GIS Provides Common Ground for Data

The annual Esri User Conference offers a unique opportunity to see how Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have been deployed to solve complex problems. A central theme so far at this year’s conference is how GIS literally provides a “common ground” upon which disparate data can be brought together – anchored by location/geography. Several interesting healthcare related use-cases were highlighted including: mapping how medical aid was being distributed, mapping accident locations in a city, and lack of cellular coverage. Relationship Mapping for Medical Aid Distribution The most interesting use-case was from Direct Relief, a humanitarian aid organization that with operations in all 50 states and in 80+ countries around the world. Their mission is the improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergencies without regard to politics, religion, or ability to pay. Using Esri’s ArcGIS Knowledge product, Direct Relief transformed supply-chain spreadsheets that tracked the medications and medical supplies they delivered to local health providers in disaster zones into a “relationship map”. This visual allowed them to better understand how their aid was being used in the local community and identify potential gaps/overlap in aid. Graph analytics in #ArcGIS take you from supply chain spreadsheets to entity relationships to mapped understandings of distribution and redistribution of supplies to support those in need. @DirectRelief #esriUC #HealthGIS p...
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