Disease Mapping and Health Analysis Using Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G): An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Tuberculosis

Azewan, Muhammad Dinie Haqim; Rasam, Abdul Rauf Abdul

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-3434-8_43

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“…It is a free extension from the WHO and used for service availability mapping [16]. In Malaysia, [6] explored the capabilities of the Free and OSS for Geospatial (FOSS4G) disease mapping and analysing of TB in Petaling, specifically QGIS, SAGA GIS. It reveals that this GIS software have basic functions of disease mapping and analysis.…”

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“…GIS OSS can raise the functions of disease mapping and healthcare analysis towards more advanced operations, especially for spatial analysing and mapping distribution of disease cases [6,10,11,16]. [11,16] utilized QGIS to process and produce the output map of health datasets.…”

Section: 2gis Free and Open-source Software (Foss) Formentioning

confidence: 99%

“…GIS has been utilised in TB datasets management and analysis [6][7][8]. Nowadays, there are numerous free open GIS source software that can be freely downloaded from the Internet including the software used in this study i.e., gvSIG, GeoDa and MapWindows GIS.…”

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Free and open GIS source software for spatial epidemiology and geospatial health in Malaysia: a comparative analysis of the software usability

Mahsin¹,

Rasam²,

Saraf³

et al. 2021

IJATEE

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The use of free, open Geographical Information System (GIS) source software in Malaysia has evolved rapidly in the recent years, from a generating map digitally into a set of methods with various applications. Free open GIS source software has been utilised in health management fields due to its cost factor and user-friendly feature. Therefore, a comparison of selected free, open GIS source software focusing on the distribution of tuberculosis (TB) cases is presented in this paper to examine their functions and technical usability for local spatial epidemiological applications of Sarawak, Malaysia. Three health-based free open GIS source software are selected in this comparative study i.e., gvSIG, GeoDa and MapWindows GIS. These software's are possible alternatives to the licenced software (ArcGIS). The functions and output of each software are analysed using mapping, spatial analysis, and online system visualization. The free GIS open-source software might not be able to compete with licenced software in terms of advanced analysis. However, for basic mapping and spatial analysis functions such as heatmap mapping and hotspot detection, free GIS open-source software is a sufficient choice, especially for non-genetic or non-computer-based users.

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Free and open GIS source software for spatial epidemiology and geospatial health in Malaysia: a comparative analysis of the software usability

Mahsin¹,

Rasam²,

Saraf³

et al. 2021

IJATEE

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“…This proposed system provides health information for local organisations and public purpose, especially for identifying hotspot areas of the disease. This minimal cost system will also help the health department create a disease surveillance system to monitor current diseases [11][12][13]. The geospatial technology is innovative approaches because it could help the local agencies manage the risk-decision making of extreme events or smart organizations through SDI of Malaysian disease framework that has been introduced by [4,19,20].…”

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Geospatial infrastructure solutions for local government sectors: geo-enabling infectious disease monitoring system in state health departments

Abdul¹,

Ahmad²,

Nurhafiza³

et al. 2021

IJATEE

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Tuberculosis (TB) disease is one of the most common diseases among Selangor citizens, Malaysia, due to the high population density, particularly in urban areas and low socioeconomic strata. TB's death rate was nine times higher in Selangor last year, according to the statistics from the Selangor Health Department [1]. There were 3423 cases of TB recorded in 2012 and 5,071 cases of new TB cases recorded in Selangor in

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“…Furthermore, the geolocation-updated information assists healthcare officials to understand patterns of incidence and spread of tuberculosis. In Malaysia, local researchers have applied the geocoding in TB disease mapping (Mahsin et al, 2021;;Abdul Jalil and Abdul Rasam, 2021, Azewan and Abdul Rasam, 2020and Abdul Rasam et al, 2016, but specific studies on suitable geocoding techniques or tools still need to be conducted to assist researchers to create disease maps properly, especially among healthcare communities.…”

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Address Geocoding Services in Geospatial-based Epidemiological Analysis: A Comparative Reliability for Domestic Disease Mapping

Monir

Rasam

Ghazali

et al. 2021

IJG

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Geographical information system (GIS) has been used for geospatial epidemiology. Through the process, it begins with geocoding, i.e. assigning geographic coordinates to an address on a map. This process is a bridge between spatial information and its attribute data. Fortunately, some open geocoding services are available. The paper aims to examine the mapping reliability of some online geocoding services to map the spread of tuberculosis (TB) in Sarawak, Malaysia towards practical implementation in the domestic health department. The features examined the common platforms, namely QGIS, Google Map, and ArcGIS Online, were selected and explored in terms of the following variables; positional quality, speed, cost, and coverage. Based on our exploratory experiment, ArcGIS Online offers relevant mapping features for the local geocoding services of the TB locations compared to the other two platforms. But the chosen geocoding methods or services may depend on the nature of the project, cost restrictions, and the experience of an analyst. Comparison of the positional accuracy with manual reference methods (e.g GPS measurement and manual digitizing) could be further studied.

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Disease Mapping and Health Analysis Using Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G): An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Tuberculosis

Cited by 6 publications

References 18 publications

Free and open GIS source software for spatial epidemiology and geospatial health in Malaysia: a comparative analysis of the software usability

Free and open GIS source software for spatial epidemiology and geospatial health in Malaysia: a comparative analysis of the software usability

Geospatial infrastructure solutions for local government sectors: geo-enabling infectious disease monitoring system in state health departments

Address Geocoding Services in Geospatial-based Epidemiological Analysis: A Comparative Reliability for Domestic Disease Mapping

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