Using geovisual analytics in Google Earth to understand disease distribution: a case study of campylobacteriosis in the Czech Republic (2008-2012).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Visual analytics aims to connect the processing power of information technologies and the user's ability of logical thinking and reasoning through the complex visual interaction. Moreover, the most of the data contain the spatial component. Therefore, the need for geovisual tools and methods arises. Either one can develop own system but the dissemination of findings and its usability might be problematic or the widespread and well-known platform can be utilized. The aim of this paper is to prove the applicability of Google Earth™ software as a tool for geovisual analytics that helps to understand the spatio-temporal patterns of the disease distribution.

Methods

We combined the complex joint spatio-temporal analysis with comprehensive visualisation. We analysed the

SUBMITTER: Marek L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4328415 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature