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Clinic Access and other Health GIS News

The state [Texas] also conducted regional analysis using GIS mapping software to examine the capacity of providers within 30 miles of a Planned Parenthood clinic. According to the report, they found “capacity was especially robust in the Rio Grande Valley, San...Read more

Mapping Flu - Google.org

News about the flu epidemic bracing the United States and the world was much in the news this past weekend. As in the past Google.org tracks the geographic extent and intensity by the number of certain search terms that is captures from users of Google Search....Read more

Tracking Pathogens on the Farm and other Health GIS News

Cornell researchers have created a method that uses geospatial algorithms, foodborne pathogen ecology and Geographic Information System (GIS) tools to predict hot spots where these pathogens may be present and spread on farms prior to harvest. Many of the recent...Read more

Using Google Earth to Find Food Producing Urban Gardens and other Education GIS News

John Taylor, a doctoral candidate working with crop sciences researcher Sarah Taylor Lovell [at the University of Illionois], was skeptical about the lists of urban gardens provided to him by local non-governmental organizations (NGOs).... Using these...Read more

Directions Magazine to Provide More Options for Geospatial Professionals in 2013

As we move into 2013, Directions Magazine will deliver many more options for readers who want choices in how they get their news. See what's coming!