Abstract
Geographic information systems (GIS) are computer-based "toolboxes" that facilitate the input, storage, retrieval, exploration, visualization, systematic analysis, and mapping of a wide range of spatial and spatiotemporal data. GIS applications are highly useful in children's environmental health. They enable computerized mapping of a variety of measurements and estimates, including demographic, socioeconomic, housing, consumer behavior, land use, climatological, hydrogeological, ecological, and environmental quality data. This chapter summarizes the historical development of GIS. It provides a brief introduction to basic GIS concepts, terminology, visualization, and analysis options. This chapter also presents examples that use GIS "outputs" to consider health outcomes and environmental exposures relevant to children's health. The chapter concludes by considering prospects for future integration of GIS with mobile information technologies.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Textbook of Children's Environmental Health |
| Subtitle of host publication | Second Edition |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 97-112 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780197662564 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780197662526 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 18 2024 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Medicine
Keywords
- Data analysis
- Data management
- Environmental health data
- Geographic information systems
- Spatial data
- Spatiotemporal data