On the surface, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and geospatial analysis can seem quite mysterious. Where does all that data come from? How can it be rendered into maps? Is it really possible to ask questions about maps—to use them for analysis? Let’s take a...
GIS Technology Posts
Using SpaceStat to identify Blue Zones (areas with a high proportion of the very old)
by Susan Hinton | Jun 4, 2017 | GIS Technology
Recently my colleague Huang Yi, PhD, Nantong University, and I published a paper that used SpaceStat to find Blue Zones in China. The data came from the Chinese and local governments. Â After loading and validating the data we used spatial time series methods to...
Workshops! GIS for Community Impact: From Technology to Translation – Oakland, CA
by Susan Hinton | Mar 13, 2015 | GIS Technology
Save the dates April 13 and 14: Oakland, California April 13: Pre-Workshop Short-course: Space Time Analysis for Health and the Environment This 1-day class will provide instruction on the space-time analysis of data relating health events to potential...
Just Published: I-HEAT Feasibility Assessment Report
by Susan Hinton | Jan 15, 2013 | GIS Technology
Feasibility Assessment Report: Internet-based Heat Evaluation and Assessment Tool (I-HEAT) Authors: Susan Maxwell (PI), Robert Rommel, Geoffrey Jacquez - BioMedware, Inc.;Marie O’Neill, Kathryn Conlon, Natalie Sampson - University of Michigan School of Public Health...

