We developed an intelligent information visualization tool to enable public health officials to detect healthrelated trends in any geographic area of interest, based on Twitter data. Monitoring emergent events such as natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and terrorism is vital for protecting public health. Our goal is to support situation awareness (SA) for personnel responsible for early dete...

Helping organizations to marshal, analyze, discuss, and act on all of the available information about a situation playing out over space and time is a critical problem. GeoWorlds (http://www.isi.edu/geoworlds) is a componentbased information management system that addresses this issue. It brings together with information analysis, retrieval and collaboration tools and integrates digital library...

Models are partial mirrors, reflecting how humans perceive the world around them. I trace the history of modeling the geographic world from early description and representation in the form of drawings and stick maps to today's geographic information systems. Representations have grown more complex and detailed with time, but no less partial in the sense that their content tells only part of the...

In low- and middle-income countries, noise exposure and its negative health effects have been little explored. The present study aimed to assess the noise exposure situation in adults living in informal settings in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. We conducted continuous one-week outdoor noise measurements at 134 homes in four different areas. These data were used to develop a land use ...

The context ultimately decides on mobility options and thus shapes behavior. Nudges are an increasingly used strategy for promoting sustainable modes of everyday mobility. However, in most cases, the design nudges triggers issuing these interventions neglect user's specific less relevant to recipient. Digital communicated through mobile devices offer situation awareness, which is facilitated by...

Background: Geographic tongue is an inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology that affects the epithelium of the tongue. It has been associated with several cutaneous diseases. Objective: To determine the prevalence of geographic tongue and its association with other cutaneous diseases in patients referred to the dermatology clinic of Razi hospital. Patients and methods: A cross-sectional study...

A global 3D geographic model and a feasible solution for its visualization and management remains a challenging vision. The existence of a reusable platform would provide an unprecedented potential for development of applications related to geography and facilitate comprehension of geographic data. Unlike cartographic maps, 3D models can capture the geometry of geographic features without flatt...

Les disparités géographiques dans le recours aux prestations de santé ont nombreuses causes. Elles peuvent indiquer des problèmes qualité système santé. On savait jusqu’à présent peu choses sur la situation en Suisse. L’étude «Geographic variation in the utilisation of health care interventions: what is role recommendations and other influences?» s’est penchée ce complexe questions.

The article presents data on the use of GIS technologies to visualize spread Marek’s disease virus in Ukraine since 2011. ArcGis v. 10.4.1 was used as a geographic information system. Three vector maps were designed, with different outbreaks, and map showing density poultry population Ukraine, better understand possible risks associated predict epizootic situation regarding