Assessing Utilization and Effectiveness in Public Participative and Volunteered Geographic Information Systems for Environmental Data

April Moreno and Sarah Osailan
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April Moreno: Center for Information Systems and Technology, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, USA
Sarah Osailan: Center for Information Systems and Technology, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, USA

International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics (IJHISI), 2017, vol. 12, issue 4, 1-12

Abstract: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can serve as a planning tool to promote community health at many levels, such as the policy, organizational and public levels. The Brownfields to Healthfields (B2H) program involves creating new opportunities to support community public health, including the development of park spaces and new hospital facilities. However, there was no existing portal for organizations to access a map of brownfields data to meet the required criteria of the organization in seeking a space for transformation to a “healthfield” or other public services facility. Since the various types of community and demographic data were scattered, it was necessary to combine the data in a web application available to all stakeholders. This paper discusses the utilization of a new concept of operation, which includes participative and volunteered approaches that are addressed to include the contribution of various stakeholder groups, and to further improve planning for public health.

Date: 2017
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