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The Role of GIS, Mobile App and Satellite Technologies to Enhance Data Collection Process: A Case of Environmental Factors and Epidemics Linkages

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Die Verbesserung der Erhebung und Darstellung von Gesundheitsdaten zur Unterstützung epidemischer Analysen kann der Gesundheitsversorgung in Aspekten der Kontrolle von Krankheiten, Entscheidungsfindung und zu ergreifenden Maßnahmen zugutekommen. Die epidemische Analyse ist die Wissenschaft, die die Muster, Ursachen und Auswirkungen von Gesundheits- sowie Krankheitszuständen in definierten Populationen untersucht. In den meisten Krankenhäusern besteht eine zunehmende Nachfrage nach einer Verbesserung der Datenqualität, sowie der Effizienz der Datensammlung und -präsentation. In dieser Studie wollen wir ein neues Modul in das bestehende Health Information System (HIS) integrieren, um die Datenerhebung und -präsentation zu verbessern. Das Modul setzt hierfür auf neue Technologien wie zum Beispiel mobile Anwendungsmöglichkeiten, Satellitentechnologien und das Geographical Information System (GIS) zur Erfassung von Umweltdaten. Im Rahmen des von uns entwickelten Moduls wurde eine mobile Applikation entwickelt, welche GIS sowie Satellitentechnologie zur Datenfernerfassung integriert und somit eine wichtige Rolle bei der Verbesserung der Epidemieanalyse spielen kann.

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Enhancement of health data collection and presentation to support epidemic analysis can benefit many aspects of healthcare in terms of diseases control, decision making and action to be taken. The epidemic analysis is the science that studies the patterns, causes, and effects of health and diseases conditions in defined populations. In most hospitals, there is increasing demand to improve quality of data, the efficiency of collection and presentation. In this study, we aim at integrating new module in the existing Health Information System (HIS) in order to improve data collection and presentation. The module takes advantage of the emerging technologies of mobile application, satellite technology and Geographical Information System (GIS) to capture environmental data. As part of the module we have developed, the mobile app which is integrated with GIS and satellite technology for remote data collection and hence the module can play a vital role in enhancing epidemic analysis.

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  1. Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha, Tanzania

    Judith Leo & Kisangiri Michael

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  2. Fakultät II - Department für Informatik, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany

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    Thomas Klenke

  4. HTW Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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Leo, J., Michael, K. (2019). The Role of GIS, Mobile App and Satellite Technologies to Enhance Data Collection Process: A Case of Environmental Factors and Epidemics Linkages. In: Marx Gómez, J., Solsbach, A., Klenke, T., Wohlgemuth, V. (eds) Smart Cities/Smart Regions – Technische, wirtschaftliche und gesellschaftliche Innovationen. Springer Vieweg, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-25210-6_33

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