Application of Spatial Analysis Tools to Inform Decision-Making in Lmics
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Applies spatial analysis tools relevant for policy decision-making in resource-poor settings. Analyzes the concepts and techniques of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis (ESDA) with a global health focus. Introduces both descriptive and analytical functions of GIS along with additional spatial and geographic concepts including: cartographic communication, automated mapping characteristics, map projections, geocoding, coordinate systems, the nature of spatial public health data, and spatial statistical methods. Provides students with an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the use of ArcGIS, QGIS, Geoda, SatScan, and Geographically Weighted Regression for spatial data analysis and mapping.
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