This glossary contains terms that are used frequently in Health GeoLab Collaborative (HGLC) documents, not defined in online GIS dictionaries, or for which the HGLC uses a slightly different definition. It is being maintained by the HGLC to complement those that can be found in online GIS dictionaries.
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Guidance describing the operations needed to check, clean, or validate compiled and/or collected data and how these operations can be performed using the advanced functions in Microsoft Excel.
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This document contains the guidelines and standards followed by the Department of Health of the Philippines for the management and use of geospatial data and technologies. This helps ensure the quality and accuracy of geospatial data collected and used for the health sector in the country.
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This document has been developed to guide the Ministry of Health and Sports of Myanmar on the standards, practices and protocols to be implemented as part of the geospatial data management cycle and this to ensure for the availability, quality and accessibility of geospatial data for the health sector in the country.
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A glossary of key terms linked to the use of GIS in the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) context. This is a living document; Additions, corrections and suggestions to increase and improve are very much welcome.
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Guidance describing the concept of metadata and providing a template for the documentation of geospatial and statistical data using respectively a GIS software (ArcGIS, QGIS) and MS Excel.
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Guidance describing the process to be followed in order to compile existing data and identify gaps
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Document guiding the Ministry of Health of Cambodia on the standards, practices, and protocols to be implemented as part of the geospatial data management chain to ensure the availability, quality, and accessibility of geospatial data for the health sector in the country.
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A list of standardized indicators for health facility surveys is proposed by the Health Facility Assessment Technical Working Group, composed of members from several organizations and led by the U.S. Agency for International Development’s MEASURE Evaluation project. The adoption and use of these standard indicators would make cross-survey comparisons possible and promote the increased use…
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Guidance providing a non-technical introduction to the role of geospatial data and technologies in immunization programs.
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