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Objectives:
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To suply the most advanced public health application
and analysis tools to allow researchers and the public to make informed
decisions. |
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Outcomes / results:
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This application will allow access to Health Surveillance
and socio-demographic data, and the ability to manipulate these data
with geospatial analysis tools. It provides a dynamic weather map
of Canadians health and a forum on which to discuss these issues. |
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Partnerships:
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Grids Ltd. GeoConnections - GeoInnovations ESRI Canada Small World Design IC Active.com |
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Technical benefits:
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The field of GIS is rapidly gaining in
importance to medical researchers around the world. Understanding
the environmental causes and geographical patterns of diseases is
essential to gaining an advantage on finding causes and effective
treatments. GRIDS Limited is committed to becoming one of Canada's
leading Medical Geography Firms by harnessing this new technology
and providing a quality choice of health surveillance tools, epidemiological
information and spatial analysis for health care professionals. |
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Business benefits to
your company: |
There are enormous benefits to adopting GIS technology
to present and analyze data across your community. Benefits include:
administrative savings (no longer having to maintain an antiquated
collection of paper-based documents and storage facilities) and the
ability to quickly and efficiently update and disseminate new information
over the Internet. The result is a more efficient system for accessing
and utilizing important information for municipal officials, local
industries and individuals. GRIDS is able to create systems that are
capable of providing information for use in many areas including:
planning, permits, development, security, health, emergency, business,
demographic, infrastructure, utilities, public works, assessment,
taxation, electoral, routing, tourism, events and finances |
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Benefits to Canadians:
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The major benefit is access to information.
By utilizing the Internet for GIS you can access the information through
your free browser and have the same functionality as $2000/License
desktop GIS Geographic Resources and Integrated Data Solutions (GRIDS Limited) is a dynamic organization specializing in GIS technology and spatial data representation. Our clients include Health Care Providers and Researchers, Municipalities, Large Industrial Plants, Natural Resource Agencies and Vehicle Dispatch Companies. GRIDS offers services and products that help customers develop a greater appreciation for their unique data needs. Services center around the use of GIS and mapping to enhance the use of data by providing spatial presentation, analysis and awareness. |
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Link to application:
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PublicHealthWatch.com ~ Development Site Please Note: The Public Health Watch application is currently ongoing further development. At present it is recommended that this site be viewed using IE 5+ browser with a screen resolution of 1024 x 768. The French version of this site is also under development and will be coming shortly. Thank you for you interest in PublicHealthWatch.com |
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