Kurt Menke, GISP, Bird’s Eye View

Part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) NLM  Division of Specialized Information Services  Outreach and Special Populations Branch Their Mission: Seek to improve access to quality and accurate health information by underserved and special populations

Frequently use and collect data Have mapping needs Lack resources

Effectively manage limited resources Didn’t want to reinvent the wheel To leverage the large number of existing low cost & free GIS tools Identify a workflow: Community field mapping  Final data presentation Allow communities to collect and work with their own data and, if appropriate, share with others GIS

Tablet/Smart Phone with apps Computer  GIS Internet Mapping

GIS Tablet/Smart Phone with apps Computer  GIS Internet Mapping

Sub-centimeter accuracy isn’t needed Use these GIS Not these

Most already have them! Intuitive interface Portable GPS receiver (iPhone 5 uses GPS + GLONASS) Camera Wireless networks Web & There’s an app for that!

3G iPhone w/ A-GPS ~ 8 meters 3G iPhone w/ wifi ~ 74 meters 3G iPhone w/ Cellular positioning ~ 600 meters 2009 Dr. Paul Zandbergen, UNM

User friendly Incorporate a custom data collection form/custom attributes Low cost

Data Collection App Free app for iOS and Android Point collection with custom attributes Set up a free account at Design a custom form Share it with others

Design custom data collection form 40 input choices Text Number Location Photo Pick list Data …

Field Data Collection Form syncs with app on mobile device

Data Access Download as Excel spreadsheet Integrates with DropBox and Box

Open source Only available for Android Use alongside FormHub.org Create free account Website permits upload of your data collection form Data collection form can be designed in MS Excel Easy and intuitive Collected data can be uploaded to FormHub anytime

Data can be downloaded from FormHub as: Excel CSV KML Google Docs photographs

Custom form iOS and Android Monthly subscription

Pricing

GIS Tablet/Smart Phone with apps Computer  GIS Internet Mapping

The obvious choice The leading FOSS GIS Desktop Runs on Mac/Windows/Linux Intuitive Reads/writes all common GIS formats Powerful analysis tools Great cartographic tools

GIS Tablet/Smart Phone with apps Computer  GIS Internet Mapping

There are many great web mapping platforms: GIS Cloud, MangoMap, MapBox, TableauPublic etc. We wanted something extremely intuitive and very inexpensive Had to have zero programming No installs GUI-based: All point and click

Cloud based mapping platform Very intuitive 1) Create a free account 2) Upload data 3) Create visualization 4) Share

Simple Dashboard Manage tables and visualizations Supports common GIS file formats

Create custom visualizations Share your maps via links or embed into web page

Urban Indian Health Institute (Seattle) Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston) University of Washington School of Public Health University of Hawai’i Manoa

Measuring Noise Pollution Access to Care Smoking Cessation Triggers Access to clean water Access to quality food Locations of medicinal plants Disaster relief in the Philippines

Project Overview The Network, Access and Education Project (NAE) A resource guide of service organizations, facilities and supplies Many are in flux due to funding and patient load The result is a current map of resources

Project Overview Noise Pollution and Health in the Urban Environment Noise is an environmental health concern that has been linked to a variety of health conditions Cognitive deficits Sleep disturbance Hypertension Heart disease Diabetes Survey Native American neighborhoods in the urban environment of Seattle, WA

Tools Used iPad mini GIS Pro SPLnFFT (noise app) QGIS GIS Cloud

iOS iOS – $3.99 Very accurate

Authoring a blog to provide ongoing information Has reports and training materials available for download Keep community mappers abreast of the most recent advances

1. Field Data Collection (iOS & Android) 2. Bringing Field Data into QGIS 3. Combining Field Data with other Organizational Data (QGIS) 4. Basic Spatial Analysis with QGIS 5. Cartography with QGIS 6. Data Visualization with CartoDB

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John Scott Center for Public Service Communications Kurt Menke, GISP Bird’s Eye View