GIS Research & Applications |
GIS Database Development |
Spatial Data Analysis |
Geovisualization Tools Development |
Communication of Georeferenced Statistics
- State Cancer Profiles
- Cancer Mortality Atlas
The State Cancer Profiles
Web site brings together data collected from public health surveillance systems
in order to characterize the cancer burden in a standardized manner. It is hoped that health planners,
policy makers and cancer information providers will be be able to use these descriptive cancer statistics
to prioritize investements in cancer control.
- Goal: Focus cancer control efforts on places and persons who can most benefit.
- Audience: Health planners, policy makers, and advocates.
- Approach: Use interactive data visualization tools to explore the U.S. cancer burden.
Example: Linked Micromap Plots (LMPlots) go from Paper to the Web
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The Cancer Mortality Atlas Web site provides information
associated with the Atlas of Cancer Mortality in the United States, 1950-94 for a general audience.
Its features include:
- Electronic version of book
- Dynamic, accessible graphs
- Interactive maps
- Downloadable data
![Image of the Cancer Mortality Atlas Web site's home page](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090113171046im_/http://gis.cancer.gov/images/nci/cmmg.gif)
Cervix uteri cancer mortality, white females, 1950-94
![Example of interactive US maps of cancer mortality](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090113171046im_/http://gis.cancer.gov/images/nci/cuc_wf_mortality.gif) |
Zooming capabilities
![A close-up of the mid-Atlantic region in one of the cancer mortality maps demonstrates zooming capabilities](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090113171046im_/http://gis.cancer.gov/images/nci/zooming.gif) |
GIS Research & Applications |
GIS Database Development |
Spatial Data Analysis |
Geovisualization Tools Development |
Communication of Georeferenced Statistics
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