The GIS Training Workshop for MOH staff was held on 29-31 May 2018 in Hanoi, Vietnam through the collaboration of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, Esri Vietnam, and Health GeoLab Collaborative.

The objectives of the training workshop were to:

  • Strengthen the management and use of geospatial data and technologies within the Ministry of Health of Vietnam
  • Sustain the use of the Esri software bundles sponsored by Asian Development Bank (ADB)

The training workshop aimed to teach the participants the complete process of creating good thematic maps. The sessions therefore covered the topics of 1) understanding the context of the map to be created, 2) compiling and preparing the necessary data, and 3) creating the thematic map itself.

Some emphasis were given in teaching the participants how to use Esri technology (Survey123, ArcGIS Desktop and Online) to collect data in the field and creating thematic maps.

The materials from the training workshop are available for download below. Each activity consists of a slide presentation and/or reference material/exercise data. The slide presentations are either in the English or Vietnamese language while all the reference materials are in English. Kindly check below which topics are presented in each language.

We would like to acknowledge Esri Vietnam for allowing us to share these training materials.

 

Training workshop agenda:

 

Activity and Description Slide presentation Exercise data Reference material (English)
a Welcoming remark, group  picture, objective of the training and round of introduction a
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(English)
a ADB SDCC Brief – Building Capacity For Geo-Enabling Health Information Systems a
a Session 1: The process behind making a good thematic map a
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(English)
a HGLC Guidance document volume 2.6.1:  Creating good thematic maps using desktop GIS software a
a Session 2: Making a good thematic map – Defining and compiling good geospatial data a
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(English)
a HGLC Guidance document volume 2.2: Defining the vocabulary, the data set specifications and the ground reference
a
HGLC Guidance document volume 2.3: Compiling existing data and identifying gaps a
a Session 3: Making a good thematic map – Extracting or collecting geospatial data a
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(English)
a HGLC Guidance document volume 2.4.2: Collecting data in the field a
a Session 4: Collecting data in the field: Introduction to Survey123 for ArcGIS (Survey123 Connect, field app, and website) a
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(Vietnamese)
a HGLC Survey123 Starter Kit a
a Session 5: Introduction to ArcGIS Online a
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(Vietnamese)
a HGLC ArcGIS Online Starter Kit a
a Session 6 and Exercise 1: Integrating a questionnaire into Survey123 for ArcGIS using the Survey123 ArcGIS web site (theory and exercise) a
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(Vietnamese)

Please refer to Section 7.2.1 of the reference materials

 Exercise data

(Vietnamese)
a HGLC Survey123 Starter Kit a
a Exercise 2: Collecting data in the field and monitoring the survey live  using Survey123 for ArcGIS website a
Please refer to Sections 7.3 and 7.4 of the reference material
a HGLC Survey123 Starter Kit a
a Session 7: Creating a XLS form  starting from Survey123 Connect (basic introduction) a
Please refer to Section 7.2.2 of the reference materials Exercise data

(Vietnamese)
a HGLC Survey123 Starter Kit a
a Session 8: Download the submitted records from Survey123 for ArcGIS website a
Please refer to Section 7.5 of the reference material
a HGLC Survey123 Starter Kit a
a Session 9: Introduction to ArcGIS Desktop thematic mapping capacities a
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(Vietnamese)
a HGLC ArcMap Starter Kit a
a Session 10: The components of a good thematic map a
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(English)
a HGLC Guidance document volume 2.6.1:  Creating good thematic maps using desktop GIS software a
a Exercise 3: Creating a thematic map  in ArcGIS desktop using the data downloaded from Survey123 for ArcGIS and other data a
Please refer to the annexes of the reference material
aa Exercise data

(Vietnamese/English)

 aa
a HGLC Guidance document volume 2.6.1:  Creating good thematic maps using desktop GIS software a
a Session 11: Uploading the thematic map created in ArcGIS desktop in ArcGIS online and sharing it (demo) a
(This was done as a live demonstration during the workshop and no slide presentation was used)
a Session 12: Esri and other resources available to the MOH a
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(English)