health geomatics

A Cure for Global Health – Build an SDI

  • Posted on: 15 October 2019
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Ajay K Gupta, CISSP, MBA CEO, HSR & OGC Health DWG Chair. Health IT, Cybersecurity Expert & Sports aficionado

OGC Health Domain Working Group Chair, Ajay K Gupta, discusses the merits of a Health Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) ahead of the publication of OGC's White Paper on the topic. 

For much time now, the OGC Health DWG has been working on a white paper to communicate to the health and geospatial communities the value that a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) can bring to healthcare – and to encourage the development of such a resource for the global community - as SDI can be a platform to aid efforts to achieve healthcare’s twin goals of improving quality while reducing costs.

Investigating OGC Standards' Potential Role in Healthier, More Resilient Communities

  • Posted on: 6 March 2012
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Eddie Oldfield, Director, New Brunswick Climate Change Hub

Over the past decade, location data and spatial analytics have played a transformative role in addressing a number of global issues. My interest has focused on improving public health and sustainable communities through improved sharing of geospatial information.