GEOG 1HA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Volunteered Geographic Information, Roger Tomlinson, Health 2.0
7 Mar 2017
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Lecture 14 geographic information science (gis): social & cultural geographic applications. Vgi tweeting public health data: the government health organizations take about 2-3 weeks to report illness and longer to disseminate trends (not effective, medicine 2. 0. Gathering social media data: 800000 tweets from the gta were collected over a period of 5 weeks (oct. 2 nov. 6, 2012, filtered by keyword, then manually screened (e. g. sick, flu, ill, cough, etc. ) Geo-technology: o(cid:374)e of the (cid:1007) (cid:862)(cid:373)ega tech(cid:374)ologies(cid:863) for the (cid:1006)(cid:1005)st c. and promises to change how we conceptualize, utilize, and visualize spatial relationships in scientific research and commercial applications. Leverages existing it and data investments: gis makes information presentation relevant, empowers people to see and take action, allows rapid evaluation of alternative. Job opportunities in gis in canada: quick search on indeed shows 549 jobs across canada, 242 in ontario. In the last 15 days, 106 new jobs were posted in ontario.
