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T1 Use of the Internet in the diffusion of GIS for General Practices in Victoria, Australia
A1 Escobar Martínez, Francisco Javier
A1 Williamson, Ian
A1 Green, Julie
A1 Waters, Elizabeth
K1 Internet
K1 Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
K1 Health
K1 General Practice
K1 Health Services Planning
K1 Victoria
K1 Australia
K1 Geografía
K1 Geography
AB This paper describes the delivery of a Geographic Information System (GIS) productthrough the Internet for primary health care services provided at general medicalpractices in the State of Victoria, Australia. The paper details a collaborative research project, the principal aim of which was to develop a methodology for creating a GIS as a decision support system, for more effective use of information about population and health services at a given location. The methodology employed is based on the ability of a GIS to establish interrelationships between a combination of health, geographic, and demographic data.An overview of GIS as a technology that allows geospatial data to be analyzed,displayed, and queried is given. The results of the project can be demonstrated througha live presentation, detailing specific and generic reasons for the choice of the Internet as the preferred delivery mechanism. The paper concludes with the identification of important issues related to the research and use of the World Wide Web for Geographic Information Systems and Health.
YR 1988
FD 1988
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/6831
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/6831
LA eng
DS MINDS@UW
RD 26-abr-2024