Health

Directions Magazine and the Open Geospatial Consortium host a webinar entitled, “Serving Public Health through Open Health Mapping Services.” This complimentary webinar will be offered on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 11 a.m. EDT. During this webinar we're going to look at how improved sharing of...

Tames Big Data for Healthcare Providers -- Pitney Bowes Software, a global leader in customer data, analytics and communications management, announced HealthPoint 360, a flexible communications software solution for health insurers and providers managing multi-channel two-way communications...

The Association of American Geographers (AAG) invites geographers, GIScientists, health researchers, and other scientist working at the frontiers of geography, GIScience, and health to participate in a special symposium within the AAG Annual Meeting (April 9-13, 2013) in Los Angeles. Building...

- The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®), in cooperation with Directions Media, invites the international health mapping community to participate in a free one-hour webinar on 26 September 2012, at 4:00 pm UTC (11:00 a.m. EST).   This is the fourth GovFuture (http://www.ogcnetwork.net/node/1568)...

- CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX), a leading provider of information, analytics and business services, today released updated data showing potential exposure to residential property damage from storm-surge flooding should Tropical Storm Isaac strike the Gulf Coast as a Category 2 hurricane. "It's clear...

– Complimentary Webinar Discusses How the Health Care Industry is Benefitting from GIS Technology to Improve the Bottom Line –   AURORA, Colo. – June 13, 2012 – Health care is big business. Plunkett Research estimates that total U.S. health care expenditures are projected to reach $3.6...

Directions Magazine will present a webinar presentation entitled, “Open Sensor Webs for Better Living in Cities and Regions.” This complimentary webinar will be offered on June 12th at 10 a.m. EDT and is ideal for anyone who could benefit from interoperability standards for sensor networks and...

 – VSolvit announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Payal Kamdar, CEO will pursue an innovative global health and development research project, titled Geospatial Optimization Tool. Grand Challenges...

Comprehensive Registry Uses Esri Technology Integrated with Emergency Dispatch Systems to Improve the Safety of Vulnerable Residents during Emergencies SUDBURY, ON, Esri Canada User Conference – April 24, 2012 – Ensuring the safety of seniors and people with disabilities during emergencies is a...

The incidence of surgery-related mortality is being significantly reduced thanks to a Victorian state-wide audit incorporating cutting-edge Geographic Information System (GIS) technology. The Victorian Audit of Surgical Mortality (VASM) involves the clinical review of all cases where patients...