The application of space/time analysis tools of GIS in spatial epidemiology: a case study of Hepatitis B in China using GIS

摘要

GJS software provides quite powerful analysis tools for contemporary spatial epidemiology research. When dealing with epidemiological data, some space/time analysis involved in can be done using correlated tools from GIS software. This paper first briefly introduces several space/time statistical analysis tools in ArcGIS and their applications in spatial epidemiology, and then illustrates the space/time analysis procedures of Hepatitis B in China. We think that while current main GIS software provides powerful tools for spatial epidemiological research, the analysis techniques provided by these tools are still limited. It is promising to develop epidemiological analysis module based on a common GIS platform.