1. Kurt Menke, GISP, Bird’s Eye View

2. 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

3. Frequently use and collect data Have mapping needs Lack resources

4. 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

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

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

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

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

9. 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 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-9671.2009.01152.x/abstract

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

11. Data Collection App Free app for iOS and Android Point collection with custom attributes Set up a free account at https://www.iformbuilder.com Design a custom form Share it with others

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

13. Field Data Collection Form syncs with app on mobile device

14. Data Access Download as Excel spreadsheet Integrates with DropBox and Box

15. 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

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

21. http://www.fulcrumapp.com/ Custom form iOS and Android Monthly subscription

25. Pricing

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

27. 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

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

30. 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

31. Cloud based mapping platform Very intuitive 1) Create a free account http://cartodb.com/ 2) Upload data 3) Create visualization 4) Share

32. Simple Dashboard Manage tables and visualizations Supports common GIS file formats

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

34. Urban Indian Health Institute (Seattle) 3 @ Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston) University of Washington School of Public Health University of Hawai’i Manoa

35. 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

36. 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

39. 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

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

41. iOS iOS – $3.99 Very accurate

43. Authoring a blog to provide ongoing information http://communityhealthmaps.nlm.nih.gov/ Has reports and training materials available for download Keep community mappers abreast of the most recent advances

44. 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

45. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABAhmzUyiO8&list=PLX3B0vV- aa7E9oOYTv2sdlvC82KGxQ1pw&index=11

46. John Scott Center for Public Service Communications jcscott@cpsc.com Kurt Menke, GISP Bird’s Eye View www.BirdsEyeViewGIS.com kurt@birdseyeviewgis.com