For 1/21:
Koch T, Denike K. Crediting
his critics’ concerns: remaking John Snow’s map of Broad Street
cholera, 1854. Social Science and
Medicine 2009; 69(8): 1246-1251.
For 1/26:
Gould P. “Skiing with Euler at Beaver Creek” in Becoming a Geographer, Syracuse University Press, 2000. pp. 176-184.
For 1/28:
Lozano-Fuentes et al. Use of Google Earth to Strengthen Public Health Capacity and Facilitate Management of Vector-Borne Diseases in
Resource-Poor Environments. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2008; 86(9): 718-725.
For 2/2:
None
For 2/4:
Kamadjeu R. Tracking the polio virus down the Congo River: a case study on the use of Google Earth in public health planning and mapping.
Int J Health Geographics 2009: 8:4.
For 2/9:
Harrower M, Brewer CA. ColorBrewer.org: An Online Tool for Selecting Colour Schemes for Maps. The Cartographic Journal 2003;
40(1) 27-37.
LECTURE NOTES
History of Disease Mapping, 1/21
Intro to
GIS, 1/26
Data sources and data quality, 2/2
Cartographic design principles, 2/9
LABS
Lab 1 – Google Earth
Chetumal dengue cases & oviposition traps
Lab 2 – MapInfo
Lab 3 – ArcGIS
Lab 4 – Geocoding
Lab 5 – Spatial pattern analysis
Lab 6 – Image analysis
LINKS
2009 GIS Day presentations
LINKS TO 2009 GIS DAY SPEAKERS
Ellen Cromley, The Institute for Community Research
Molly E. Brown, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Wayne Meyers, Pennsylvania State University
Deborah Balk, Baruch College, CUNY
Jared Aldstadt, University at Buffalo
Raoul Kamadjeu, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention