic Information Systems
Topography, Medical
Electronic Data Processing
Programmed Instruction
Géographie médicale > Informatique.
Systèmes d'information géographique.
Géographie médicale.
Informatique.
geographic information systems.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: GIS benefits and map basics
  • Chapter 1: Introducing GIS and health applications
  • Chapter 2: Visualizing health data
  • Part 2: Preparation of map data
  • Chapter 3: Designing maps for a health study
  • Chapter 4: Projecting, downloading, and using spatial data
  • Chapter 5: Downloading and preparing spatial and tabular data
  • Chapter 6: Geocoding tabular data
  • Part 3: Spatial analysis
  • Chapter 7: Processing and analyzing spatial data
  • Chapter 8: Transforming data using approximate methods
  • Chapter 9: Using ArcGIS Spatial Analyst for demand estimation
  • Part 4: GIS case studies
  • Chapter 10: Studying food-borne disease outbreaks
  • Chapter 11: Forming local chapters of ACHE