Health

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This past spring and summer,

Human activity in the Puget Sound region of Washington State has caused an uptick in the nitrogen level fueling algae growth. But how can this urgent environmental challenge be communicated to the general public? Students in the University of Washington’s Master’s Program in GIS created a solution.

When natural disasters strike, geospatial information technology can effectively support relief efforts. However, the impacts of these events could be minimized and considerable losses of life and property could be avoided with improved risk assessment, early warning and disaster monitoring. This article by a team of United Nations and university scholars provides a methodology for best practices.

Hexagon's senior management discussed a "connected world" where it will be important to leverage the tools that can "model the world" in order to understand "the real world."

The use of geospatial technology in personal and societal health has never been stronger. These resources from the first quarter of 2012 highlight how a variety of agencies are using mapping, detective work and crowdsourcing to tackle health challenges at all scales.

The First International Geocoding Conference took place in December at the Esri campus in Redlands, CA. Participants Daniel Goldberg from the University of Southern California and Geoffrey Jacquez of BioMedware, Inc. offer this report.