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  Geographic Information Systems (GIS) at CDC

Title URL

https://www.cdc.gov/gis/

Record Type

DataSet

Source

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Source URL

https://www.cdc.gov/

MEDLINE Search Strategy

PubMed Search

Keywords

Censuses; Computer Communication Networks; Confidentiality; Data Display; Databases; Factual; Information Storage and Retrieval; Information Systems; Maps; Population Surveillance; Public Health; Small-Area Analysis; Systems Integration; United States

Purpose

GIS is short for Geographic Information Systems, a collection of science and technology tools used to manage geographic relationships and integrate information. GIS helps to analyze spatially-referenced data and make well-informed decisions based on the association between the data and the geography. GIS refers to both the software and hardware that make up the system of digital databases and layered maps. GIS is for making decisions, and at CDC, GIS plays an important part in health promotion and protection.

Record Originator

InfoPac

UI

2354

Date Revised

July 21, 2017, 3:38 a.m.