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Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are frameworks for the gathering, manipulation, and analysis of spatial or geographic data. GIS is useful to help understand relationships and patterns in healthcare such as insurance and provider availability in defined geographic areas.

August 29, 2023
This tutorial uses distributions of mental health related 911 calls in New York City to demonstrate how to utilize ArcGIS and Geoda to conduct an Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis (ESDA).
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September 6, 2021
This tutorial demonstrates how to develop a study area composed of different geographic units.
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August 25, 2021
This tutorial demonstrates how to allocate county-level COVID-19 data into census tracts using population weights.
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January 5, 2021
This tutorial demonstrates how to create a travel polygon in ArcGIS that can be used to evaluate access to health care providers.
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August 30, 2019
This tutorial demonstrates how to create an address locator in ArcGIS that can be used to geocode addresses located in a particular state.
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