Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53721#.VNB0iCzQrzE Author(s) Sandul Yasobant 1 , Kranti Suresh Vora 1 , Carl Hughes 2 , Ashish Upadhyay 1 , Dileep V. Mavalankar 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Indian Institute of Public Health-Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, India . 2 McGill University, Montreal, Canada . ABSTRACT Use of GIS in public health is currently limited to tracking immunizations, disease surveillance, and establishing new service areas. The potential of GIS to improve planning, implementation and monitoring of programs and to inform policymaking processes for universal access to healthcare is grossly underutilized. Major reasons for restricted use are paid access to GIS software and difficult interpretation for non-GIS professionals. WebGIS technologies present an opportunity for non-GIS public health professionals to present complex data and findings in simpler manner. Conventional GI...
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