| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 449 pages) : color illustrations, color maps |
| 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 |
| Summary |
GIS Tutorial for Health, fifth edition, teahes GIS and analysis skills to health professionals and students. Using health-care scenarios, the book demonstrates how to process and visualize health data to better manage services and support health-care policy ... [and] includes lessons and exercises on mapping basics, including creating map layers, editing features, and using spatial data. The fifth edition is compatible with ArcGIS® 10.2 for Desktop. Exercise data is available for download. Instructor resources are available separately.- back cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
ArcGIS
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ArcGIS. fast (OCoLC)fst01395401 |
| Subject |
Medical geography -- Data processing
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Geographic information systems.
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Medical geography.
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Computer science.
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Electronic data processing.
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Automatic Data Processing -- Programmed Instruction
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Geographic Information Systems -- Programmed Instruction
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Topography, Medical -- Programmed Instruction
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Geographic Information Systems
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Topography, Medical
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Electronic Data Processing
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geographic information systems.
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data processing.
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computer science.
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Geographic information systems.
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| Genre/Form |
programmed textbooks.
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self-instructional materials.
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Programmed instructional materials.
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Matériel d'enseignement programmé.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gorr, Wilpen L., author
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| LC no. |
2014451670 |
| ISBN |
1322077207 |
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9781322077208 |
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9781589483941 |
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1589483944 |
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